Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that 20 selected Senior Public Service Administrator positions within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services designated by the Director of that agency as requiring specific knowledge of healthcare administration, healthcare finance, healthcare data analytics, or information technology are exempt from jurisdiction B under certain conditions. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law, rule, regulation, or provision of any kind, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may procure goods and services for the verification of income and eligibility from a vendor as an emergency procurement to meet the agency's responsibilities, and may enter into a contract following that emergency procurement for not more than 18 months and sets forth procurement procedures for this type of transaction. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, notwithstanding the provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code to the contrary, to expedite the expansion of electronic verification of income, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may contract with an income verification service vendor for a contract term of up to 18 months in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code and that the services of the vendor shall be available for verification of eligibility for any means-tested health benefits programs administered by the Department. Effective immediately.
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Sponsored bills
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services for its FY13 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2012.
Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the deposit of books, bills, documents, and papers with the Secretary of State.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State's Attorneys' representation of the State in court proceedings.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for its FY13 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2012.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Human Rights Commission for its FY13 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2012.
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes references in the statute on unlawful sale of firearms from "sell" or "give" to "transfer". Prohibits multiple sales of handguns within a 30-day period. Creates the offense of unlawful acquisition of handguns. Provides exemptions and affirmative defenses. Penalty is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
Amends the Senior Citizens on State Boards and Commissions Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.