Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of State's attorneys.
Creates the Underground Aggregate Blasting Act. Provides for the regulation of blasting operations at underground mining sites operated by the aggregate mining industry by the Department of Natural Resources. Sets forth provisions concerning blasting operations and regulation; entry upon land for inspection; new mines and the provision of notice; and administration. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eavesdropping.
Amends the Illinois Physical Therapy Act. Removes having treated ailments of human beings as a licensed physical therapist independent of a documented referral or a documented current and relevant diagnosis from a physician, dentist, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or podiatrist, and having failed to notify the physician, dentist, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or podiatrist who established a documented current and relevant diagnosis that the patient is receiving physical therapy pursuant to that diagnosis from the list of occurrences upon which the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may base the decision to take disciplinary action. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and applicability of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Appropriates $100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of awarding grants to dentists who are participating in the Departments Dental Loan Repayment Program. Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the public body or the Department of Labor shall make the revised prevailing rate of hourly wages available to the contractor and each subcontractor (rather than the public body being responsible to notify the contractor and each subcontractor of the revised rate). Effective immediately.
In addition to any other amounts appropriated for this purpose, appropriates $24,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services to fund an increase in the cost of care reimbursement rate for foster parents of wards of the State. Effective July 1, 2008.
Creates the Electricians Licensing Act. Provides for the regulation of electricians and electrical contractors by the Department of Labor. Sets forth powers and duties of the Director of Labor, licensure requirements, grounds for discipline, penalties for violation of the Act, and administrative procedure. Establishes the Illinois State Board of Electrical Examiners. Provides for concurrent exercise by home rule units. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2019. Effective January 1, 2009.
