Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics, celebrates the accomplishments of Justice Anne Burke, and congratulates all Special Olympic athletes, past and present, on their accomplishments.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Cook County Article, deletes a restrictive date in a provision concerning establishing credit for military service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Ronald and Doris Jordan on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Congratulates the Marist High School varsity volleyball team, the RedHawks, on winning the 2018 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A State Championship.
Commends The Authors Guild for its service to the community of authors in the State of Illinois and in the United States.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates an advisory council within the Department of Insurance to review and make recommendations to the Department regarding rules to be adopted by the Department concerning continuing education courses, course materials, curriculum, and credentials of instructors. Provides that the members shall be appointed by the Director of Insurance. Provides criteria for membership, length of terms, term limits, and quorum. Provides that a member of the advisory council or a designee of the Director shall be permitted access to any classroom or any educational offering while instruction is in progress to monitor the instruction for any class that has been submitted to the Department for continuing education credit under the provisions of the Code. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Requires that the trustees for the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District be elected at consolidated elections. Provides that where a nomination for election is to be made for a trustee of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District, then the petition shall be filed in the office of the county clerk not more than 113 nor less than 106 days prior to the date of the primary. Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District shall be elected (rather than appointed) beginning with the 2019 election. Sets forth requirements concerning the number of trustees to be elected and length of terms. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the Electronic Registration Information Center shall provide the exclusive interstate voter registration program for the State. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall not share identification records contained in databases maintained by State agencies with any interstate voter registration program other than the Electronic Registration Information Center. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Thomas Joseph Maloney on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Provides that each public college or university that is required to have a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services shall report to the Board of Higher Education information on the its efforts in attracting, recruiting, and retaining veterans and military personnel at the institution. Effective immediately.
