Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that beginning after June 1, 2017, the chief operating officer of Amtrak or its successor shall no longer be required to certify to the State Treasurer the number of Amtrak tickets sold at the State rate during the current fiscal year. Provides that beginning July 1, 2017, the State Treasurer shall no longer be required to transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Intercity Passenger Rail Fund an amount equal to the tickets certified by the chief operating officer of Amtrak multiplied by $50. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Modifies the money received by the Department of Transportation under a Section concerning appropriation of proceeds from the sale of bonds. Amends the Downstate Public Transportation Act. Modifies the maximum eligible operating expenses for various participants under the Act. Modifies the transfer of funds by the Department of Transportation under a Section concerning residual fund balance. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides for the costs of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the administration of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005 to be paid by the State Comptroller and Treasurer from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund into the Vehicle Inspection Fund. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act, the Clerks of Courts Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that all moneys in the Roadside Memorial Fund shall be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to pay for the cartage and erection of veterans' headstones. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the research and development credit applies on a permanent basis. Provides that the research and development credit applies for all tax years ending on or after December 31, 2004, including, but not limited to, the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending on the effective date of the amendatory Act (currently, the credit sunsets on December 31, 2015). Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Pollution Control Board shall adopt amendments to the rules adopted under specified provisions of the Act to require groundwater monitoring at all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations. Provides that the groundwater monitoring requirements adopted under specified provisions shall be designed to detect and prevent exceedances of the Board's Class I groundwater quality standards and meet specified requirements. Provides that groundwater monitoring shall be required for all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations unless, before the effective date of the amendatory Act, the owner or operator has completed post-closure maintenance and, for clean construction or demolition debris fill operations, received specified notice from the Environmental Protection Agency, or, for uncontaminated soil fill operations, submitted specified information to the Agency. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for levy years 2019 and later, for school districts, the "aggregate extension base" is the greater of (A) the district's last preceding aggregate extension limit or (B) the district's last preceding aggregate extension, subject to certain adjustments. Provides that the term "aggregate extension limit" means the district's last preceding aggregate extension if the taxing district had utilized the maximum limiting rate permitted without referendum for each of the 3 immediately preceding levy years. Effective immediately.
Amends the Employee Classification Act. Provides that an employer that violates any provision of the Act or rule adopted under the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed: (i) $1,500 (rather than $1,000) for each violation found in the first audit by the Department of Labor and (ii) $2,500 (rather than $2,000) for each repeat violation found by the Department within a 5-year period. Provides that a person who willfully violates any provision of the Act or rule adopted under the Act or obstructs the Director of Labor or any other person authorized to inspect places of employment under the Act is liable for penalties up to triple (rather than double) the statutory amount. Provides that an employer that is found to have willfully violated any provision of the Act shall be debarred from being awarded a State contract. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Requires a public school to permit a student, without the authorization of the student's parent or legal guardian or a physician, to possess or self-apply sunscreen that is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Provides that if a student is unable to self-apply sunscreen, a volunteer school employee may apply the sunscreen on the student if the student's parent or legal guardian provides written consent for the assistance. Sets forth provisions concerning liability. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator while serving as a member of the General Assembly shall concurrently serve as the chairperson for a statewide political party.
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois Department of Transportation (currently, the Regional Transportation Authority) shall develop, adopt, and implement system safety program standards and procedures meeting the requirements of the federal Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. Limits liability. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make certain records of the Illinois Department of Transportation exempt from inspection and copying. Amends the Bi-State Transit Safety Act. Provides a repeal date of December 31, 2017 for that Act. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Regional Transportation Authority shall comply with all safety requirements under specified federal law as required by the Department of Transportation. Provides that the Department of Transportation has rail transit safety oversight authority for MetroLink. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act making conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property in Will County owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation shall be subject to taxation for the 2017 to 2027 levy years by the drainage district in which the property is located. Amends the Illinois Drainage Code making conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.