Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change referencing certain provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code. Effective January 1, 2009.
Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer to procure a consumer report for employment purposes where any information contained in the consumer report bears on an individual's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity. Provides that the prohibition does not apply if the information is substantially job related and the employer's reasons for the use of the information are disclosed to the individual in writing or the information is required by law. Effective immediately.
Applauds the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for agreeing to facilitate public hearings on the critical issue of extreme poverty in Illinois and urges members of the General Assembly and local stakeholders to attend the hearings.
Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that the definition of "recreational or conservation purpose" is enlarged to include: hiking, operating an off-highway vehicle, rock climbing, trapping, horseback riding on the rider's own horse, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, water or snow skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, engaging in an activity with an educational or conservation purpose, a combination of any of those activities, or any activity solely related to any listed activity (at present, only hunting, recreational shooting, a combination of those 2 activities, or any activity solely related to hunting or shooting are included in the definition). Effective immediately.
Amends the Fiscal Note Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the vote upon the necessity of a fiscal note.
Urges support for the mission of Rural Partners of Illinois and calls for increased investment in the work of the organization.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person may bring a civil suit based on potential nuisance with respect to a proposed livestock management facility until all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals for the proposed facility have been granted. Provides that, from the time when all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals have been granted until animals are present and operations have actually begun at the proposed facility, it shall be presumed that a proposed livestock management facility can be lawfully operated in accordance with those permits. Includes related findings and declarations. Effective immediately.
Urges Congress and the National Guard Bureau to retain the Air National Guard fire-protection services at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.
Amends the Veterans' Employment Representative Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the qualifications and duties of a Veterans' Employment Representative.
Amends the Disabled Veterans Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eligibility for certain services.
