Amends the Public Library District Act. Provides that the balance in the working cash fund may not exceed 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district (instead of 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property for the year the fund was established or, for funds established after January 1, 1979, for the year 1978). Provides that the library district board may invest temporarily idle moneys from the district's working cash fund. Provides that the interest earned from the investments may be transferred to the general fund or may remain in the working cash fund, provided that the balance of the working cash fund does not exceed the statutory maximum. Provides that, if a working cash fund is abolished, it may be reestablished in the same manner as the fund was originally created. Effective immediately.
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Honors the significance of the Hennepin Canal on the occasion of the canal's 100th anniversary.
Congratulates Fire Chief Timothy E. Sashko of the Buffalo Grove Fire Department on his retirement.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Permits a State agency to renew or extend a lease of real property or capital improvements without using the request for information selection process if it is in the State's best interest and the Procurement Policy Board does not object (now, permitted only for renewal or extension of leases in effect before July 1, 2002). Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Creates the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Fund. Provides for the issuance of Ovarian Cancer Awareness license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged an original issuance fee of $25 and a fee of $25 for each renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, the moneys in the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as grants to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc. for ovarian cancer research, education, screening, and treatment. Effective immediately.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a fire protection district may enforce building code ordinances in unincorporated areas of a county, but only with the express approval of the county board.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates a fee exception for construction site storm water discharges for which a new NPDES permit is issued during the months of January through June. States that no annual fee shall be due for the 12 months beginning July 1 that immediately follow the period for which the initial annual fee was due. Allows the Agency, by rule, to provide for the refund of permit fees. Requires a Section 401 state water quality authorization applicant to submit the fee prior to certification (now, the fee must be submitted with the application). Effective immediately.
Amends the Mechanic's Lien Act. Provides that in a breach of contract action (at present, only in actions for payment of a claim under the Mechanics Lien Act) a provision in a contract that conditions a payment to a contractor or subcontractor on payment by another party is not a defense. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, School Code, Child Passenger Protection Act, and Unified Code of Corrections. Makes various changes regarding: driver education requirements; graduated driver's licenses; instruction permits for minors; curfews for drivers under a specified age; the number of passengers under a specified age allowed in a vehicle driven by a newly licensed driver under a certain age; the use of seat safety belts; the use of wireless telephones by graduated driver's license holders; suspensions of driver's licenses of drivers under age 21 under specified circumstances; required appearances before the presiding judge with a parent or guardian under specified circumstances; vehicle impoundment for drivers arrested for street racing; and other matters. Repeals provisions creating the offense of drag racing. Creates the offenses of street racing and aggravated street racing, and makes conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2008, except that the provisions amending the School Code are effective July 1, 2008.
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Requires the Treasurer to post information on his or her official website concerning the investment of public funds. Sets forth the required information. Does not require posting of information that is exempt from inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act.