Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

Mourns the death of Maynard Wishner of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Marshall Rosenthal.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code in the provisions concerning autism spectrum disorders, habilitative services for children, and mental and emotional disorders to provide that certain coverage provided under those respective provisions through a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan shall be subject to the parity requirements of the provision concerning mental health parity. Sets forth a provision concerning mental health parity. Provides that every insurer that amends, delivers, issues, or renews a group policy of accident and health insurance in the State providing coverage for hospital or medical treatment and for the treatment of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions shall ensure adherence to the provisions concerning financial requirements and treatment limitations. Sets forth provisions concerning aggregate lifetime and annual limits. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act to comport with the provision of the Illinois Insurance Code concerning mental health parity. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Expands the definition of the term "police station" to include a campus police department located on any college or university owned or controlled by the State or any private college or private university that is not owned or controlled by the State.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits a sheriff's law enforcement employee who begins service in that capacity after the effective date of the amendatory Act from being able to convert up to 10 years of service in any other capacity into service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, an elected county officer will not be able to elect to establish alternative credits for an alternative annuity. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that accident and health insurance policies that provide coverage for prescribed orally-administered cancer medications and intravenously administered or injected cancer medications shall ensure that the applicable financial requirements and treatment limitations are no more restrictive than the financial requirements and treatment limitations applied to intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered by the policy. Provides that an insurer cannot achieve compliance with the coverage mandate by increasing financial requirements or imposing more restrictive treatment limitations on prescribed orally-administered cancer medications or intravenously administered or injected cancer medications covered under the policy. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. In a Section requiring building construction contracts to specify the 5 subdivisions of work to be performed, provides that, until a date 5 years (now, 4 years) after January 1, 2009, the requirements do not apply to certain construction projects for which the Capital Development Board is the construction agency and the project budget is at least $5,000,000 (now, $20,000,000). Provides that, with regard to these construction projects, the Capital Development Board may award in each year contracts with an aggregate total value of no more than $200,000,000 (now, $100,000,000). Deletes a sentence providing that, if certain conditions are met, the requirements do not apply to the Capitol Building HVAC upgrade project. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of a county or municipality may extend an Enterprise Zone for an additional 20-year period. Effective immediately.

Amends the Adoption Act. Provides a form of waiver of parental rights to be used by a putative or legal father of a born or unborn child.

Mourns the death of Howard Rosset Conant Sr.