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Emergency rules are now in effect that require medical doctors, osteopaths and chiropractors to complete 12 hours of continuing medical education in order to renew their licenses for the two-year period beginning July 1, 1978. Permanent rules now under consideration by the Department of Registration and Education would require 100 hours of continuing education for license renewal for the period beginning in 1980.

The state of Illinois has agreed to become an interim sponsor of the U.S. Department of Labor funded Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program in the city of East St. Louis. The city's contract for the $7 million CETA program was cancelled after a labor department report revealed "willful and capricious violation of the rights of citizens served by CETA" by city administrative officials. The state will assume full operational control through September 30.

The Community Development Act of 1977 made two major changes in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). First, any community not already in the NFIP that does not join the program within one year after the date of its first flood hazard boundary map will lose federal financial assistance for land acquisition and construction on the map's floodplain. Second, the amount of insurance coverage available during the regular program was increased. The maximum amount required to be purchased as a condition of a grant or loan did not change.

Construction of the State Community College of East St. Louis will begin in the fall of 1978 with completion scheduled for the fall of 1980. Last December, Gov. Thompson released $112,000 in Capital Development Bond Funds to complete the purchase of about 25 acres of land for the permanent campus site at a total cost of $440,000. The initial campus construction and land purchase will total $7.2 million in state funds.

The Department of Public Aid operates a toll-free hotline to receive information on suspected welfare fraud. In fiscal year 1977, the hotline handled 10,047 calls resulting in the cancellation of 564 cases at a savings of $133,074, In the same year, grants were reduced in 165 cases saving the department $14,603. All information received is confidential. The number is 800/252-8903.

Illinois residents who were illegally sold commodities futures options are urged to contact the Secretary of State's office. Hotlines have been established in the Chicago and Springfield offices as a result of complaints by persons who bought options from Lloyd Carr and Co. — at prices 215-510 per cent above the established market figures. The numbers are 312/793-3388 and 217/782-2257.

Science and Technology Task Force

Gov. James R. Thompson appointed 15 persons to his Science and Technology Task Force in November to determine if scientific information and advice might be useful in state and local government. The nine-month project is financed by the National Science Foundation.

Members are: Frank Beal, director, Illinois Institute for Environmental Quality, Chicago; Dr. Robert Burnham, dean, College of Education, Illinois State University, Normal; Ed Croake, director, environmental systems division, Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne; Sam Gove, director, and John Ahlen, staff scientist, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana; James Hartnett, Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle; Dr. Boyd Keenan, professor of political science, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle; Dr. Herbert Priestly, professor of physics, Knox College, Galesburg; Dr. Richard Sames, acting vice-president for academic affairs, Sangamon State University, Springfield; Michael Schneiderman, Chicago, attorney; James Schoffner, Universal Oil Products, Des Plaines; Dr. Charles Seibert, Department of Research and Sponsored Programs, Northwestern University, Evanston; Larry Toenjes, director, and Charles Sim, assistant director, office of planning. Bureau of the Budget, Springfield; Dr. Richard Carlson, assistant to the governor, Springfield, and Noel G. Ebrahim, assistant to the governor, Chicago.

May 1978/Illinois Issues/31


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