Amends the Township Code. Sets forth procedures for changing the time that township assessors or multi-township assessors enter upon their duties from the January 1 next following their election to the third Monday of May following their election. Effective immediately.
In addition to any amounts previously appropriated for that purpose, appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for youth programs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a provision providing that the Secretary of State may impose a delinquent registration renewal fee of $20 for the registration renewal of all passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds if the application for registration renewal is received by the Secretary more than one month after the expiration of the most recent period during which the vehicle was registered.
Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes any county to impose a county motor fuel tax. Requires referendum approval before the tax may be imposed. Sets forth requirements for the referendum and for the imposition and collection of the tax. Makes technical changes.
Creates the Judicial Campaign Reform Act and amends the Election Code, the State Finance Act, the Illinois Income Tax Act, and the Clerks of Courts Act. Creates a voluntary program of public financing of election campaigns for the offices of judges of the Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Courts, administered by the State Board of Elections. Establishes funding mechanisms and provides penalties for violations. Sets mandatory contribution limits with respect to all judicial election campaigns. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2009.
Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that each appropriation for a legislative member initiative must be by a separate line item appropriation that fully describes the legislative member initiative. Provides that no legislative member initiative may be funded through a lump sum appropriation. Defines "legislative member initiative".
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and the Illinois Income tax Act. Authorizes the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to establish systems and programs to encourage employers to match employee contributions to prepaid programs of college savings by making donations to the Commission for prepaid programs of college savings and its programs of grants and loans to make higher education affordable for all residents of the State and to receive, hold, and disburse all such funds made available through those programs for the purposes for which they are authorized by rule or by law. Creates an income tax credit for employers who, during the taxable year, make a matching donation to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission on behalf of an employee. Provides that the credit is 25% of the matching donation, but not to exceed $500 per employee. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 3 taxable years. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person.
Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the Governor must have the written consent of all 4 legislative leaders to call a special session of the General Assembly and must have the written consent of the President and Minority Leader of the Senate to call a special session of the Senate. Effective upon being declared adopted.
