Amends the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that certain data elements from the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry, alone or in combination, are confidential, shall not be open to public inspection or dissemination, and are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that upon approval of an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or its equivalent on protection of human subjects in research, the Department of Public Health shall release data to researchers for purposes of medical and scientific research. In a Section concerning the annual report to be published by the Department, provides that identification or contact of individuals from public reports or data released under the Freedom of Information Act is prohibited. Provides that the Department shall make available on its web site non-confidential public use databases for easy and direct access and download by the public. Effective July 1, 2007.
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
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Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that any person, including a veterinarian, who in good faith provides emergency care or treatment without fee to an injured animal or an animal separated from its owner due to an emergency or a disaster is not liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing or arranging further care or treatment, except for willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that the statute of limitations is 2 years for a violation of the Act (instead of cruelty to animals). Effective immediately.
Congratulates Peter England, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Children's Museum, on his retirement.
Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Deletes a Section requiring the Illinois Department of Public Health or a local public health department to give notice to a principal of the school in which a child is enrolled when a school aged child has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC) or has been shown to have been exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agent of AIDS. Effective immediately.
Amends the General Assembly Staff Assistants Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the employment and allocation of staff assistants.
Congratulates Carolyn Cochran Kopel on the occasion of her retirement as Deputy Director of Clinical Operations and Policy for the Division of Mental Health of the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Amends the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony to attempt to possess, procure, transport, store, or deliver anhydrous ammonia in an unauthorized container. Effective January 1, 2008.
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to change the repeal date of the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2018. Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Replaces "Department of Professional Regulation" with "Department of Financial and Professional Regulation" and "Director of the Department of Professional Regulation" with "Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation" throughout the Act. Adds a provision concerning an applicant's or licensee's change of address. Provides that a civil penalty of $10,000 (rather than $5,000) shall be imposed upon an individual for each offense of unlicensed practice. Makes changes to provisions concerning licensure, licensure by endorsement, grounds for disciplinary action, rehearing, and the appointment of a hearing officer. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "aged" or "senior citizen".
Creates the Green Governments Illinois Act. Provides for the creation of the Green Governments Coordinating Council and sets out the composition and responsibilities of the Council. Gives the Council the authority to solicit and receive grants to fulfill the Council's functions and to solicit, use, and publish advice and information to assist in the Council's duties. Provides that participation in the Green Governments Illinois program by units of State and local government and educational institutions is voluntary. Sets out responsibilities of State agencies under the Act. Provides that a member of the Lieutenant Governor's staff shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a Green Governments Illinois website with specified content. Effective immediately.