Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

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

Creates the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act. Requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to adopt comprehensive storm water management rules that meet certain requirements by July 1, 2012. Requires the Agency, beginning in 2010, to implement a storm water permit fee program adequate to support the adoption and implementation of State storm water regulations as required by the Act. Requires the Agency to establish a Statewide standard for storm water management programs in order to transition toward the use of green infrastructure as the predominant storm water management strategy. Requires the Agency to review its rules on the distribution of money from the Water Revolving Fund and to endeavor to establish new criteria which prioritize the use of green infrastructure in all projects involving storm water management and water efficiency.

Honors Dr. Robert Bloom for all his achievements and his retirement as Executive Director of Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago.

Urges the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Family Services, Healthcare and Family Services, Corrections, Financial Institutions and Professional Regulation, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities to complete an assessment of existing State and federal assistance programs involving Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

Supports Gilda's Club and their support of people living with cancer.

Honors Rosalie Isaacson of Chicago for the many years of dedicated service she has given to her community, to senior citizens, and to the Jane Addams Senior Caucus.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Includes disabled persons within the provisions granting an assessment freeze homestead exemption to senior citizens. Changes the name to the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption (now Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption). Makes corresponding changes to a cross-reference to the exemption. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Banking Act, the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985, the Savings Bank Act, the Illinois Credit Union Act, and the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987. Defines "Secretary" as the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, or a person authorized by the Secretary or by the Acts to act in the Secretary's stead and changes some provisions to reference the Secretary instead of the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate or the Director of Financial Institutions. Allows the Secretary to adopt emergency and general rules to adjust regulatory rates in some Acts and decreases regulatory fees in other Acts. Provides that (1) the specified sum shall be transferred from the Bank and Trust Company Fund, the Savings and Residential Finance Regulatory Fund, and the Credit Union Fund to the General Revenue Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act; (2) the Governor may, during any fiscal year through January 10, 2011, from time to time direct the State Treasurer and Comptroller to transfer a specified sum not exceeding 10% of the revenues to be deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund during that fiscal year from that Fund to the General Revenue Fund in order to help defray the State's operating costs for the fiscal year; and (3) the total sum transferred during any fiscal year through January 10, 2011, from the Bank and Trust Company Fund to the General Revenue Fund pursuant to the State Finance Act or any other law shall not exceed during any fiscal year 10% of the revenues to be deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund during that fiscal year. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall have a claim against a recipient's estate for medical assistance paid under the Medical Assistance Article of the Code (instead of for the amount expended under the Medical Assistance Article of the Code). Provides for such a claim for nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and related hospital and prescription drug services for a person aged 55 or more at the time the assistance is received. Eliminates a provision for a claim against a recipient's spouse's estate. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Illinois Insurance Code, and the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Provides that a health insurer that bases payment for benefits upon a usual or customary charge or other similar reimbursement methodology must disclose certain information. Replaces references to "customary fee" with "customary charge or other similar methodology" throughout the provision. Provides that under no circumstances shall rates paid by Medicaid or Medicare, or rates negotiated or set by the insurer or any other insurer in conjunction with their contracted providers, be used to determine usual and customary charges. Provides that no health insurer shall deny reimbursement for an otherwise covered expense incurred for any drug, device, medical treatment, or procedure, including organ transplantation, solely on the basis that such procedure is deemed experimental or investigational unless certain conditions are present. Makes a corresponding change in the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Adds a new provision requiring a system of health claims appeals and external independent review. Adds a new provision authorizing coverage for wellness coverage. Requires wellness coverage under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Repeals a provision concerning the coverage of organ transplantation procedures. In a provision concerning the continuation coverage of health benefits after termination of employment or membership, provides that in the event the employer fails or refuses to provide notice of continuation rights to the employee or member, the insurer is required to mail notice of the continuation rights to the employee or member at the last known address of the employee. Makes other changes.