Sen. Deanna Demuzio

Amends the School Code. Provides for the employment of assistant principals. Includes provisions concerning (1) their duties, (2) their contracts, (3) their reclassification, and (4) the development and submission of an evaluation plan. Removes language that provides that if a principal is absent due to extended illness or leave of absence, then an assistant principal may be assigned as acting principal for a period not to exceed 60 school days. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Illinois Insurance Code, and Health Maintenance Organization Act to set forth certain reference compendia and other authoritative compendia, as identified by the Federal Secretary of Health and Human Services or the insurance commissioner, in which a drug must be recognized for the treatment of the specific type of cancer for which the drug has been prescribed. Effective immediately.

Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the term "occupancy" does not include the use of any room or rooms used or paid for by representatives of an organization chartered by the United States Congress to provide disaster relief.

Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Creates the Central Illinois Recovery Coalition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for the issuance of Central Illinois Recovery Coalition license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Central Illinois Recovery Coalition Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, the moneys in the Central Illinois Recovery Coalition Fund shall be paid as grants to the Central Illinois Recovery Coalition for awareness, education, and programs. Effective immediately.

Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2010, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop incentive programs for dentists who perform dental services on adults and children covered under the respective Acts. Provides that the incentive programs shall include pilot programs in designated shortage areas that increase rates up to 64% of the reimbursement level that the State reimburses dentists for dental services provided to State employees. Provides that the Department shall increase the rate level of dental specialty services that are provided to children to equal that which the State reimburses dentists for dental services provided to State employees for certain services. Provides that the Department shall develop and implement an incentive program that rewards dentists who are enrolled in the program with a bonus for providing services to a higher annual percentage of patients relative to the number of patients to whom the dentist provided services in the previous year. Provides that the bonus payments shall be based and paid on a graduated scale.

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides the alternative formula for State electrical workers. Exempts the change from the provisions concerning new benefit increases. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning contractual continued service in school districts other than the Chicago school district, adds an exception to the probationary period of 4 consecutive school terms for a teacher who is first employed as a full-time teacher by a school district on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act but who, prior to employment with the district, already entered upon contractual continued service in another school district, in which case the probationary period is 2 consecutive school terms. Makes a similar change with respect to a teacher employed in a program of a special education joint agreement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Repeals a provision that requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish, by rulemaking, the policies and procedures which shall be utilized in evaluating and deciding any requests for the recovery and allocation of reasonable and prudent costs incurred in the construction of generation or production facilities which have been cancelled. Effective immediately.