Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that an animal control officer or a humane society investigator with reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a child is being abused or neglected or is in danger of being abused or neglected must immediately make a written or oral report to the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that any person required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act must also immediately report suspected animal abuse or neglect or danger of animal abuse or neglect to the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Welfare. Preempts home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. In the definition of "sex", provides that: "because of sex" includes, but is not limited to, because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall be treated the same for all employment-related purposes, including receipt of benefits under fringe benefit programs, as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability or inability to work.
Amends the School Code. Provides that after June 1, 2003 persons may not be nominated for General Assembly scholarships and that General Assembly scholarships may not be awarded after that date unless the nomination is made prior to that date. Prevents both second nominations for any lapsed General Assembly scholarship and nominating persons to the unused or unexpired parts of any vacated General Assembly scholarship after June 1, 2003. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Prohibits the governing board of a university from offering either a full or partial tuition waiver to any of the university's students. Makes related changes in the School Code, Educational Partnership Act, Board of Higher Education Act, Higher Education Student Assistance Act, and Senior Citizen Courses Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a retired principal who has more than 30 years of service credit and meets certain other conditions to buy an additional 5 years of service credit and have the pension prospectively recalculated. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Transportation Cooperation Act of 1971. Changes the short title to the Transportation Cooperation and Coordination Act.
Amends the School Code. Prohibits a public school from selling, offering for sale, or otherwise offering or providing soft drinks to pupils at school at any time, with exceptions. Prohibits a public school from maintaining or allowing to be maintained a vending machine that is located at a school or on school grounds, that sells soft drinks, and that is accessible to pupils, with exceptions. Provides for a penalty.
Appropriates $50,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Aid for the purpose of implementing the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Drug Access Program Act. Effective July 1, 2003.
Creates the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the exercise of "quick-take" eminent domain powers.