Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that coverage under those Acts must include coverage for all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. In the Section concerning the school building code, provides that the State Board of Education shall require each school district to prepare an indoor air quality management plan. Provides that a school district's report card assessing the performance of its schools and students shall also include information on the quality of school facilities in the district. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that after a person has satisfied his or her sentence, a certificate of relief from disabilities may also be issued for a license or certification under (1) the Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License Act; (2) the Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act; (3) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989; (4) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License Act; and (5) the Electrologist Licensing Act.
Creates the Teacher Homebuyer Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to establish and administer a program to provide down payment assistance to public school teachers who teach in low-performing challenge schools for purchasing residences within the school district. Provides that the assistance shall be in the form of a deferred payment, low-interest subordinate mortgage loan with a term not longer than the term of the first mortgage loan, with interest accruing at a rate of up to 5% per annum. Provides that if the borrower has continuously been a teacher for the 5-year period immediately following the date of recordation of the loan deed of trust, then repayment of the loan shall be forgiven and considered a grant. Provides that repayment of the principal and accrued interest is due and payable upon the occurrence of certain events.
Creates the Youth Service Scholarship Act. Establishes the Youth Service Scholarship Program, to be administered by the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. Provides that the Program shall be made available to consortia of school districts and community-based organizations who then select pupils to earn scholarships while they are enrolled in any of grades 9 through 12 in a public school. Provides that, upon completion of 100 hours of volunteer community service performed between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the next year, a pupil shall earn a $500 scholarship. Provides that the pupil may redeem the scholarship if the pupil enrolls in a private or public postsecondary or vocational institution in this State. Requires the Commission to submit to the General Assembly a study of the efficacy of the Program by July 1, 2008. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2010. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. In the Section concerning the school building code, provides that the State Board of Education shall require each school district to prepare an indoor air quality policy. Provides that a school district's report card assessing the performance of its schools and students shall also include information on the quality of school facilities in the district. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the fiscal year of credit unions.
Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning the United States citizenship requirement for teacher certification, allows the State Superintendent of Education to extend the 6-year time limit for becoming a U.S. citizen for a period of 2 years if the person certifies his or her intention to become a U.S. citizen and furnishes proof that he or she has filed an application for citizenship. Provides that upon the expiration of this extension period, the State Superintendent of Education may grant an additional extension of 2 years upon proof that the person's application for citizenship is pending.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning the removal of a principal.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the primary powers of banks.
