Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Illinois State University for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides for Medicaid eligibility for non-citizens of the United States who are residents of Illinois, who are victims of violence as defined under the federal Violence Against Women Act, and who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Creates the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Provides that a person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under 3 years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine or injected with a mercury-containing product that contains more than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose. Provides that a person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under 3 years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing influenza vaccine that contains more than 1.0 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose. Effective immediately.
Urges the State Board of Education to apply for participation in the growth-based accountability pilot program established by the U.S. Department of Education and urges the U.S. Department of Education to use more flexible criteria in determining adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Urges the State Board of Education, the soft drink industry, and the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance to eliminate soft drink beverage sales and junk food products from school settings.
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that the Department shall provide adequate funding for the comprehensive and appropriate substance abuse treatment of any Illinois resident requesting these services from a licensed provider, community-based organization, or medical facility within the State.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
