Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides for a one-time increase in certain retirement and survivor's annuities. Declares it to be the public policy of this State and the intention of the General Assembly to protect annuitants against significant decreases in the purchasing power of retirement and survivor's annuities. Directs the retirement system to review and report on significant changes in purchasing power. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Designates the week of October 17-23, 2004, as Illinois School Bus Safety Week.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Cook County Forest Preserve District.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Requires the Auditor General to conduct annual post-audits of public transit agencies. Specifies items to be included in the post-audits. Requires the employment of an additional Deputy Auditor General to be responsible for the post-audits. Requires the Auditor General to annually report the results of audits of public transit agencies to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Legislative Audit Commission, to distribute summaries to interested parties, to post the results on a web site the Auditor General must create and maintain, and to publicly present the results at hearings requested by the General Assembly or a public transit agency.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code to allow investigators for the Office of the Attorney General to transfer credits for up to 12 years of prior service as a police officer, sheriff's law enforcement employee, or municipal conservator of the peace from certain other pension funds; requires payment of the difference in employee and employer contributions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in the Section that permits the defendant to make a motion for fingerprint or forensic DNA testing on evidence that was secured in relation to the trial that resulted in his or her conviction, but that was not subject to testing because the technology for testing was not available at the time of trial.
Creates the Statewide Health Improvement Plan Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Railroad Incorporation Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning articles of incorporation.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Economic and Fiscal Commission for its FY04 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Creates the Agency Appropriation Act. Provides that an appropriation bill introduced in and passed by the General Assembly shall contain appropriations to no more than one State department, State agency, or other entity of State government.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY05 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
