Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Authorizes the Prisoner Review Board to grant release of a prisoner at any time who is determined to be terminally ill or permanently physically incapacitated. Establishes procedures for such release. Requires the Prisoner Review Board to submit an annual report to the General Assembly concerning medical parole.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%".
Amends the Chicago Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Raises the maximum allowable service retirement pension from 75% to 80% of average salary. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Adoption Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning who may be adopted.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that the State Appellate Defender may hire investigators to provide investigative services to appointed counsel and county public defenders. Provides that investigators employed by the Death Penalty Trial Assistance and Capital Litigation Division of the State Appellate Defender shall be authorized to inquire with the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) to ascertain whether their potential witnesses have a criminal background. Provides that the authorization applies only to information held on the State level and shall be used only to protect the personal safety of the investigators. Provides that any information that is obtained through this inquiry may not be disclosed by the investigators.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when a minor has been convicted of an offense as an adult, the court may not impose a sentence that is consecutive to any adjudication of delinquency as to that minor.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Cancer Trial Discrimination Prohibition Law. Contains only a short title provision. Effective immediately.
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Pharmacy.
Creates the Health Care Justice Act. Provides that the State of Illinois shall implement a health care plan that provides access to a full range of preventive, acute, and long-term health care services. Establishes the Bipartisan Health Care Reform Commission with members appointed by the Governor and legislative leaders. Provides for public hearings and a report by the Commission. Requires a preliminary report by February 1, 2005 and a final report by February 1, 2006. Effective immediately.
