Amends the Block Grants for Chicago Article of the School Code. Removes a provision that requires the educational services block grant to include the Bilingual Program. Effective July 1, 2011.
Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning definitions.
Amends the Counties Code. Requires the county board chairman in every county with a population of less than 3,000,000 to appoint, no later than December 31, 2011, a volunteer 7 member mental health advisory committee composed of members of the general public, if the county has established a county health department, but no mental health program has been approved as provided under the Act. Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Requires the county board chairman in every county with a population of less than 3,000,000, or the township supervisor of a township located in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, to appoint, no later than December 31, 2011, a volunteer 7 member mental health advisory committee composed of members of the general public, if no community mental health board has been established in the county or township as provided under the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that all passenger trains, engines, and vehicles operated by a contract carrier transporting railroad employees in the course of their employment shall contain a first aid kit that contains, at a minimum, those articles described in the most recent American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z308.1 as recommended by Appendix A to 29 C.F.R. Section 1910.151, for first aid to persons who may be injured.
Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Expands the definition of the term "police station" to include a campus police department located on any college or university owned or controlled by the State or any private college or private university that is not owned or controlled by the State.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the State shall set aside 5% each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts for award to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and other veteran-owned small businesses (now, provides that a Task Force shall be established to determine the appropriate percentage goal for award each fiscal year of the State's total expenditures for contracts to service disabled veteran-owned businesses). Requires State agencies to appoint advocates to encourage and coordinate participation in State procurement activities by veteran-owned small businesses. Provides that any person who fraudulently obtains or retains, willfully makes a false statement for the purposes of influencing, or willfully obstructs or impedes the investigation of certification as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business or veteran-owned small business commits a class 2 felony and shall be suspended from bidding on any State contract for 3 years. Establishes criminal penalties for other related offenses. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that accident and health insurance policies that provide coverage for prescribed orally-administered cancer medications and intravenously administered or injected cancer medications shall ensure that the applicable financial requirements and treatment limitations are no more restrictive than the financial requirements and treatment limitations applied to intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered by the policy. Provides that an insurer cannot achieve compliance with the coverage mandate by increasing financial requirements or imposing more restrictive treatment limitations on prescribed orally-administered cancer medications or intravenously administered or injected cancer medications covered under the policy. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may accept written statements to the effect that the operation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be inimical to the public safety from certain licensed physician assistants and advanced practice nurses (in addition to competent medical specialists). Amends the definition of "medical examiner" or "medical practitioner" found in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992 to include certain licensed physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that whenever the Department of Transportation shall replace any used vehicle, it shall first notify and give the Department of Central Management Services the opportunity to receive the vehicles by inter-agency equipment transfer. Provides that if the vehicles are not acquired by the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Natural Resources shall be given the opportunity to receive the vehicles by inter-agency equipment transfer. Provides that after these requirements have been met, units of local government shall be given the opportunity to purchase the vehicles. Effective January 1, 2012.
Mourns the death of Michael O'Connell of Tinley Park.
