Provides that the Senate will promote the health of all Illinois residents by working to reduce the toll of tobacco smoke on Illinois residents, and urges the Governor to do the same.
Mourns the death of Fred A. Hillbruner of Chicago.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the definitions of "Director" and "Department".
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires that State contracts include the contractor's certification that services performed under the contract or a subcontract shall be performed within the United States. Requires the Procurement Policy Board to establish any exemptions. Requires that a contract be voided for violation of the certification if the chief procurement officer deems it to be in the best interest of the State.
Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, discrimination based on national origin includes discrimination based on the language spoken in the place in which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born. Effective January 1, 2005.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the computation of time under the Act.
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning funding for substance abuse treatment.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning security employees.
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Provides prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists who are certified by the Illinois Clinical Psychologist Licensing and Disciplinary Board to prescribe and dispense drugs and medicine. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987, and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to include provisions for the prescriptive authority of psychologists.
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning findings of public bodies and the Department of Labor.
