Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997 in the Public Utilities Act. Requires the licensure of an agent, broker, or consultant engaged in the procurement or sale of retail electricity supply for third parties by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Includes provisions concerning requirements for licensure, the filing of annual reports with the Commission, and penalties for violation. Effective immediately.
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Makes a supplemental appropriation of $21,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education to be used exclusively for school districts that will receive less funding in the 2007-2008 school year as a result of Public Act 93-1022. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers of Belleville.
Mourns the death of Granville "Mac" Warfield of Granite City.
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that every county medical examiner and coroner shall provide to the Department of State Police a sample of saliva or tissue from a dead body for DNA fingerprint analysis if the Department notifies the medical examiner or coroner that the Department has determined that providing that sample may be useful for law enforcement purposes in a criminal investigation. Also provides that if a local law enforcement agency notifies a county medical examiner or coroner that such a sample would be useful in a criminal examination, the county medical examiner shall provide a sample to both the Department and the local law enforcement agency.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the registration for a tax sale in a county with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants must be accompanied by a deposit in an amount determined by the county collector, but not to exceed $250 in counties with less than 50,000 inhabitants or $500 in all other counties which shall be applied to the amount due on the properties that the registrant has purchased, and, if the registrant does not participate in the sale, then the deposit is forfeited to the Tax Sale Automation Fund. Effective immediately.
Creates the Mold Remediation Registration Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to submit an annual report to committees of the General Assembly concerning the implementation of any federal regulations that establish: (1) scientific evidence concerning any health effects associated with fungi, bacteria, and their byproducts in indoor environments including any indoor air quality standard; and (2) standards for the training, certification, and licensing of parties providing mold remediation services in residential, public, and commercial buildings. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules concerning the Act, including rules to implement a program establishing procedures for parties that provide mold remediation services to register with the State and provide evidence of financial responsibility. Effective January 1, 2008.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning Medicaid recipient eligibility verification, provides that effective July 1, 2007, all changes in the status of Medicaid recipients residing in Illinois nursing facilities after initial eligibility for Medicaid has been established shall be reported by the nursing facilities to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services using the Recipient Eligibility Verification system. Provides that all changes reported using the Recipient Eligibility Verification system shall be deemed valid and shall be used as the basis for determining future eligibility for Medicaid until such time as any review or audit conducted by the Department shall establish that the information is incorrect. Effective immediately.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Exempts the use or sale of certain aircraft and aircraft parts and materials. Provides that the sunset provisions under the Acts do not apply to these exemptions. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher tenure.