Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid may not establish any formulary limits on, or restrict by any prior authorization requirement, any insulin prescription drug as prescribed and determined to be medically necessary for the treatment of diabetes. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to establish the Illinois Transit Ridership and Economic Development Pilot Project Program. Under the Program, requires the Department, beginning in fiscal year 2004, to fund a maximum of 8 pilot projects to increase Illinois transit service and facilities. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Changes the definition of salary to include duty availability pay. Allows certain persons to have their salary for pension purposes retroactively adjusted to include duty availability pay previously received, upon payment of the corresponding employee contributions, without interest. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Creates the FY2005 Budget Implementation Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to make the changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the Governor's FY2005 budget recommendations.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for its FY05 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Provides for relinquishment of a newborn infant to a police station (in addition to a hospital, fire station, or emergency medical facility). Provides that "police station" means a municipal police station or a county sheriff's office. Provides that a police station to which a newborn infant is relinquished must arrange for the transportation of the infant to the nearest hospital as soon as transportation can be arranged. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. In the State aid formula provisions, increases the foundation level of support from $4,810 to $5,060. Effective July 1, 2004.
Mourns the death of Maria "Tonne" Ulmer-Glover.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Civil Service Commission for its FY04 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Imposes a fee of $0.02 on every rental of a videotape or video disc in this State. Provides for deposit of the collected fees into a special account in the Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention, and Abatement Fund. Provides that beginning July 1, 2004, moneys in the special account shall be appropriated to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of funding a program to provide lead poisoning screening for women who are (i) determined to reside in an area defined as high risk by the Department, (ii) age 13 or older, and (iii) either pregnant or lactating.
