Creates the Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal Year 2003. Provides that the Governor may designate as contingency reserves an amount no greater than 5% of the total appropriations made from the General Revenue Fund to each executive State agency that is directly responsible to the Governor. Also, authorizes contingency reserves of appropriations to the State Board of Education (except those for general State aid) and to those receiving funding for higher education purposes. Provides that appropriated amounts designated as a contingency reserve may not be obligated, encumbered, or expended. Provides that any periodic transfers or expenditures that are based upon amounts appropriated must be reduced to accommodate a contingency reserve and that any necessary proration of periodic payments from the General Revenue Fund shall be distributed equally among the remaining payments for the fiscal year. Makes these provisions applicable only to appropriations for State fiscal year 2003. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Property Tax Appeal Board.
Creates the Assured Access to Healthcare Act of 2004. Contains a short title provision only.
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the duties of the Department of Professional Regulation.
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Pharmacy.
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. For purposes of determining the "limiting rate" at which a school district may extend taxes, provides that in making its calculations a school district receiving tax liability payments from the City of Chicago for property acquired by the City of Chicago under the O'Hare Modernization Act shall include those payments in its aggregate extension base and shall include in the current year's equalized assessed value of taxable property the equalized assessed value of the property acquired for O'Hare expansion. Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. In determining available local resources per pupil, provides that for the purpose of computing local property tax revenues per pupil, the equalized assessed value for a taxable year shall include the equalized assessed value, for the taxable year immediately prior to acquisition by the City of Chicago for purposes of the O'Hare Modernization Act, of acquired parcels for which tax liability payments are made to a school district under the O'Hare Modernization Act for that taxable year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is not required to submit to a photograph or digital photograph if sufficient justification is provided by the applicant to establish that such photograph or digital photograph would be in violation of or contradictory to the applicant's religious convictions. Provides that if an applicant declares that the use of a photograph or digital photograph is against his or her religious convictions, the applicant will be given an affidavit to be completed. Provides that the affidavit shall be forwarded by the applicant to the Department of State Police where a review and a decision shall be made by the Director of State Police relative to the issuance or non-issuance of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card without a photograph or digital photograph. Provides that to assist the Director in his or her decision, a committee of 3 administrative staff persons shall be appointed by the Director. Provides that each affidavit shall be reviewed by each member of the committee, and each individual recommendation shall be made to the Director for his or her final decision. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning bond.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes technical changes in a Section defining unlawful practices.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes technical changes in the short title Section.