Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State universities.

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds certain employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice whose position is equivalent to a parole officer to the alternative formula. Removes restrictions on the application of the alternative formula provisions to certain employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an early childhood education block grant.

Designates the month of April 2009 as the Month of the African American Male in Illinois Higher Education in the State of Illinois.

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds a pensioner member to the Board of Trustees and makes corresponding changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2011, and annually each January 1 thereafter, the maximum amount that may be recovered by a person who rents a motor vehicle to another due to the theft of the rental motor vehicle shall be increased by $500 above the maximum recovery allowed immediately prior to January 1 of that year. Effective January 1, 2011.

Declares support for New START to further reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world.

Amends the Short Term Borrowing Act. Authorizes the Governor, Comptroller, and Treasurer to borrow principal amounts not to exceed a total of $1,500,000,000, at any time and from time to time outstanding, to be applied to the purposes of paying hospital access improvement payments under the Public Aid Code and in order to obtain all funds available to the State under federal economic stimulus and recovery programs, together with paying debts and associated expenses incurred in connection with the borrowing. Provides that all moneys so borrowed shall be borrowed for a period not to exceed one year. Effective immediately.

Creates the Community College Construction Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure by adding an Article that may be cited as the Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Law of 2009. Provides that an eligible borrower has a right to defer a judicial sale for a specified period by providing an affidavit to the foreclosing lender. When the deferment period ends or the deferment is lost, a lender may schedule a sale by publishing a specified newspaper notice and serving a copy on those on the premises, 4 weeks before the sale. Provides a formula to set the borrower's monthly payment. Provides that a borrower loses the right to deferment if he or she ceases to reside on the premises. Provides for mortgage foreclosure counselors. Provides that a foreclosing lender and a borrower must negotiate in good faith. Provides that a borrower may dispute a deferment cancellation through arbitration. Provides that lenders shall send to borrowers a mandated notice about deferment. Provides that a lender who acts in bad faith or recklessly in violation of these provisions is liable to a person injured for actual damages, statutory damages up to $25,000, punitive damages, costs, and attorney's fees. Makes other changes. Effective 7 days after becoming law.