Amends the Uniform Commercial Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the subject matter of the Negotiable Instruments Article.
Creates the Race Track Housing and Facility Standards Act (contains only a short-title provision).
Creates the Economic Development Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Interest Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the adoption of certain rules.
Creates the Family Case Management Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a family case management program to help low-income families obtain available health and human services needed for healthy growth and development, including but not limited to immunizations, lead screenings, nutritional support, and other specialized services for families with additional challenges and needs. Provides that under the program, case management shall involve individualized assessment of needs, planning of services, referral, monitoring, and advocacy to assist a client in gaining access to appropriate services. Provides that under the program, case management shall be an active and collaborative process involving a qualified case manager, the client, the client's family, and service providers in the community. Creates the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board to advise the Department in implementing the Act. Amends the Infant Mortality Reduction Act and the Prenatal and Newborn Care Act. Abolishes the Infant Mortality Reduction Advisory Board, and provides that the Department shall consult with the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board (instead of the Infant Mortality Reduction Advisory Board) in administering the Infant Mortality Reduction Act and the Prenatal and Newborn Care Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Employee Arbitration Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the service of process or notice.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. With respect to the apportionment of business income for persons other than residents, provides that for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2005 the income shall be apportioned using the property factor, payroll factor, and sales factor. Effective immediately.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning grants for research and development in high technology and service sectors.
Creates the Negative Use Restriction Act. Contains findings. Provides that a private agreement that purports to impose a recorded negative use restriction with a term of more than one year upon real property so as to prohibit or have the economic or practical effect of prohibiting the use of the real property for grocery store or drug store purposes after the owner or operator of a grocery store or drug store in excess of 7,500 square feet has terminated operations at the site is against public policy and is void and unenforceable. Creates an exception in the case of an owner or operator of a grocery store or drug store that terminates operations at a site for the purpose of relocating those operations into a comparable or larger grocery store or drug store located within one-half mile of the site if certain conditions are met, and permits a unit of local government that exercises zoning powers to change certain conditions under specified circumstances. Provides that a violation is a petty offense punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000, and that a unit of local government may seek an injunction or other equitable relief to stop a violation. Effective immediately.
