Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Central Management Services for a study on procurement costs. Effective July 1, 2004.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for a study to determine methods to reduce traffic delays in construction zones. Effective July 1, 2004.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to determine the effectiveness of the Statewide Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Strategy. Effective July 1, 2004.
The sum of $1, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for grants to Arts Organizations. Effective July 1, 2003.
The sum of $1, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of Banks and Real Estate to promote consumer confidence in financial institutions. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to apply to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a waiver under the food stamp program to prohibit the use of food stamps to purchase foods of minimal nutritional value as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Limits attorney's fees in medical malpractice actions to $1,000,000 plus reasonable and documented expenses. Provides that the non-prevailing defendants shall pay such fees in addition to any award for economic and noneconomic damages in the case. Provides standards for determining economic and non-economic damages in medical malpractice actions. Effective January 1, 2005.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services to reduce the review period of applications for public assistance. Effective July 1, 2004.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State to increase public awareness of possible securities fraud. Effective July 1, 2004.
The sum of $1, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services to study the benefit of the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System on the child welfare system. Effective July 1, 2003.
