Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Mourns the death of Theron Martel "Touche'" Lykes of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Dolores Howard of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Douglas Brown.

Mourns the death of Carlos J. Nelson, Sr., of Posen.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, School Code, Illinois Insurance Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that accident and health insurance policies that provide coverage for prescription drugs or cancer chemotherapy treatment must provide coverage for prescribed orally-administered cancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells. Provides that an insurer shall ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations for orally-administered cancer medication coverage are no more restrictive than the requirements and limitations applied to intravenously administered cancer medications. Provides that accident and health insurance policies shall provide coverage to a qualified individual for participation in a qualified clinical cancer trial. Provides that an insurer shall not deny, limit, or impose additional conditions on the coverage of routine patient costs. Provides that the payment rate shall be at the agreed rate for covered items and services provided by a participating provider and at the usual and customary rate for covered items and services provided by a nonparticipating provider. Makes other changes. Contains a nonacceleration clause. Effective immediately.

Creates the Microloan Program Act. Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to (i) make loans to eligible intermediaries for the purpose of making short-term, fixed rate loans to certain business concerns, (ii) make grants to those intermediaries to provide marketing, management, and technical assistance to small business concerns, and (iii) make grants to non-profit entities for the purpose of providing marketing, management, and technical assistance to low-income individuals under certain circumstances. Specifies criteria that eligible intermediaries must satisfy. Sets forth requirements for loans made to intermediaries; marketing, management, and technical assistance grants to intermediaries; private sector borrowing technical assistance grants; and loans to small business concerns from eligible intermediaries. Requires the Department to file certain reports with the General Assembly. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Business Loan and Investment Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Authorizes the Department, subject to appropriation, to use the moneys in the Fund to carry out the purposes of the Microloan Program Act.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure by adding an Article that may be cited as the Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Law of 2009. Provides that an eligible borrower has a right to defer a judicial sale for a specified period by providing an affidavit to the foreclosing lender. When the deferment period ends or the deferment is lost, a lender may schedule a sale by publishing a specified newspaper notice and serving a copy on those on the premises, 4 weeks before the sale. Provides a formula to set the borrower's monthly payment. Provides that a borrower loses the right to deferment if he or she ceases to reside on the premises. Provides for mortgage foreclosure counselors. Provides that a foreclosing lender and a borrower must negotiate in good faith. Provides that a borrower may dispute a deferment cancellation through arbitration. Provides that lenders shall send to borrowers a mandated notice about deferment. Provides that a lender who acts in bad faith or recklessly in violation of these provisions is liable to a person injured for actual damages, statutory damages up to $25,000, punitive damages, costs, and attorney's fees. Makes other changes. Effective 7 days after becoming law.

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Volunteer Corps Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a licensed practical nurse's scope of practice.