Rep. William B. Black

Congratulates Larry McConkey on the occasion of his retirement as head of REHAB Products and Services.

Congratulates Rantoul Chief of Police Paul Dollins on the occasion of his retirement after a long and dedicated career in law enforcement.

Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Allows the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board to establish conditions and procedures under which the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan may discount or subsidize premiums for unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004, and to accept funds appropriated for this purpose. Allows unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to be eligible for the Plan even though their premiums may be discounted or subsidized. Requires federally eligible unemployed or retired coal miners whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to pay the discounted or subsidized premiums established by the Board. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the provisions restricting the return to employment after receiving early retirement benefits, excludes elective office. Effective immediately.

Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that contracts for supplies, material, or work in excess of $20,000 (now, $10,000) shall be let to lowest responsible bidder. Effective immediately.

Requires the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to convey to Gene Michael Vanderport, of Vermilion County, in exchange for fair market value, certain real property located in Vermilion County. Provides that the provisions of this Act of the 94th General Assembly are judicially enforceable and that the State Property Control Act does not apply to the transfer of the described property. Amends the State Property Control Act to exclude the described property from the definition of "property". Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who drives while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds is guilty of aggravated DUI if he or she had no valid driver's license or was not covered by liability insurance. Provides that the person's vehicle is subject to seizure and forfeiture.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who has an ownership interest in property taxed under the Code is called to active duty for deployment outside the continental United States and is on active duty on the due date of any installment of taxes due under the Code, he or she shall not be deemed delinquent in the payment of the installment and no interest shall accrue or be charged as a penalty on the installment until one year (now, 30 days) after that member returns from active duty. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that notice of penalties and opportunities for hearing with regard to failure to pay fines for parking violations may be sent to the violator's last known address recorded in a United States Postal Service approved database. Provides that, in cases where the violations involved a leased vehicle, notice may be sent to the last address known to the lessor of the vehicle. Provides that, after the expiration of the period during which judicial review may be sought for the administrative adjudication of a parking violation, the municipality commencing an action against the violator may file with the court a certified record (in lieu of a certified copy) of the final determination of violation.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Repeals provisions allowing a township board to authorize the local liquor control commissioner to issue a specific special event retailer's license in any township that has voted to prohibit the retail sale of alcoholic liquor.