Creates the as the Local Government Taxpayer's Relief Act. Provides that no person may bid, transact, continue to perform, or have any interest in contracts or agreements let or issued by a unit of local government or school district if that person has filed a civil lawsuit naming that unit of local government or school district as a defendant unless approved by the executive and a super-majority of the legislative branch of the unit of local government. Applies to contracts entered into before, on, and after the effective date. Exempts certain contracts between employers and employees. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Military Affairs for its FY05 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning detention or shelter care hearings.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, as follows: General Revenue Fund $212,859,600
Creates the Family and Personal Protection Act. Establishes statewide uniform standards for the issuance of permits to carry concealed firearms in this State. Vests in the Department of State Police, the authority to issue concealed firearms permits to qualified applicants. Requires an applicant to complete a training course in handgun use, safety, and marksmanship. Also requires instruction in the law relating to firearm use. Requires an applicant to be at least 21 years of age. Prohibits an applicant who has been convicted of a felony or has a history of mental illness, addiction, or habitual alcohol use from obtaining a permit. Creates the Citizen Safety and Self-Defense Trust Fund administered by the Department. The moneys in the Fund shall be used to administer the Act. Establishes restrictions on carrying concealed firearms. Establishes standards for the training course and for certifying instructors. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Family and Personal Protection Act supersedes an ordinance of a unit of local government inconsistent with that Act. Prohibits a home rule unit from regulating the issuance of permits to carry concealed firearms. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts from an unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of weapons violation, persons who carry or possess firearms in accordance with the Family and Personal Protection Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993. Provides that a person may receive a license as a private alarm contractor without meeting certain requirements if he or she applies for a license between December 9, 2003 and December 12, 2003. Provides that a person who applies for a license as a locksmith between December 9, 2003 and December 12, 2003 is exempt from the examination requirement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a child's annuity is payable to a child who is over 18 years of age, but less than 23 years of age, if he or she is a full-time student. Eliminates the 3-day waiting period for the payment of a duty disability benefit for certain persons. Creates an interim disability benefit for an employee who has a pending workers' compensation claim or who is awaiting a final determination by the Industrial Commission. Provides a minimum annuity for certain retirees and surviving spouses. Authorizes employer pickup and tax-deferred status for contributions made toward the alternative plan for commissioners. With respect to the 5 years of service needed to establish eligibility for a disability retirement annuity, excludes service credit earned while on disability for new employees. Clarifies the calculation of service with respect to the Optional Plan. Allows an employee who has returned to service to repay a prior refund within the 90 days following his or her final withdrawal from service. Allows payment of a refund to certain nonvested employees who are under age 55 (rather than 50). Provides that the refund due to a person who enters service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act and who must forfeit his or her pension because of a felony conviction shall be equal to his or her contributions (including amounts paid by the person to establish additional or optional credit), without interest, less the amount of any benefits paid to the person (including benefits paid to an alternate payee under a QILDRO). Provides that the refund shall not include employer contributions or any interest on contributions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning independent contractors.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for its FY05 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to prosecution of a traffic, boating, or fish and game law or ordinance violation committed by a minor.
Amends the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Requires the Department on Aging to establish and maintain a clearinghouse for all reports of elder abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. Requires that every State agency report to the clearinghouse all cases of confirmed elder abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation known to the agency. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits the knowing manufacture, delivery, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and assault weapon attachments. Provides for an affirmative defense to a violation for peace officers, correctional institution employees and officers, members of the Armed Services and Reserve Forces of the United States, and the Illinois National Guard while these persons are in the performance of their duties. Establishes penalties for violations.
