Amends the Electronic Commerce Security Act. Provides that government agencies are authorized but not required to accept electronic signature technology. Requires a government agency that accepts electronic signatures to take adequate precautions to protect personal information. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "lobbyist".
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the statute concerning first degree murder.
Amends the senior citizens homestead exemption provisions in the Property Tax Code. Provides that beginning with assessment year 2003, for taxes payable in 2004, property that is first occupied as a residence after January 1 of any assessment year by a person who is eligible for the senior citizens homestead exemption must be granted a pro-rata exemption for the assessment year. The amount of the pro-rata exemption is the senior citizens homestead exemption allowed in the county divided by 365 and multiplied by the number of days during the year the property is occupied as a residence by a person eligible for the exemption. The chief county assessment officer must adopt reasonable procedures to establish eligibility for the pro-rata exemption. Amends the State Mandates Act to restate that the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from the requirements of the State Mandates Act and further amends the Property Tax Code to state that the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from the requirements of the State Mandates Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Township Code and the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that township voters may authorize general road and bridge funds or town funds to be used for disposal of brush and leaves from property contiguous to roadways and for disaster relief services approved by the township board. Provides that, if the voters have granted the authority, the highway commissioner may provide for disposal of brush and leaves and for necessary disaster relief services. Effective immediately.
Requests that the Illinois Advisory Council on Children with Disabilities and the State Board of Education immediately study existing State rules on special education.
