Amends the Veterans' Health Insurance Program Act of 2008. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Includes manning levels in the terms and conditions of employment subject to collective bargaining and, with respect to peace officers, within the scope of arbitration decisions.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a home rule municipality with 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, by ordinance, may order the county clerk to abate any percentage of the taxes levied by the municipality and any other taxing district on each parcel of certain qualified residential property within the corporate limits of the municipality that is owned by the surviving spouse of a fallen police officer or rescue worker. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning payments under the accelerated method of billing, provides that, for tax year 2010, the estimated first installment of unpaid taxes shall be deemed delinquent and shall bear interest after April 1 (instead of March 1) at the rate of 1.5% per month. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Requires that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, on or before October 1, 2009, the county assessor shall reassess all property in the county for which 2009 is not the general assessment year. Provides that the reassessments may not be done through the application of one or more factors, mathematical or otherwise. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board.
Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Provides that the Secretary of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or his or her designee must serve without pay as a member of the Health Care Worker Task Force. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides for noncompounded 3% automatic annual increases in all widow's annuities (other than term annuities). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Encourages State agencies to purchase domestically made products for any construction project or other procurement funded by the State.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the child's disability benefit for duty disability from $100 to $300. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
