Sen. John J. Cullerton

Amends the Uniform Commercial Code. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the statute concerning first degree murder.

Amends the School Code. Removes a provision that allows a school district to adopt a policy to permit proficiency examinations for the practice driving part of the driver education course at any time after the completion of 3 hours of practice driving under direct individual instruction.

Creates the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Provides that the Program shall be administered by the Department of Central Management Services to enable eligible senior citizens and disabled persons to purchase prescription drugs at discounted prices and that the Department shall (i) enroll eligible seniors and disabled persons into the Program, (ii) enter into rebate agreements with drug manufacturers, either itself or through an agent, and (iii) reimburse pharmacies for the cost of providing discounts using the proceeds from the manufacturer rebate agreements. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into which rebate payments and enrollment fees shall be deposited. Provides for an initial transfer from the General Revenue Fund into the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund of $27,000,000 to be repaid to the General Revenue Fund out of rebate payments. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish a Prescription Drug Purchasing Policy Office to determine and implement strategies for best price purchasing practices for State agencies that pay for prescription drugs by direct purchase or by other arrangements. Effective July 1, 2003.

Amends the Compensation Review Act. Removes judges from the list of public officials whose compensation may not be increased by cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal year 2003. Prohibits the Compensation Review Board from filing its report in 2004 and changes the reporting years thereafter from each even-numbered year to each odd-numbered year. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in the Section relating to preservation of physical evidence by law enforcement agencies and State's Attorney's offices.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes the Agency to consider past noncompliance when making certain permit decisions. Prohibits permit renewal when the permitee has failed to perform required testing or monitoring. Directs the Board to ensure that the penalties imposed are at least equal to the economic benefits of noncompliance. Directs the Agency to maintain and publish a list of persons who have committed multiple significant permit violations within the preceding 5 years, and to adopt rules preventing those persons from receiving State contracts. Effective immediately.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in the short title Section of the Act.

Amends the Non-Support Punishment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning proceedings under the Act.

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Authorizes the recipient of a prize that is payable in installments to assign part or all of that prize, subject to certain conditions.