Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the statute relating to domestic battery.
Amends the Technology Development Act. Creates a Technology Development Fund for use by the State Treasurer in paying the expenses of investments from the Technology Development Account. Permits the State Treasurer to use any excess for grants to schools to buy computers and to upgrade technology. Permits the State Treasurer to deposit up to 10% of The earnings on Account investments into the Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the tax or license fee collected from fire insurance companies shall be rendered to the treasurer of the Foreign Fire Insurance Board if there is one, or to the municipal treasurer or secretary of the fire protection district. Provides that an agent who collects the fee on behalf of a Foreign Fire Insurance Board, a municipality, or a fire protection district, shall pay all collected amounts, less a fee charged for collection, to the treasurer of the Foreign Fire Insurance Board, the municipal treasurer, or the secretary of the fire protection district by the 15th of August of each year. Sets the maximum fee that can be charged by an agent for the collection of funds. Requires each Foreign Fire Insurance Board, municipality, or fire protection district to file an annual report with the Department of Insurance. Provides that information required to be provided to the Department of Insurance shall be available for public inspection upon the filing of a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the Department of Insurance, fire department, or other interested party may bring suit against each Foreign Fire Insurance Board, municipality, fire protection district, or agent of a Foreign Fire Insurance Board, municipality, or fire protection district that fails to comply with the reporting requirement. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the High Technology School-to-Work Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the program design.
Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and any licensed trauma center, authorized pursuant to 210 ILCS 50/3.90, who, in good faith provides emergency care or services to a person who is a victim of trauma and has presented to a licensed trauma center, shall not, as a result of his, her, or its acts or omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the physician or trauma center, in providing the care, be liable for civil damages.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that the Department of Employment Security may contract with reporting agencies to provide secure electronic access to information provided to the Department by employing units. Limits the information provided to the amount of wages paid by each employing unit for each of or up to the last 16 quarters. Requires the user of the information to obtain a written consent form from the individual to whom the wage report information pertains prior to obtaining the report. Specifies language for the consent form.
Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Eliminates the tax on bingo games imposed pursuant to the Act. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Pension Code. Calculates the pro rata portion of the initial annual increase in retirement pension from attainment of age 55 (or the date of retirement) rather than from attainment of age 61. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change concerning the Act's purpose.
Amends the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption provisions of the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning in taxable year 2003, "income" does not include benefits paid under the federal Social Security Act to or for the benefit of any member of the household other than the applicant or the applicant's spouse. Amends the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption provisions and the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement from the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department's contractual powers.
Creates the Illinois Military Installation Realignment & Closure Task Force to gather information and make findings concerning the effect of the realignment and closure of military installations in Illinois, make site visits to military installations in Illinois, monitor the realignment and closing process, and urge the Department of Defense and Congress not to realign or close Illinois military installations.
