Rep. Robert F. Flider

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires that the Governor's submitted budget include information concerning the amount and description of overdue bills and invoices under the State Prompt Payment Act. Amends the Prompt Payment Act. Accelerates the payment period from 60 days after the bill is submitted to 30 days after the bill is submitted. Increases the interest penalty from 1% to 1.5% if the payment is not made within 60 days after the bill is submitted. Effective immediately.

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that whenever a person sells to a consumer merchandise consisting of a wireless telecommunication device that is not subject to a contract for wireless telecommunication service, the seller must obtain the consumer's name and address. Requires the seller to maintain that record for one year. Makes a seller's failure to do so an unlawful practice under the Act.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to restitution. Provides that if the defendant is convicted of a violent crime, the court may sentence the defendant to pay lifetime restitution to the crime victim. Provides that the court shall base its decision to order lifetime restitution upon (i) the age of the defendant, (ii) the severity of the crime, and (iii) the income of the defendant.

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning contractual continued service in school districts other than the Chicago school district, adds an exception to the probationary period of 4 consecutive school terms for a teacher who is first employed as a full-time teacher by a school district on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act but who, prior to employment with the district, already entered upon contractual continued service in another school district, in which case the probationary period is 2 consecutive school terms. Makes a similar change with respect to a teacher employed in a program of a special education joint agreement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Utilities Act to require that the Attorney General, upon request, must be given the opportunity to present oral arguments on the propriety of any proposed rate or other charge, classification, contract, practice, rule, or regulation at a hearing on the matter. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require (1) that a utility must require adequate proof of identification before it switches service to another person and (2) that the account of a customer may not be in the name of a person who is under 18 years of age. Effective July 1, 2010.