Amends the Trustees of Schools Article of the School Code. Allows the school board of South Holland School District 151 to withdraw from the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees of schools of Thornton Township and the township treasurer, provided that the school board elects or appoints its own school treasurer. Effective July 1, 2021.
Creates the Wage Theft Act. Provides that any employer and its officers who knowingly withhold wages from an employee in the State and refuses to compensate the employee for the wages the employee earned shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense of wage theft and a Class 4 felony for subsequent offenses and shall be listed on the Department of Labor's website. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that in any county or municipality that requires a building permit, a notice with information on workers' rights under the Wage Theft Act and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act shall be included with the building permit applicant to post at the construction site. Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, there shall be created a Wage Theft Enforcement Fund that will allow any employee who has filed a complaint against an employer that the Department of Labor determines to be insolvent to be entitled to receive a full pay period's worth of wages and interest from the Wage Theft Enforcement Fund. Provides that the Department of Labor shall make available to the public on its website a list of the employers and their officers and agents found guilty of violating the Act and the Wage Theft Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Wage Theft Enforcement Fund.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for its FY22 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2021.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that certain property located in Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Rich, Thornton, or Worth Township may be certified as southland reactivation property. Provides that, beginning with the first tax year after the property is certified as southland reactivation property and continuing through the twelfth tax year after the property is certified as southland reactivation property, the property shall be valued at 50% of the last known equalized assessed value. Sets forth the maximum aggregate tax liability for property that has been certified as southland reactivation property. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, when a taxpayer sells or transfers the major part of (i) the stock of goods which he is engaged in the business of selling, (ii) furniture or fixtures, (iii) machinery and equipment, or (iv) real property, then the taxpayer shall notify the Department of Revenue (currently, the Chicago office of the Department of Revenue) no more than 10 business days before (currently, after) the sale or transfer. Provides that payments of winnings from sports wagering conducted in accordance with the Sports Wagering Act are allocable to this State. In provisions concerning the Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) Tax Credit, provides that, if, during any taxable year, a taxpayer ceases operations at a project location that is the subject of an EDGE agreement with the intent to terminate operations in the State, then the taxpayer's State income tax liability shall be increased by the amount of any credit allowed prior to the date the taxpayer ceases operations. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 In provisions concerning recapture of Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credits, provides that the taxpayer's income tax liability shall be increased by the amount of any credit allowed under the Agreement for that project location prior to the date the taxpayer ceases operations (in the introduced bill, the amount of any credit allowed prior to the date the taxpayer ceases operations).
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2021, a family eligible for child care services whose income is at or below 185% of the most recent United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for the applicable family size shall pay a $1 monthly fee as a co-payment for child care services. Deletes a provision that: (i) requires the Department of Human Services to establish, by rule, a co-payment scale that provides for cost sharing by families that receive child care services, including parents whose only income is from assistance under this Code; and (ii) that require co-payments to be based on family income and family size and other factors as appropriate. Removes a provision that authorizes the Department to raise parent co-payments. Effective immediately.
Recognizes May 31, 2021 through June 1, 2021 as the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Educational Labor Relations Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, as follows: Other State Funds $2,361,200.
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that a "supervisor" shall be considered an educational employee under the definition of "educational employee" unless the supervisor is also a managerial employee. Modifies the definition of "managerial employee" to mean an individual who has a significant role in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements or who formulates and determines employer-wide management policies and practices (rather than an individual who is engaged predominantly in executive and management functions and is charged with the responsibility of directing the effectuation of such management policies and practices). Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but makes the amendatory language applicable only to an educational employer of a school district organized under the Article the School Code concerning the boards of education in cities of over 500,000 inhabitants. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Procurement Policy Board may object to a proposed extension or renewal of a contract within 14 (currently, 30) calendar days and require a hearing before the Board prior to entering into the extension or renewal. Provides that if the Procurement Policy Board does not object within 14 (currently, 30) calendar days or take affirmative action to recommend the extension or renewal, the chief procurement officer may enter into the extension or renewal of a contract.
