Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the 60-month limitation on the receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Authorizes the recording of an employee's medical exam with the consent of the employee and the physician. Provides for the use of the recording as evidence.
Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that, for bills approved for payment on or after July 1, 2018, the prompt payment interest rate for the fiscal year shall be the greater of (i) 3% or (ii) 2 times the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers during the 12-month period immediately preceding the first day of the fiscal year (currently, 1% generally and 2% for certain bills submitted under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code). Effective immediately.
Amends the Gasoline Storage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that neither the State of Illinois nor an agency thereof shall enter into a contract, nor shall a contract be awarded, if there is not, prior to entering into such contract, an appropriation enacted for the funding of that contract. Provides that the State contract funding requirement applies to State contracts which may be entered into on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2018 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation under the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.
Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall compile an annual budget implementation report. Provides that the report shall include the following information: (1) the total cost of each project; (2) detailed line items specified under guidelines issued by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; and (3) a specified purpose for the project. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage for hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic riding. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, and the Health Maintenance Organization Act.
Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Fund into any other fund of the State. Effective immediately.
