Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, in a city having a population of more than 500,000, whenever an abandoned, lost, stolen, or unclaimed vehicle, or a vehicle determined to be a hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle, remains unclaimed by the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person for a period of 30 (rather than 15) days after the legally required notice has been given, and if during that 30 days the possessor of the vehicle has twice more sent the required notice to the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person, the possessor of the vehicle shall dispose of the vehicle to a licensed automotive parts recycler, rebuilder, or scrap processor. Provides that the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person shall receive any proceeds from the disposition of the vehicle, less reasonable storage charges and administrative fees. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a commercial vehicle relocator to fail, in the office or location at which relocated vehicles are routinely returned to their owners: (1) to place the relocator's representative in a position where the representative is not fully visible, above his or her shoulders, to the owners of relocated vehicles; (2) to ensure that the relocator's representative provides suitable evidence of his or her identity to owners of relocated vehicles upon request; or (3) to make a supervisor available to the owners of relocated vehicles upon request.
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Creates the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act. Requires that each of the following designate an African-American HIV/AIDS Response Officer, responsible for coordinating efforts to address the African-American AIDS crisis within his or her respective Office or Department and serving as a liaison to governmental and non-governmental entities: the Office of the Governor; the Department of Human Services; the Department of Public Health; and the Department of Corrections. Provides that a State agency that operates a facility that (i) is accessible to the public, (ii) is a high-traffic facility, and (iii) serves a high-risk community must provide the following in each such facility where space and security reasonably permit: space for free HIV counseling and antibody testing. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; provides that on its official Web site, the Department shall provide Web-friendly and printer-friendly versions of educational materials in connection with HIV and AIDS, targeted to persons presently or previously committed to the Department of Corrections or confined in a county jail, as well as family members and friends of such persons. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code; provides that certain prohibitions against eligibility for cash assistance under the Code for persons convicted of certain drug offenses do not apply to an individual who has tested positive for HIV; requires the Department of Public Aid to seek federal approval to expand access to health care under the Medicaid program for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections; requires the Department of Corrections to provide committed persons, their family members, and visitors with certain materials and services in connection with HIV/AIDS, including testing, counseling, and medical care. Amends the County Jail Act, and imposes similar requirements on sheriffs and wardens of county jails. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2006.
Amends the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act. Provides that a home rule unit of local government or any municipality in this State may regulate smoking in public places. Provides that this regulation must be no less restrictive than the regulation in the Act. Changes the home rule limitation from an absolute preemption to a limitation on the concurrent exercise of home rule power. Maintains the exemption from home rule requirements for home rule units that passed ordinances regulating smoking before October 1, 1989. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that specified violations of the Act are Class A (rather than Class B) misdemeanors. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor who pays a worker less than the stipulated rates for work performed under a contract is liable to the Department of Labor for 50% (rather than 20%) of the underpayment and is liable to the worker for punitive damages in the amount of 5% (rather than 2%) of the amount of the penalty to the State for each month following the date of payment during which the underpayment remains unpaid. Provides that the list of contractors or subcontractors found to have disregarded their obligations to employees under the Act shall include contractors or subcontractors who, on 2 separate occasions within 5 years (rather than on 2 separate occasions, without regard to a time period), have been determined to have violated the Act. Provides that no contract may be awarded to a contractor or subcontractor appearing on the list, or to an entity in which the contractor or subcontractor has an interest, until 5 (rather than 2) years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list. Provides that a party violating provisions protecting whistle blowers is liable to the Department of Labor for a penalty of $5,000 for each violation.
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning applications for certification.
Creates the Brominated Flame Retardant Prevention Act. Provides that effective January 1, 2006 a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of pentaBDE or octaBDE by mass. Provides that effective January 1, 2008 a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of decaBDE. Provides penalties for a violation of the Act.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to end the tax credit for donations to certain affordable housing projects with the taxable year ending on December 31, 2011 (now, 2006). Effective immediately.
Creates the Payday Loan Reform Act. Provides that the Division of Financial Institutions of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall license and regulate entities that offer payday loans (loans under which a lender accepts a post-dated check, authorization to debit a consumer's bank account, or an interest in a consumer's wages as security for the loan). Establishes requirements and restrictions applicable to license applications and licensing. Contains provisions regarding: limitations, requirements, and disclosures applicable to loan agreements, terms of loans, finance charges, and renewal of loans; revocation, suspension, and surrender of licenses; information to be available to the public; complaint handling; hearings; books and records; reports; advertising; prohibited acts; bonding; administrative rules; and other matters. Amends the Financial Institutions Code to provide for the administration of the Payday Loan Reform Act. Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act to provide that the Act does not apply to payday loans. Provides that a violation of the Payday Loan Reform Act constitutes a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires the Department of Corrections to produce, film, make available without charge, and update every 4 years, for school districts and educational administrators throughout the State, a 30-minute educational video on the realities of prison life. Requires all school districts to show the video at least once each year in all attendance centers of the district. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.