Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall provide an annual increase in funding to all programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities for which the Department has established payment rates, including but not limited to intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled, services provided under the Illinois Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waiver for adults with developmental disabilities, and other programs for individuals with developmental disabilities supported by State funds or by funding under the Social Security Act; provides that the annual increase in rates shall be effective the first day of every State fiscal year. Provides that Medicaid payment rates for all nursing facilities certified by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities shall be increased annually on July 1 by the over-the-year increase in the previous calendar year of the non-seasonally-adjusted Employment Cost Index for total compensation for all civilian workers compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Effective July 1, 2008.
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Amends the Railroad Police Act. Requires allegations of abuse of authority or misconduct by members of a railroad police force to be investigated by the Illinois State Police. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Exempts elected representatives of rail employers from the restrictions concerning trespassing on railroad property. Provides that the listed persons shall be exempt from the restrictions while performing required duties in accordance with reasonable rail carrier company guidelines, engaging in safety inspections, or exercising a right under the federal Railway Labor Act (instead of only while performing required duties in accordance with reasonable rail carrier company guidelines).
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning extended statutes of limitations.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Amends the School Code. With respect to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant, provides that not less than 11% (instead of exactly 11%) of the grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Provides that this percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 2014, except that if, in a given fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block Grant is insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the amount of the grant for existing providers of preschool education programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of increased. Effective July 1, 2008.
Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Requires GOMB to establish a single updated searchable database website accessible by the public at no cost that includes information concerning each entity that receives Illinois funding. Requires GOMB to report to the General Assembly concerning the website. Effective immediately.
Creates the Re-Sellers' Electronic Reporting Task Force to study the various systems, technologies, and methods of operation for providing law enforcement with timely access to information relating to the sales of personal property by pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, and other resellers. Provides that the Task Force shall report its recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2007.
Makes supplemental appropriations to the Office of the State Comptroller for court reporting for Fiscal Year 2008.
Amends the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a regional council of government that has an Internal Revenue Service ruling that it is a government entity or instrument of government to participate in IMRF. Effective immediately.