January 2012

WTH associate attorney, Shermin S. Ali-Andani, has been appointed by Governor Pat Quinn to serve on the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council’s
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New regulation amendments are proposed regarding mandating reporting in Illinois, adding physician assistants, LPCPs, field personnel from the Department of
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A recent HB 605 was approved by the Senate and sent to the Governor for signature, making changes to the
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Proposed Illinois SB 512 would make pension changes that would affect employees who currently participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System
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Six new mental health bills signed by Governor Quinn last month establishes mental health parity among health insurance policies, ensuring
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Governor Quinn has, by veto power, unilaterally eliminated the line item in the state budget which pays the salaries of
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Illinois’ Department of Public Health is proposing a “Psychiatry Incentive Program Code,” which would establish loans, grants and loan forgiveness
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Governor Quinn signed into law education reform bill SB 7. (See April 2011 entry below for more detailed information.)

The Illinois House Personnel and Pensions Committee has approved SB 512, a bill overhauling the state’s current pension systems, including
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The Illinois Senate unanimously approved SB 630/7, an education reform bill that impacts teacher tenure, hiring and layoffs, as well
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