Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Pension Code to allow purchase of service credit for up to 2 years of military service not immediately preceded by employment. Allows purchase at a reduced interest rate for 6 months. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the occupational disease disability benefit shall be equal to 65% of the current salary attached from time to time to the rank held by the police officer at the time of his or her removal from the police department payroll (now the greater of 65% of the salary attached to the rank held by the police officer in the police service at the time of his or her removal from the police department payroll or 50% of the current salary attached from time to time to the rank held by the police officer at the time of his or her removal from the police department payroll). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Pension Code. Provides that salary received on or after July 1, 1999 for overtime, summer school, and other optional service shall be included in the calculation of salary for pension purposes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning method of arrest.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Road Worker Safety license plates to qualified applicants. Provides that the plates are to be displayed on first division vehicles or on second division vehicles weighing not more than 12,000 pounds. Provides that the additional fees collected for these plates shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of an expectant mother parking device to a pregnant woman whose mobility has been limited by her condition, subject to administrative rules to be adopted by the Secretary of State. Provides that the provision does not require any parking lot to reserve any spaces for expectant mothers. Prohibits use of a space reserved for a person with an expectant mother parking device by a person not having the device. Establishes penalties for violation of the prohibition. Provides that the Department of Transportation's sign manual shall include the sign adopted by the Secretary of State to designate the reservation of parking facilities for an expectant mother.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows purchase of service credit for up to 2 years of military service during which the fireman was not on a leave of absence from employment. Allows purchase at a reduced interest rate for 6 months. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each year, the Department of Revenue must alter, by random selection, the order in which the tax checkoff provisions appear on the individual income tax return forms.
Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a requirement that a State Police applicant have certain job experience is deemed to be satisfied if the applicant has been honorably discharged and has an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal awarded after September 11, 2001 by one of the United States armed forces. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of Support Our Troops license plates for an additional fee of $40 at original issuance and $27 at renewal. Provides that $25 of these fees shall be deposited into the Support Our Troops Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Creates the Support Our Troops Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all moneys in the Support Our Troops Fund shall be paid as grants to Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc., for charitable assistance to the troops and their families in accordance with its Articles of Incorporation. Effective immediately.
