Encourages the General Assembly to promptly review and evaluate the Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates filed by the State Board of Education to determine if the Report should be disapproved in whole or in part.
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that, beginning in 2006, the minimum wage for employees who are at least 18 years of age shall be adjusted each year by the Illinois Department of Labor, using the percentage change in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers during the immediately preceding calendar year.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, subject to the approval of a federal waiver, persons who are 21 years of age or older who have received Medicaid benefits under provisions concerning persons under age 21 who would qualify as disabled shall remain eligible for continued Medicaid benefits, outside an institution, at a level of care appropriate to meet the individual needs of the person, provided that a physician annually determines that the person requires the level of care provided by a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility. Requires an annual report by the Department of Human Services beginning January 1, 2007. Requires the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, and the Division of Specialized Care for Children of the University of Illinois to enter into an interagency agreement for the purpose of cooperatively establishing a program of case management for any person who receives Medicaid benefits under the provisions concerning persons under age 21 who would qualify as disabled. Sets forth the minimum requirements for case management services. Effective immediately.
Amends the Addison Creek Restoration Commission Act. Authorizes the Addison Creek Restoration Commission to acquire, sell, or exchange real property, to accept loans and advances, to levy taxes, and to borrow money and issue bonds. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning recomputation of State aid claims.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning regional superintendents of schools.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning waivers of School Code mandates.
Appropriates $1,750,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for grants to the Metropolitan Chicago Hospital Council-CHC for support of the Illinois Poison Control Center. Effective July 1, 2005.
Calls on the Illinois congressional delegation to take action to review and amend the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and urges the U.S. President and Congress to fully fund the requirements of the Act.
