Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to classify obesity as a disease. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department, in cooperation with the State Board of Education and the Department of State Police, to establish and administer a Safe Routes to School Construction Program for the construction of bike paths, walking trails, pedestrian bridges, and safe routes for walking and biking to school, with construction grants being made available to local governmental agencies from proceeds of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law and the State Finance Act. Provides that the Motor Fuel Tax Law proceeds deposited into the State Construction Account Fund shall, subject to appropriation, also be used for the purposes of the Safe Routes to School Construction Program.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a housing allowance to include in TANF grant amounts. Provides that effective July 1, 2003, the housing allowance shall be equal to 15% of the grant amounts effective on June 30, 2003; effective July 1, 2004, the Department shall increase the housing allowance by a further 15% of the grant amounts effective on June 30, 2004. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 and every 2 years thereafter, the Department of Public Aid must conduct a survey of pharmacies providing prescription drugs under the Medicaid program to assess the appropriate level of dispensing fees to be paid under that program.
Amends the School Code. Sets requirements for beverages and foods sold in school vending machines. Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and distribute a list of products that meet the standards. Effective September 1, 2004.
Creates the Children's Mental Health Act of 2003 and amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the development of a Children's Mental Health Plan containing short-term and long-term recommendations to provide comprehensive, coordinated mental health prevention, early intervention, and treatment services for children from birth through age 18. Sets forth features that must be included in the plan. Creates the Children's Mental Health Council, composed of representatives of State government and representatives of various advocacy organizations, to submit a preliminary plan to the Governor on September 30, 2004 and a final plan on June 30, 2005. Imposes certain duties on the Office of Mental Health within the Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, and school districts. Creates the Children's Mental Health Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used for appropriations to the Department of Human Services for mental health prevention, early intervention, and treatment services for children from birth through age 18. Under the Medicaid program, requires the Department of Public Aid to provide for the screening and assessment of a child before a Medicaid-funded admission to an inpatient hospital for psychiatric services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Health Statistics Act. Makes a stylistic change in the Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Creates the Display of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that it is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, give away, or display tobacco products for sale at any location where the consumer can acquire those products through self-service. Provides that every tobacco product must be displayed from behind a sales or service counter so that a consumer cannot access tobacco products without assistance by an employee of the retail establishment authorized to sell tobacco products. Exempts the sale of tobacco products from vending machines if the vending machines are located in places authorized under the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Provides that a violation is a petty offense for which the court shall impose a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. Exempts retail tobacco stores from the self-service restriction on tobacco product displays provided that the retail tobacco store (i) derives at least 90% of its revenue from tobacco and tobacco related products; (ii) does not permit persons under the age of 18 to enter the premises; and (iii) posts a sign on the main entrance way stating that persons under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering.
Amends the Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.
