Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. With respect to the apportionment of business income for persons other than residents, provides that for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2003 and before December 31, 2008 the income shall be apportioned using the property factor, payroll factor, and sales factor. Provides that for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2008, the income shall again be apportioned using the sales factor only. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Requires the Auditor General to conduct annual post-audits of public transit agencies. Specifies items to be included in the post-audits. Requires the employment of an additional Deputy Auditor General to be responsible for the post-audits. Requires the Auditor General to annually report the results of audits of public transit agencies to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Legislative Audit Commission, to distribute summaries to interested parties, to post the results on a web site the Auditor General must create and maintain, and to publicly present the results at hearings requested by the General Assembly or a public transit agency.
Amends the School Code. Creates the Professional Teacher Standards Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the Governor to administer the Article of the School Code governing the certification of teachers and other certificated school personnel and the approval of teacher and administrator preparation programs. Gives the Professional Teacher Standards Board all powers and duties currently exercised by the State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board with respect to administration of the certification and program approval process, and abolishes the State Teacher Certification Board. Authorizes the Professional Teacher Standards Board to employ an Executive Director and such other staff members as are necessary to exercise its powers and duties and carry out its functions. Provides that a Standard Certificate may be renewed based on proof of professional development (instead of on proof of continuing education or professional development). Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2003.
Creates the Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish a tax amnesty program for delinquent taxes required to be collected by the Department to run for a period from October 1, 2003 though November 30, 2003 and to cover any taxable period ending prior to July 1, 2002. The Department shall not collect any interest or penalties on those taxes or pursue the taxpayer either by civil suit or criminal prosecution for those taxes if amnesty is granted to the taxpayer. Excludes taxpayers who are a party to any criminal investigation or to any pending civil or criminal litigation concerning the tax liability. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Provides that the money collected under the amnesty program (except for personal property tax replacement income tax collected) shall be deposited as follows: (i) one-half into the Common School Fund; (ii) one-half into the General Revenue Fund. Amends the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. Provides that, if a taxpayer eligible for the amnesty program fails to satisfy the tax liability during the amnesty period, then the interest or penalty or both imposed by the Department on that tax liability shall be imposed in an amount that is 200% of the amount that would otherwise be imposed. Effective immediately
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits the lock-out of a tenant by the landlord. Provides a list of what constitutes a lockout. Lists permissible actions by a tenant if the condition of a dwelling place falls below the standard required by the Act due to the action or omission of the landlord and if the condition violation was not caused by the tenant. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning independent contractors.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the hate crime statute, defines sexual orientation to also include transgender status. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In the provision permitting the court to impose a more severe sentence upon a defendant who committed a crime against an individual or the individual's relatives, spouse, friends, or associates or their property because of the individual's actual or perceived sexual orientation, includes in the definition of sexual orientation, transgender status.
Amends the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act. Requires that notice of those present at the interrogation of a peace officer be written notice. Requires that the notice include the name, rank, and unit of command of all persons who will be present on behalf of the employer (now, all persons present) during the interrogation.
