Sen. Don Harmon

Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a licensed practical nurse's scope of practice.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Code.

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning expenses of conducting a primary election.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning concessions and leases of State property.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning ambulance services payments.

Amends the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall pay to the State Treasurer all prepaid wireless E911 charges and penalties collected for deposit into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund, other than amounts to be paid to the Municipal Wireless Service Emergency Fund. Sets forth reporting and distribution requirements concerning the amounts collected. Provides that the Department may deduct a specified amount of remitted charges to be transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund (now, to be retained by the Department) to reimburse the Department for its direct costs of administering the collection and remittance of prepaid wireless 9-1-1 surcharges. Provides that if a home rule municipality having a population in excess of 500,000 as of the effective date of this amendatory Act imposes an E911 surcharge, then the Treasurer shall deposit any amounts collected into the Municipal Wireless Service Emergency Fund. Sets forth reporting and distribution requirements concerning the amounts collected. Further provides that overpayments received by the Department for liabilities reported on existing or combined returns shall be first applied to retailers' occupation tax, use tax, service occupation tax, or service use tax liabilities. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Municipal Wireless Service Emergency Fund.

Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose of the Act.

Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Provides that upon the request of an employee, the local public entity shall provide for the indemnification of any judgment in or settlement of a claim or an action associated with the employee's employment, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and payment of legal defense costs from such claims and actions brought against the employee, in either an individual or official capacity, provided, however: (i) that the action taken by the employee was on behalf of the local public entity; (ii) that the litigation against the employee was not initiated by the local public entity or State or federal government and does not pertain to a criminal defense; or (iii) that the litigation was not initiated by the employee. Provides that the employee shall have the ability to retain legal representation of his or her own choosing and that the local public entity shall hold the employee harmless from the payment of any and all reasonable attorney's fees and costs associated with the defense in the litigation. Makes other changes. Deletes provisions permitting a local governmental entity to elect to do any one or more of the following: (i) appear and defend against the claim or action; (ii) indemnify the employee or former employee for his court costs or reasonable attorney's fees, or both, incurred in the defense of such claim or action; (iii) pay, or indemnify the employee or former employee for a judgment based on such claim or action; or (iv) pay, or indemnify the employee or former employee for, a compromise or settlement of such a claim or action.

Amends the Swimming Facility Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning swimming facility closings.