Amends the Collection Agency Act. Provides that a collection agency may not impose a fee or charge for any child support payments collected through the efforts of a federal, State, or local government agency. Provides that no collection agency that collects child support payments shall (i) impose a charge or fee for collection of a current child support payment, (ii) fail to apply collections to current support as specified in the order for support before applying collection to arrears or other amounts, or (iii) designate a current child support payment as arrears or other amount owed. Requires the Department of Professional Regulation to determine a fee rate of not less than 25% but not greater than 35%, based upon presentation by the licensees as to costs to provide the service and a fair rate of return. Effective immediately.
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Amends the School Code. In the State aid formula provisions, increases the foundation level of support from $4,810 to $5,060. Effective July 1, 2004.
Mourns the death of Charles Aronin Lippitz of Evanston.
Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall include, in the annual service needs report regarding autism submitted to the General Assembly, a plan to provide family support mechanisms to enable persons with autism to remain in a family home environment. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Extends Medicaid eligibility for continued home-based skilled or intermediate care to persons age 21 or older (under current law, eligibility is limited to persons under age 21). Requires an annual determination of need for that level of care and requires the Department of Human Services to make an annual report concerning services provided and other matters. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning persons that are not to be granted a license or permit.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes it an unlawful practice to publicly post or display an individual's social security number, print an individual's social security number on any card required to access products or services, require an individual to transmit his or her social security number over the Internet, require an individual to use his or her social security number to access an Internet web site, or print an individual's social security number on materials that are mailed to the individual, subject to various exceptions. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Poison Control System Act. Directs the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a formula that sets State goals for funding the poison control system. Requires completion of the study by December 31, 2005. Effective immediately.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning lists of available records.
Mourns the death of Kenneth A. Whitney of Evanston.