Amends the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act. Adds a caption to the title Section of the Act.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning conditions for basic maintenance grants of Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning bail on a new trial.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Compounds the automatic annual increase in retirement annuity. Also increases it to 3%, reduces the minimum age to 55, and removes the 30% maximum increase limitation for all annuitants. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that coverage under those Acts must include coverage for all generally medically accepted cancer screening tests. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Requires tobacco vendors to obtain a license from the State. Increases penalties for the distribution of tobacco to persons under 18 years of age. Requires persons who sell tobacco products to obtain a license from the State. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable.
Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the minimum total survivor's annuity benefit payable to the survivor's annuity beneficiaries of a deceased member who was earning eligible creditable service at the time of termination of service or of a deceased annuitant whose retirement annuity was calculated under the alternative formula. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1907. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a petition to incorporate as a sanitary district.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for its FY05 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that, with the approval of the Supreme Court of Illinois, the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts has the power to appoint persons as Judicial Security Officers to provide for the personal security of the Justices of the Supreme Court. Gives Judicial Security Officers all the powers possessed by police officers and sheriffs, including the power to make arrests. Allows Judicial Security Officers to exercise these powers anywhere in the State as required to protect the Justices of the Supreme Court or the properties and interests of the Supreme Court. Provides for qualifications for appointment as a Judicial Security Officer. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to issue to each Judicial Security Officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that it is authorized by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and (ii) contains a unique identifying number. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Director of Employment Security.
