Designates Illinois Route 173 be renamed as the 173rd Airborne Brigade Highway in honor of the brave men and women of the United States Army 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law. Provides that the Department shall not require a premises identification number to exhibit or enter livestock or horses at any fair or exhibition in Illinois, unless required by federal law or regulation, without first receiving approval for such a requirement from the governing board of the fair or exhibition.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning debt limitations of school districts.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, and other Acts. Provides that on and after July 1, 2008, screening and diagnostic mammography shall be reimbursed under the medical assistance program at the same rate as the Medicare program's rates, including the increased reimbursement for digital mammography. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to take certain actions in relation to breast cancer screening and treatment, including establishment of bonus payments to mammography facilities meeting certain standards, a rate methodology for certain providers, and a performance goal for primary care providers; also requires the Department to establish a case-management or patient-navigation pilot program. 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 this amendatory Act must provide coverage for all medically necessary pain medication and pain therapy related to the treatment of breast cancer on the same terms and conditions that are generally applicable to coverage for other conditions. Provides that mandatory insurance coverage relating to mammography shall be provided at no cost to the insured and shall not be subject to an annual or lifetime maximum benefit. Makes other changes in relation to mammography coverage, and makes these changes to the Illinois Insurance Code also applicable to the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and other Acts. Sets forth a statement of legislative intent and provides that the bill's provisions may be referred to as the Reducing Breast Cancer Disparities Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Force-Fed Birds Act. Prohibits force-feeding birds and the selling, serving, or dispensing of products that are the result of force-feeding birds. Provides that violation of the Act is a petty offense with a fine of $1,000.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Special Service Area Tax Law.
Appropriates $14,500,000 from the Local Government Road Salt Purchase Reimbursement Fund to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of providing grants to counties, municipalities, townships, and road districts for road salt reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and the Election Code. Provides that communication to the public by the corporate authorities of a unit of local government or school district explaining a decision to place a public question on the ballot or explaining support of or opposition to a public question does not constitute a prohibited political activity or election interference. Requires that the corporate authorities in the communication specify how the referendum will directly affect residents' health, safety, or welfare or the unit's or district's government or affairs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides 3 additional exceptions to the definition of "pollution control facility" under the Act, as follows: (i) the portion of a site or facility, that has no more than 10,000 cubic yards of specified materials or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards of material if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act; (ii) the portion of a site or facility that has no more than 5,000 cubic yards of specified materials, that uses certain wastes including food waste and landscape waste and meets certain location criteria; and (iii) the portion of a site or facility used for a recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation subject to certain permitting requirements of the Act. Defines "food waste". Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
