Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Workers' Compensation Act to provide that covered persons must not be required to pay co-pays, co-insurance, or deductibles.

Amends the River Conservancy Districts Act. Makes a technical change concerning judicial notice.

Requires the Auditor General to conduct financial, management, and program audits of the Rend Lake Conservancy District and to file a certified copy of the report of the audits with the Governor and with the Legislative Audit Commission. Requires the Rend Lake Conservancy District to reimburse the Auditor General for the cost of the audits.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) to convert up to 10 years of non-SLEP service credit into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee contributions, plus interest. Increases the SLEP retirement formula to 2.5% of the final rate of earnings for each year of SLEP service. Allows a person with at least 20 years of SLEP credit to have the pension based on his or her salary rate on the last day of SLEP service. Compounds the 3% annual increase in retirement annuities for SLEPs who retire on or after July 1, 2003; specifies that those retirees do not receive a supplemental benefit payment (13th check). Increases the basic disability benefit for a sheriff's law enforcement employee whose disability is the result of sickness, accident, or injury incurred in or resulting from the performance of an act of duty, from 50% to 65% of the final rate of earnings. Increases the SLEP surviving spouse benefit to 66% of the deceased SLEP's retirement annuity. Removes the 2-year service requirement for earning new benefits after a return to service as a SLEP. Increases the additional employee contribution paid by SLEPs to 3.1% of salary. Also eliminates the reduction in benefit imposed on a surviving spouse who is more than 5 years younger than the deceased member, for the surviving spouse of any member who dies on or after the effective date. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) to convert up to 10 years of non-SLEP service credit into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee contributions, plus interest. Increases the SLEP retirement formula to 2.5% of the final rate of earnings for each year of SLEP service. Allows a person with at least 20 years of SLEP credit to have the pension based on his or her salary rate on the last day of SLEP service. Compounds the 3% annual increase in retirement annuities for SLEPs who retire on or after July 1, 2004; specifies that those retirees do not receive a supplemental benefit payment (13th check). Increases the basic disability benefit for a sheriff's law enforcement employee whose disability is the result of sickness, accident, or injury incurred in or resulting from the performance of an act of duty, from 50% to 65% of the final rate of earnings. Increases the SLEP surviving spouse benefit to 66% of the deceased SLEP's retirement annuity. Removes the 2-year service requirement for earning new benefits after a return to service as a SLEP. Increases the additional employee contribution paid by SLEPs to 3.1% of salary. Also eliminates the reduction in benefit imposed on a surviving spouse who is more than 5 years younger than the deceased member, for the surviving spouse of any member who dies on or after the effective date. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code and the Workers' Compensation Act to provide that covered persons must not be required to pay co-pays, co-insurance, or deductibles.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) to convert up to 10 years of non-SLEP service credit into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee and employer contributions, plus interest. Increases the SLEP retirement formula to 2.5% of the final rate of earnings for each year of SLEP service. Increases the maximum pension payable to a SLEP from 75% to 80% of the final rate of earnings. Removes the 2-year service requirement for earning new benefits after a return to service as a SLEP. Increases the additional employee contribution paid by SLEPs to 2.5% of salary. Also eliminates the reduction in benefit imposed on a surviving spouse who is more than 5 years younger than the deceased member, for the surviving spouse of any member who dies on or after the effective date. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the application of the Act.

Amends the State Finance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.