Expresses serious concern about the scope, justification, and substance of the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement's stream protection rule, and the procedure and process that have been used to adopt it.
Mourns the death of William David "Will" Templeton of Pinckneyville.
Recognizes the Illinois 2011 Children's Champions and their dedication, hard work, and significant contributions to the State of Illinois.
Welcomes Lena Dickemann of Germany to the United States and the State of Illinois as part of the 2010-11 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program.
Congratulates the Murphysboro Red Devils boys basketball team for its fantastic season.
Congratulates Barbara A. Bush on the occasion of being named President of the Illinois Bed and Breakfast Association.
Mourns the death of Guy Anthony Renzaglia of Mahomet.
Creates the State Facility Overtime Act. Provides that the Director of the State agency responsible for the operation of specified State facilities (or the Director's designee or agent) may not require an employee to accept work in excess of an agreed upon, predetermined, and regularly scheduled daily work shift, not to exceed 40 hours per week. Provides for: exceptions to the prohibition; posting a summary of the Act and applicable rules; investigation of complaints by the Illinois Department of Labor and disposition of complaints; adoption of administrative rules; construction; and other matters. Effective immediately.
Creates the Pension Funding and Fairness Act. Provides that the maximum annual percentage change in State fiscal year spending in the categories specified may not exceed the inflation adjustment factor plus the population adjustment factor and any increases attributable to specified measures. Provides that, in order to adopt an increase in State spending beyond that limitation or in order to adopt an increase in State revenue, a measure must be approved by a three-fifths supermajority vote of all members of each house of the General Assembly and must be approved by a majority of voters. Provides for the imposition of an emergency tax. Establishes the Past Due Paydown Fund and provides that the General Assembly may authorize transfers, appropriations, and allocations from the fund only to fund the costs of paying down the remaining past due debt. Provides that any remaining funds shall be transferred to the State Budget Stabilization Fund. Establishes the State Budget Stabilization Fund to fund the costs of State government up to the expenditure limit in years when State revenues are less than the amount necessary to finance the level of expenditures. Provides that the fund may not exceed 8% of the total General Fund revenues received in the immediately preceding fiscal year, and any excess shall be transferred to the Taxpayer Relief Fund. Establishes the Taxpayer Relief Fund, and provides that, if the amount in the fund exceeds 1% of General Fund expenditures, then the General Assembly shall enact legislation to provide for the refund to taxpayers of amounts in the fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Past Due Paydown Fund, the State Budget Stabilization Fund, and the Taxpayer Relief Fund as special funds in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With respect to Veteran grants and Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grants, Provides that a person who otherwise qualifies for a grant, and who elects not to participate in specified grant or assistance programs, may relinquish his or her entitlement to the grant and instead transfer that entitlement to his or her spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or step-child. Effective July 1, 2010.
