Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, School Code, Illinois Insurance Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that accident and health insurance policies that provide coverage for prescription drugs or cancer chemotherapy treatment must provide coverage for prescribed orally-administered cancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells. Provides that an insurer shall ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations for orally-administered cancer medication coverage are no more restrictive than the requirements and limitations applied to intravenously administered cancer medications. Provides that accident and health insurance policies shall provide coverage to a qualified individual for participation in a qualified clinical cancer trial. Provides that an insurer shall not deny, limit, or impose additional conditions on the coverage of routine patient costs. Provides that the payment rate shall be at the agreed rate for covered items and services provided by a participating provider and at the usual and customary rate for covered items and services provided by a nonparticipating provider. Makes other changes. Contains a nonacceleration clause. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the civil nature of proceedings.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the student member of the board of trustees of a community college district may serve for only one term.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Chicago school district.
Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the tax exemption for property used for religious purposes.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that student members on each community college board shall serve a term of one year beginning on March 1 (instead of April 15) of each year, except that the student member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides the alternative formula for ferry boat operators and deck hands. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before October 1, 2012 (instead of August 1, 2009) and every 3 years thereafter, the State Board of Education shall file with the General Assembly and the Governor and shall make available to the public a report listing the institutions of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in the State, along with other specified data pertinent to each institution. Deletes language that provides that on or before February 1, 1998, and each year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall submit a cumulative report summarizing all types of waivers of mandates and modifications of mandates granted by the State Board or the General Assembly. In provisions requiring a school to prepare a report assessing school performance, removes the requirement to include the average administrator salary and average teacher salary in the report. Amends the School Construction Law. Provides that each school year in which school energy efficiency project grants are awarded, 20% of the total amount awarded shall be awarded to a school district in a city with a population of more than 500,000 (currently, specifies only a school district with a population of more than 500,000), provided that the school district complies with the specified rules and requirements. Effective July 1, 2010.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates a program for the Department to make grants to qualified mentoring organizations to provide mentoring to children of incarcerated parents or other significant family members. Provides for grant criteria and program evaluation.