Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a defendant who commits any of certain specified offenses against a family or household member in the presence of any child under 16 years of age (rather than a child who is the defendant's or victim's child or a step child or who is a minor child residing within the household of the defendant or victim) is liable for the cost of counseling required for the child at the discretion of the court and must serve a mandatory minimum imprisonment term of 10 days or perform 300 hours of community service, or both.
Amends the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Pension Code. Provides that salary received on or after July 1, 1999 for overtime, summer school, and other optional service shall be included in the calculation of salary for pension purposes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning notice of an election on a petition to transfer territory.
Amends the Military School Scholarship Act. Makes a technical change in a Section allowing a board of county commissioners or a county board to appropriate money for the support and education of a student in a military school that is a post of the Illinois National Guard.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for immediate issuance of a new and different set of plates to a victim of domestic violence if specified conditions are met.
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984 to January 1, 2014. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that an employee has a right to bring a civil action within 90 days of a violation of the provisions prohibiting discrimination or discharge in retaliation for filing a complaint against an employer for a violation that results in the discharge of the employee or a reduction of his or her wages and may recover 3 times the amount of the employee's loss or reduction in wages, attorneys fees, and court costs.
Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning appointments of commissioners.
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of day care homes.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Community College Board.
