Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning posting of certain notices.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Establishes a time frame within which an initial agreement must be reached or conciliation and arbitration attempted.
Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides for the Adjutant General (i) to order Illinois National Guard personnel into active service for certain nonemergency functions and (ii) to make rules concerning military installations in conformity with federal rules. Provides for personnel to receive medical and dental treatment for injuries incurred "while on duty and lawfully performing the same" and to be treated for injuries, wounds, and disabilities at the nearest appropriate medical facility if a medical officer is not detailed. Provides for payment of medical treatment by the State.
Amends the Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Act. Provides that the Secretary of Transportation (instead of the Director of Central Management Services) shall serve as an ex officio member of the governing body of the Authority. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of each municipality may require a defendant to complete an education program for each ordinance violation committed. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle owner may have to complete a traffic education program for a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system. In a provision authorizing municipalities to provide for a system of administrative adjudication for violations of parking, standing, compliance, and automated traffic laws, provides that the administrative system shall have the authority to adjudicate any civil offense carrying a fine not in excess of $250 or "requiring the completion of a traffic education program, or both". Provides that the notice of a parking, standing, compliance, or automated traffic law violation shall specify any requirement to complete a traffic education program. Specifies other notice requirements. In a provision pertaining to vehicle immobilization, adds that a vehicle shall be eligible for immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle has failed to complete a specific number of traffic education programs as determined by ordinance.
Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a police officer that is transferring creditable service from one downstate police pension fund to another to elect to have his or her creditable service reduced rather than paying the difference between the amount transferred and the true cost of allowing that creditable service to be established. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the Act applies to certain projects located outside of the State, if the project involves property or facilities that are owned, operated, leased, or managed by an entity located within the State. Sets forth criteria for approving out-of-State projects. Provides that the Authority shall not provide financing for any project, or portion of a project, located outside of the United States. Provides that the Authority shall not provide financing that constitutes an indebtedness of the State for any project, or portion of a project, located outside of the State. Provides that the Illinois Finance Authority may approve an application to finance or refinance a project located outside of the State only if the Authority has the ability to issue at least another $1,000,000,000 of bonds after giving effect to the financing or refinancing or the out-of-state project. Proposes that the Authority shall not provide financing that uses State volume cap under Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for a project located outside of the State. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the members of Plumbers and Gasfitters U.A. Local 360 in Collinsville on the occasion of the local's 100th anniversary.
Amends the Personnel Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Public University Energy Conservation Act. Provides that "energy conservation measure" includes construction of a new building or facility that is designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs.
