Creates the Court System Committee to investigate ways to ease the backlog of cases in the court system by utilizing retired judges on a part-time or temporary basis.
Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the judicial circuits.
Disapproves the 2006 report of the Compensation Review Board.
Amends the Physical Fitness Services Act. Provides that in the event of the relocation of a customer's residence and under specified conditions of his or her relocation, the customer may cancel his or her contract for physical fitness services and shall be liable for only that portion of the charges allocable to the time before reasonable evidence of such relocation is presented to the center, plus a reasonable fee if so provided in the contract, but such fee shall not exceed 50% (instead of 10%) of the unused balance, or $150 (instead of $50), whichever is less. Provides that a contract for "personal training services" is not subject to annual fee limits when purchased by a business entity or a fraternal or charitable organization. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of November of each year as Alzheimer's Awareness Month.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the county collector may transmit the report of the amount of county taxes received to the county clerk in an electronic format. In a Section concerning accounts for the collector and treasurer, requires the each county clerk and county collector to keep, in written or electronic format, an account stating the amount of county tax to be collected, and the county tax received by him or her from sales and redemptions of forfeited property, and any other county funds that come into the collector's hands (now, each county clerk must keep the account with the county collector). Deletes provisions concerning procedures for the operation of the accounts. Provides that all persons paying money into the county treasury, for all purposes except the county taxes, must deposit the money with the treasurer (now, all persons paying money into the treasury must first obtain, from the county clerk, an order to the treasurer to collect the money). In a Section concerning the lists of errors and inability to collect, deletes a provision that the lists shall be verified by affidavit of the county collector. Amends the Property Tax Code and the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement Act in a Sections concerning the indemnity funds. Provides that the county collector shall report annually to the county clerk (now, the Circuit Court) on the condition and income of the fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that "medication administration" refers to a licensed health care professional engaging in administering insulin and vitamin B-12 injections (instead of "routine" insulin and vitamin B-12 injections). From the list of purposes for which an assisted living or shared housing establishment may not employ a licensed health care professional, eliminates the purpose concerning a person who requires sliding scale insulin administration unless self-performed or administered by a licensed health care professional. Provides that an assisted living or shared housing establishment contract must include a statement outlining whether the establishment charges a community fee and, if so, the amount of the fee and whether it is refundable. Provides that if the fee is refundable, the contract must describe the conditions under which it is refundable and how the amount of the refund is determined. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the requirement of covers or tarpaulins for certain load.
The sum of $1, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Employment Security to study the effectiveness of the Illinois Employment and Training Centers in counseling, training, and placing job seekers. Effective July 1, 2003.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Financial Institutions for a study on deceptive credit counseling practices. Effective July 1, 2004.
