Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning public policy with respect to the determination and enforcement of the support responsibility of relatives.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "economic opportunity".
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.
Creates the State Economic Assistance Accountability Act. Provides that State economic assistance provided by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs as an incentive to a business organization must be based on the terms of a written incentive agreement between the Department and the business organization, which agreement must identify the specific State economic assistance to be provided to the business organization during the term of the agreement. Lists terms the agreement must contain. Provides that State economic assistance incentive agreements must provide that if a business organization either fails to make the requisite level of capital investment in the project or fails to create or retain the specified number of jobs within the specified time frame, as provided under the Act authorizing the State economic assistance, the business organization shall be deemed to no longer qualify for the State economic assistance. Provides that State economic assistance must total at least $75,000 on a single project for applicability. Provides that the full content of all written incentive agreements are to be published on the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs website. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid shall provide Medicaid reimbursement for all prenatal and perinatal health care services that are provided for the purpose of preventing low-birthweight infants and reducing the need for neonatal intensive care hospital services. Requires a report to the General Assembly every 2 years.
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the exception to the requirement of consents or surrenders for adoption for a person found by the court to be the father of the child as a result of criminal sexual abuse or assault applies when the sexual abuse or assault results in (i) a founded, cleared, or suspended police report, (ii) an indicated report of child sexual abuse as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act that involved sexual penetration of the mother, or (iii) a sworn affidavit provided by a licensed psychologist or a licensed social worker.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning child care for TANF recipients, provides that the Department of Human Services must annually establish income thresholds for determining eligibility for child care benefits. Provides that the thresholds must be no less than 50% of the then-current State median income for each family size, and deletes a provision requiring such a 50% threshold only for FY 1998. Provides that in determining a family's income, the Department must disregard 10% of the family's gross wages and salary.
Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Makes a technical change in the Section relating to the short title.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning fire protection charges imposed by water utilities.
Creates the Illinois Legislative Alzheimer's Disease Task Force to study certain issues relating to Alzheimer's disease.
