Amends the Use Tax Act. Provides that "gasohol" means motor fuel that is at least (now, no more than) 90% gasoline and no more than (now, at least) 10% denatured ethanol that contains no more than 1.25% water by weight. Effective immediately.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Changes the fee for a pheasant hunting stamp from a maximum of $15 to an amount set by rule of the Department of Natural Resources.
Amends the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Creates the Solar Energy Independence Act. Provides only a short title provision.
Amends the Illinois AgriFIRST Program Act of 2001. Adds a definition for "research".
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Requires that a public body designate a representative to maintain a daily job log; requires that the log contain the name of each contractor and subcontractor that participates on the public works project. Requires that employees sign their names and the times they report to and leave the job site. Provides that a willful violation of the job log provisions by a representative of a public body is a Class B misdemeanor. Requires that each contractor and subcontractor submit to the public body a copy of an official State or federal photo identification for each individual who performs work on a project. Requires workers to produce a photo ID upon request, and requires contractors and subcontractors to ensure workers' compliance. Makes a contractor or subcontractor's violation of the photo ID provisions a Class B misdemeanor.
Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Extends the deadline for application for early retirement without discount from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2010; also reduces the required contribution for some members. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides the alternative (State police) retirement formula for persons employed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal as Fire Prevention Inspectors. Effective immediately.
Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create an income tax credit for a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 in an amount not to exceed $500 for amounts spent during the taxable year for the tuition and fees of the taxpayer and any dependent of the taxpayer engaged in full-time or part-time undergraduate studies at any public or private college, university, or community college located in Illinois. Provides that this credit is not available to individuals whose tuition or fees are reimbursed by their employers. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's income tax liability to less than zero. Applicable to tax years ending on or after December 31, 2003. Sunsets the credit after 10 years. Effective immediately.
