Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the tax exemption for property used for religious purposes.
Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Requires all applicants for license renewal after January 1, 2030 (rather than January 1, 2006) to apply for and maintain certification to use therapeutic ocular pharmaceutical agents. Effective immediately.
Amends the Pyrotechnic Operator Licensing Act. Removes references to Division 1.4 explosives as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations from the Act.
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 Cook County Forest Preserve Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Clarifies the provision that a person who is convicted of a felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with his or her service as an employee may not receive any of the benefits provided in that Article. Effective immediately.
Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that former members who have not yet begun receiving a retirement annuity may establish credit for certain military service.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds one additional annuitant to the Board of Trustees. Also provides that a member of the Board may not receive any salary for his or her services as a member of the Board. Effective immediately.
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that any moneys received by an elected official from the State of Illinois for service in that capacity shall be deemed earnings unless specifically excluded. Changes the provisions defining and specifying the manner of designating a beneficiary. Removes obsolete language relating to the payment of federal social security contributions to the Fund. Makes a change in the required contribution for transfer of credits to IMRF from a downstate police pension fund for certain police chiefs who participate in IMRF. Provides that an employee whose disability determination or medical examination results are at issue before the Board may request that the portion of the Board meeting or committee hearing concerning the disability determination or medical examination be closed to the public. Provides that if a retiring employee has accumulated nonconcurrent service with more than one participating municipality or participating instrumentality, aggregate municipality charges shall be prorated among all nonfinal employers based on service credit and projected earnings with those employers and, for the final employer, municipality charges shall be based on the remaining cost of the employee's pension. Makes a technical correction. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows former members who have not yet begun receiving a retirement annuity to establish credit for up to 2 years of prior military service. Extends to July 1, 2004 the period during which that credit may be established without payment of amounts representing employer contributions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Allows the Chicago Board of Education to designate attendance boundaries for no more than one-third of the charter schools permitted in Chicago if the Board determines that attendance boundaries are needed to relieve overcrowding, to better serve low-income and at-risk students, or to otherwise meet the public interest. Allows students residing within an attendance boundary to be given priority for enrollment, but prohibits them from being required to attend the charter school.
