Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Includes pharmacies located in Canada in the definition of "mail-order pharmacy" and makes conforming changes in provisions regulating mail-order pharmacies. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $1,800,000 to the Department of Corrections for grants to counties for screenings and assessments under a drug court program adopted by a judicial circuit in that county under the Drug Court Treatment Act. Moneys shall be distributed to Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and 2 other counties outside of a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants determined by the Director of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2003.
Creates the Illinois Technology Investment Incentive Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Reduces the amounts various fees to be collected by the Environmental Protection Agency. Sets forth new procedures for the collection of NPDES fees and requires that all moneys collected from the fees be deposited into the Illinois Clean Water Fund. Repeals Sections concerning air pollution operating permit fees and fees for water quality certification. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Clean Water Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a Representative District (for election of a member of the House of Representatives) need not be entirely within a single Senatorial District (for election of a member of the Senate, now referred to as a Legislative District). Provides that (i) the Senate redistricts Senatorial Districts by resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected and (ii) the House of Representatives redistricts Representative Districts by resolution adopted by a record vote of three-fifths of the members elected (now, redistricting is by law). Eliminates the Legislative Redistricting Commission. Provides instead that if a Senatorial or Representative redistricting plan is not adopted by June 15 of the year following a federal decennial census year, then the State Board of Elections shall produce a redistricting plan using a computer program. Requires the State Board of Elections to designate its computer program by April 15. The computer program designated by the State Board of Elections must disregard specified data and must consider certain prioritized factors; the computer program shall otherwise produce districts in a random manner. Authorizes the House and Senate to designate different computer programs for their respective chambers; doing so requires adoption of a resolution by a three-fifths vote on or before June 15. Removes the requirement that actions concerning redistricting the House or Senate may be initiated only by the Attorney General. Increases the number of Representatives from 118 to 119. Proposes to amend the Constitutional Revision Article to make a change to conform nomenclature. Effective beginning with redistricting in 2011 and applies to members elected in 2012 and thereafter.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows purchase of service credit for up to 2 years of employment by a private school. Requires payment of a contribution plus interest. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Creates the Local Government Vendor Rebate Limitation Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department's powers and duties.
Creates the State Expenditure Limitation Act. Provides that increases in State expenditures shall be limited to the percent growth of the Gross Domestic Product attributable to Illinois.
