Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Includes in the requirements of submission of blood, saliva, and tissue samples for analysis and inclusion in the genetic marker grouping analysis database maintained by the Department of State Police a person found not guilty by reason of insanity for certain qualifying offenses or inchoate offenses. Includes in the definition of "qualifying offense" any offense or inchoate offense that is a felony.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the definition of "telecommunications carrier".
Amends the Public Utilities Act in relation to alternative gas suppliers. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to consumer education.
Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that, for the purpose of determining whether a telecommunications carrier must pay a credit to a consumer, a work stoppage is not an emergency that exempts the carrier from paying a credit.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a State's Attorney may create within his or her office a bad check diversion program for offenders who agree to voluntarily participate in the program instead of undergoing prosecution. Provides that the program may be conducted by the State's Attorney or by a private entity under contract with the State's Attorney. Provides that the bad check diversion program may require an offender to: (1) pay for, at his or her own expense, and successfully complete an educational class held by the State's Attorney or a private entity under contract with the State's Attorney; (2) make full restitution for the offense; (3) pay a per-check administrative fee. Provides that the State's Attorney, or private entity under contract with the State's Attorney, may recover, in addition to the face amount of the dishonored check or draft, a transaction fee to defray the costs and expenses incurred by a victim who received a dishonored check that was made or delivered by the offender. Provides that the transaction fee shall be paid to the victim as restitution for the offense. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Teacher and Chicago Teacher Articles, provides that a participant may establish, without paying contributions, up to 5 years of credit for military service immediately following employment, and removes certain restrictions relating to wartime. In those Articles and the State Employee and State Universities Articles, changes the method of calculating interest when establishing credit for military service not immediately following employment. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a community antenna television franchisee may not terminate service to any customer unless the franchisee first sends written notice of termination to the customer through the U.S. mail, return receipt requested, which states the date of the termination. Provides that the franchisee must provide a refund to each customer that is subject to a service interruption caused by conditions that are in the franchisee's control. Provides that no franchisee may charge more than $50 per month for any cable service.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that where a city council consists of an odd number of aldermen, the vote of the majority of the aldermen shall be sufficient to pass any resolution or motion (i) to create any liability against a city or (ii) for the expenditure or appropriation of its money (now, requires the vote of a majority of the city council, including the mayor).
Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Provides that the definition of "municipal corporation" does include a community college district, a school district, and a board of education of a school district (now includes only those in counties of 3,000,000 or more), but does not include a school district or board of education of a school district that conducted an unsuccessful referendum within the 5 years immediately preceding action by the public building commission. Provides that contracts for the construction, alteration, improvement, repair, enlargement, or demolition of buildings that are more than $25,000 (now $5,000) must be let through competitive bidding.
