Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning admission of persons age 18 or older to a mental health facility.
Creates the Budget Economic Stabilization Fund Act. Provides that the Comptroller and the Departments of Healthcare and Family Services, Central Management Services, Human Services, Revenue, and Aging shall report to the Governor no later than January 10th of each year the amount of unpaid bills as of the preceding December 31st. Provides that if unpaid bills total more than $1,000,000,000, the Governor shall include in his or her budget for the next fiscal year an amount to pay off unpaid bills equal to the lesser of (i) 50% of above-trend revenues that the Governor projects to be received by the State in the next fiscal year or (ii) the amount of above-trend revenues needed to reduce the unpaid bills to $1,000,000,000. Provides that the Governor shall include in the budget paying unpaid bills equal to the lesser of (i) 50% of above-trend revenues that the Governor projects to be received by the State in the next fiscal year or (ii) the amount of above-trend revenues needed to reduce the unpaid bills to $1,000,000,000 if unpaid bills total more than $1,000,000,000. Creates the Budget Economic Stabilization Fund and provides for transfers into and withdrawals from the Fund. Creates the Bill Backlog Payment Fund and provides for transfers into and withdrawals from the Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to list the Budget Economic Stabilization Fund and Bill Backlog Payment Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Health Standing Orders Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Executive Inspector General may make a summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head available to the public if the Executive Ethics Commission does not do so. Provides that, prior to publication by the Executive Inspector General, the Executive Inspector General shall permit the respondents, the Commission, and the Attorney General to review the documents to be made public and offer suggestions for redaction or provide a response that shall be made public with the summary report.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that none of the amount received by an individual as primary social security old age and disability retirement benefits shall constitute disqualifying income.
Provides for the ratification of the proposed equal rights amendment to the United States Constitution.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Article regarding nonprofit risk organizations.
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section of the campaign finance Article concerning definitions.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall increase rates and reimbursements so that on or before July 1, 2017 direct service personnel in residential and day programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities earn a starting wage of not less than $13 per hour. On or before July l, 2015 rates shall increase to fund a $1 per hour increase. Provides that on or before January 1, 2016 rates shall increase to fund an additional $1 per hour increase. On or before July 1, 2016 rates shall increase to fund an additional $1 per hour increase. Provides that on or before January 1, 2017 rates shall increase to fund an additional $0.65 per hour increase. Defines "direct service personnel". Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the amount of the payment rate for all nursing facilities certified by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act as intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled or long term care for under age 22 facilities shall increase to fund: (1) a $1 per hour increase on or before July 1, 2015; (2) an additional $1 per hour increase on or before January 1, 2016; (3) an additional $1 per hour increase on or before July l, 2016; and (4) an increase to fund an additional $0.65 per hour increase on or before January l, 2017. Effective immediately.
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Defines "regular monthly assessments". Provides that following a foreclosure sale, consent foreclosure, common law strict foreclosure, or the delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the mortgagee shall have the duty to pay to the association all moneys due to satisfy the lien held by the association, except for the 9 months of unpaid regular monthly assessments and associated attorney's fees which may be collected from the purchaser. Provides that the amount due may include any attorney's fees and court costs, but may not exceed 9 months of regular assessments due over the same 9-month period. Deletes language providing that the purchaser shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration for the 6 months immediately preceding the institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid. Deletes language providing that if the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during an action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. Provides that the notice of a foreclosure sale of a condominium unit shall state that a purchaser, other than a mortgagee, shall pay to the association any unpaid monthly assessments for the 9-month period preceding the sale, including attorney's fees and court costs. Provides that each notice of a judicial sale a condominium unit and each disclosure statement issued to a prospective purchaser shall list the required fees. Provides that in certain situations, the Board of Managers (instead of the owner) of a condominium unit must make specified information available within 21 days of the request if the association is self-managed, and within 14 days if managed by a community association management firm or a community association manager as those terms are defined in the Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act (instead of "upon demand") and may do so either electronically or in writing. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
