Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Makes a technical change concerning the application of the Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Schools Article of the Act.
Amends the Election Code. Permits State non-partisan civic organizations that meet certain criteria to appoint precinct pollwatchers. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that every insurer shall provide, in each group or individual policy, contract, or certificate of accident or health insurance issued or renewed for persons who are residents of Illinois, coverage for a complete and thorough physical examination of the breast, including but not limited to a comprehensive clinical breast examination of 6-10 minutes in length (that is, an examination of 3-5 minutes in length for each breast), performed by a health care provider to check for lumps and other changes for the purpose of early detection and prevention of breast cancer as follows: (1) annually for women 18 years of age and older; and (2) at any time at the recommendation of the woman's health care provider. Provides that every insurer must establish a separate and distinct reimbursement code for comprehensive clinical breast examinations of 6-10 minutes in length. Makes these provisions applicable to health maintenance organizations and health services plan corporations. Effective immediately.
Creates the Illinois Food, Farms, and Jobs Act and the Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force. Sets out the composition of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall develop a plan for expanding and supporting a State local and organic food system and for assessing and overcoming obstacles to an increase in locally grown food and local organic food production. Sets out the contents of the plan. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Local Organic Food and Farm Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Requires the Director of Public Health to appoint a Hospice and Palliative Care Advisory Board to advise the Department of Public Health on all aspects of the Department's responsibilities under the Act, including the format and content of administrative rules adopted by the Department. Sets forth Board member qualifications and terms. Requires the Board to meet at least 4 times each year. Requires the Board to analyze the economic and regulatory impact of the Department's rules adopted under the Act.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, April 26, 2007, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 12:00 o'clock noon; and the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Friday, April 27, 2007, at 9:00 o'clock a.m., and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 01, 2007, at 12:00 o'clock noon.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, March 08, 2007, they stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 12:00 o'clock noon.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, February 23, 2007, it stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 12:00 o'clock noon; and when the House of Representatives adjourns on Friday, February 23, 2007, it stands adjourned until Monday, February 26, 2007 in perfunctory session.
Adopts the Senate Rules for the 95th General Assembly.
Resolves that the following people are appointed to the Standing Committee of Correspondents: Ray Long, Chicago Tribune; Doug Finke, Copley Illinois; Dave McKinney, Chicago Sun-Times; Kurt Erickson, Bloomington Pantagraph; and Kate Clements, Champaign News-Gazette.
