Appropriates $700,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Village of Washington Park for the removal of derelict housing and trash. Effective July 1, 2005.
Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for grants to the Village of Washington Park for street repair and construction. Effective July 1, 2005.
Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for grants to the City of Centreville for street repair and construction. Effective July 1, 2005.
Creates the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. Sets forth certain rights of homeless persons, including the right to live in any community in the State, the right to choose living arrangements, and the right to employment and training opportunities. Directs the Department of Human Rights to monitor and enforce homeless persons' rights, and provides criminal penalties for violations of those rights. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish priorities of eligibility for temporary rental or other housing assistance among the various categories of persons needing assistance in obtaining or retaining housing. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the public policy of the State includes securing freedom from discrimination because of a person's housing status, and defines "housing status" to mean (i) the type of housing in which an individual resides or (ii) the status of having or not having a fixed or regular residence.
Amends the Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Appropriates $10,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Village of Washington Park for public safety expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.
Creates the State Apprenticeship and Training Act. Creates the Apprenticeship and Training Council to develop sound apprenticeship training standards and to encourage industry and labor to institute training programs. Establishes the powers and duties of the Council. Provides that the Council shall establish the standards for the certification of the competence of individuals as journeymen in the various building, craft or other skilled trades. Provides that apprenticeship committees may be approved in any trade or group of trades, or in municipalities, regions of the State, or trade areas, by the Council whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades in such localities justify such establishment. Provides that certain information shall be contained in an apprenticeship agreement. Provides that the provisions of the Act shall, in regard to apprenticeship and training programs, apply to a person, firm, corporation or craft only after such person, firm, corporation or craft has voluntarily elected to conform with the provisions of the Act.
Creates the Community Self-Revitalization Act. Provides that a municipality, county, or any combination of municipalities and counties that are certified as an economically distressed community or communities by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in order to receive the assistance as provided under this Act, may appoint a Board of Economic Advisors. Provides that the Board shall consist of 18 members of the community, appointed by the corporate authorities of the community, representing the perspective of 13 sectors vital to community redevelopment, including families, businesses, and government. Provides that the Board shall create a 3-year to 5-year revitalization plan for the community containing distinct, measurable objectives for revitalization. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may, subject to appropriation, make grants to communities to create a Board of Economic Advisors under the Act for the operational expenses of the Board. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall advise Boards of available funding and assist Boards in securing this funding. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "taxing district".
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a member of the armed forces of the United States, other than a reserve component, on active duty on the due date of any installment of taxes due under the Property Tax Code shall not be deemed delinquent in the payment of the installment until 90 days after the due date or, if the member is deployed outside the continental United States, 90 days after the member is redeployed to the continental United States. Provides that members of the reserve components of the armed forces of the United States or members of the National Guard who are on active duty shall not be deemed delinquent in the payment of the installment until 90 days (now, 30 days) after the member returns from active duty. Deletes provisions concerning an amnesty period in Cook County for certain National Guard members for taxes on homestead property due and payable in 1991 or 1992. Effective immediately.
