Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall investigate every allegation of abuse or neglect of a patient received by the Department. Provides that no administrator, agent, or employee of a hospital or a member of its medical staff may abuse or neglect a patient in the hospital, and provides that any hospital administrator, agent, employee, or medical staff member who has reasonable cause to believe that any patient with whom he or she has direct contact has been subjected to abuse or neglect in the hospital shall promptly report or cause a report to be made to a designated hospital administrator responsible for providing such reports to the Department of Public Health. Sets forth other provisions concerning protection of hospital patients from abuse and neglect. Provides that if no health care surrogate is available for a patient who lacks decision-making capacity, then the hospital may contact the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission to determine the need for a temporary guardian of the person.
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes a municipality to opt out of a police district by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the municipality's corporate authority. Provides that a municipality that opts out of a police district may later opt in to the district by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the corporate authority. Effective immediately.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, March 03, 2011, they stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock noon.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, February 17, 2011, the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 23, 2011, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 01, 2011, at 1:00 o'clock p.m., or until the call of the President; and the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at 12:00 o'clock noon, and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 23, 2011, and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Thursday, February 24, 2011, and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 01, 2011, or until the call of the Speaker.
Mourns the death of Richard Lee Clayborne, Sr., of Springfield.
Amends the Bi-State Development Powers Act. Provides that bonds, notes, and other instruments issued by the Bi-State Development Authority must mature not later than 40 (instead of 30) years after the date of issuance. Effective immediately.
Urges the Illinois Power Agency, Illinois natural gas utilities, the Southern Illinois Coal to SNG Facility, and all other interested parties to work together and enable the construction of the Southern Illinois Coal to SNG Facility in Jefferson County.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that publication fees are not to exceed stated amounts (instead of are stated amounts). Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.