Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code to provide an increase in the retirement benefit formula. Provides for 2.5% (rather than 2%) of average salary for each year of service beyond 20. Also makes technical changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Makes a technical change in the title Section.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employee rights.
Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly and without lawful justification interrupt, verbally or physically obstruct, prevent, disrupt, impede, or otherwise interfere with another person in making or completing an emergency communication. Includes in the definition of emergency communication 9-1-1 calls and emergency calls over a radio frequency (rather than communications over a citizens band radio channel). Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a Class B misdemeanor if there is no serious bodily injury and no loss of property in excess of $1,000).
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%".
Amends the Illinois Conservation Enhancement Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative purpose and policy of the Act.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that none of the amount received by an individual as primary social security old age and disability retirement benefits shall constitute disqualifying income.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Governors State University for its FY05 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State policy.
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Department of Developmental, Mental, and Physical Disabilities. Renames the Department of Public Health as the Department of Public Health and Preventive Services. Renames the Department of Human Services as the Department of Social Services and Employment. Transfers certain programs from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Developmental, Mental, and Physical Disabilities and the Department of Public Health and Preventive Services. Effective July 1, 2003.
