Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning certificates of title.
Amends the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Provides the benefits of that Act to a person who is employed as a security guard by the State on a full-time, part-time, temporary, or contractual-payroll basis and whose death or catastrophic injury in the line of duty occurs on or after September 1, 2004. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition.
Creates the Live Near Work Act and amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Live Near Work Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Authorizes the Illinois Housing Development Authority to make grants from the Fund to employers, municipalities, counties, and nonprofit housing organizations for promoting employer-assisted housing programs and to enact regulations establishing eligibility for these grants. Establishes guidelines for investments by employers that the Authority may support with grants from the Fund. Provides that grant funds may be used to support administration and technical assistance costs. Establishes criteria by which nonprofit housing organizations, municipalities, and counties are eligible for grant funds. Requires the Authority to report annually to the General Assembly on the program. Provides that the Act is repealed on July 1, 2009.
Amends the Naprapathic Practice Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the necessity of a license.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Creates the Visual Media Economic Development Fund Act. Contains only a short title.
Makes fiscal year 2004 appropriations to the State Comptroller for ordinary and contingent expenses and the lottery. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Illinois Opportunity Fund Act. Contains provisions intended to increase the availability and facilitate the delivery of institutional venture capital to emerging and expanding enterprises in the State of Illinois. Defines the role of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Creates the Illinois Opportunity Fund and provides for the creation of the Illinois Capital Investment Corporation. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Opportunity Special Projects Fund. Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act to authorize audits of the Corporation and the Fund. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Creates the Illinois Disabilities Services Advisory Committee Act. Provides that the committee shall be composed of at least 20 members appointed by the Governor. Provides that the committee shall (i) serve in an advisory capacity to State agencies charged with implementation of the Disabilities Services Plan, (ii) provide ongoing oversight of progress to the Governor and the General Assembly and periodic reports to relevant State agencies, (iii) work in collaboration with State agencies to develop and facilitate a model of individual choice, (iv) identify opportunities for change through technology, (v) assist in analyzing the impact on service delivery of private sector and market forces and changing demographics, and (vi) examine ways to have funding for services follow the consumer's choice for services. Effective immediately.
