Sen. Don Harmon

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.

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the setting of child support.

Urges (i) that the United States military involvement in Iraq not be escalated, (ii) that the President not deploy additional military personnel to Iraq without congressional approval, and (iii) that Congress enact legislation prohibiting the President from spending additional taxpayer moneys to escalate troop levels in Iraq without congressional approval.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Animal Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rabies inoculations.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act concerning the definition of "captive real estate investment trusts". Provides that, to be a captive real estate investment trust, at least 50% of the voting power must be controlled by a single association that is taxable as a corporation (now, controlled by a single person). Exempts from the definition certain real estate investment trusts that are owned and controlled by certain entities that are organized outside of the laws of the United States. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Energy Conservation Article of the School Code. Provides that requests for proposals must be announced in each volume of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin (instead of just announced in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin). Provides that contracts let or awarded must be published in each volume of the next available subsequent Illinois Procurement Bulletin (instead of just published in the next available subsequent Illinois Procurement Bulletin). Effective immediately.

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.