Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Amends the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Authorizes the Department of Central Management Services to convey "surplus property" of the Chicago Read Mental Health Center to the City of Chicago for $1. Provides that the property shall revert to the State if the grantee fails to use it for public purposes. Amends Public Act 91-824 to rescind the authority of the Department to convey the property to Chicago Read Joint Venture, Limited Partnership. Effective immediately.

Amends the Build Illinois Bond Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the authorization for bonds. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Makes changes concerning the amount of general liability, property damage, and workers compensation insurance coverage that a plumbing contractor must carry. Effective immediately.

Amends the Electronic Mail Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Creates the Identity Theft Notification Act. Requires any data collector that owns or uses personal information in any form that includes personal information concerning an Illinois resident, to disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of the data, without regard for whether the data has been accessed by an unauthorized third party for legal or illegal purposes. Provides that notice may be provided in one of the following ways: (1) written notice; (2) electronic notice; or (3) substitute notice if the person or business demonstrates that the cost of providing notice would exceed $250,000, or the affected class of persons to be notified exceeds 500,000, or the person or business does not have sufficient contact information. Provides a private right of action for a violation of the Act.

Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning special funds.

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that "identified offender" includes (i) a person who has been convicted of any felony offense listed in certain provisions of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act in the 5 years preceding his or her admission to a nursing facility (adding the 5-year time period limitation) or (ii) a person who has ever been convicted of certain specified offenses, including murder, solicitation of murder, kidnapping, indecent solicitation of a child, aggravated domestic battery, and others. Provides that identified offenders shall not be admitted to a nursing home unless the screening agency has requested criminal history record information in accordance with the Uniform Conviction Information Act; provides that individuals may be admitted to a nursing home while the results of a criminal history record information request are pending. Creates an exemption from the restrictions on involuntary transfer or discharge of a nursing home resident if the resident has been found to be an identified offender. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Department of Human Rights.