Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Limits a provision allowing purchase of credit for certain former county service to a person who first becomes a contributor before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Defines the term "in service". Effective immediately.
Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that after the effective date of the amendatory Act, any bill approved for payment under the Act and pursuant to a health benefit plan under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 or submitted under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, except a bill for pharmacy or nursing facility services or goods, if payment is not issued to the payee in a timely manner under the Section, the following interest penalty shall apply to any amount approved and unpaid until final payment is made: the sum of the prime commercial rate plus 4.0% per year, applied pro rata for the amount of time the bill remains unpaid. Defines "prime commercial rate". Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning timely payment for health care services, provides that the interest to be charged on late payments of periodic payments, payments by independent practice associations and physician-hospital organizations, and payments by health insurers, health maintenance organizations, managed care plans, health care plans, preferred provider organizations, and third party administrators shall be the sum of the prime commercial rate plus 4.0% per year. Defines "prime commercial rate". Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that the program of health benefits offered under the Act is subject to certain provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code concerning late payments and assignability except as otherwise provided.
Amends the Condominium Property Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Eliminates provisions that require automatic prosecution of minors as adults. Eliminates mandatory and presumptive transfers to adult criminal prosecution. Provides that all transfers to adult criminal prosecution are discretionary transfers. Provides that if a petition alleges commission by a minor 13 years of age or over of an act that constitutes a crime under the laws of the State and, on motion of the State's Attorney to permit prosecution of the minor under the criminal laws, a Juvenile Judge assigned by the Chief Judge of the Circuit to hear and determine those motions, after hearing but before commencement of the trial, finds that there is probable cause to believe that the allegations in the motion are true and that it is not in the best interests of the public to proceed under the Act, the court may enter an order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws. Provides that the factors that the court must consider for discretionary transfer apply to any act that if committed by an adult would constitute a crime that would subject a minor to juvenile jurisdiction if not transferred for adult criminal prosecution. Provides that the changes made to this provision by the amendatory Act apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make a conforming change.
Amends the State Designations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. Defines terms. Provides procedures and requirements for the access and control by guardians, executors, agents, and other fiduciaries to the digital assets of persons who are deceased, under a legal disability, or subject to the terms of a trust. Adds provisions concerning: fiduciary authority; compliance by the account custodian; immunity; applicability; construction; and the Act's relation to federal laws governing electronic signatures. Makes corresponding changes in the Criminal Code of 2012.
Amends the School Code. Prohibits a school board from entering into or extending a collective bargaining agreement or other employment contract on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act under which employees are paid for unused vacation time or sick leave for which pension credit may be granted under the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning construction of the Code.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a Section relating to a person who first becomes a fireman on or after January 1, 2011: (1) deletes provisions specifying the amount of annuity for a surviving child or parent; (2) provides for payment of a specified survivor's annuity to the surviving spouse of an active fireman with at least 10 years of actual service; and (3) provides for payment of a minimum widow's annuity to every surviving spouse, regardless of whether the deceased fireman was in service or had less than 10 years of actual service. Specifies that the changes relating to the newly defined annuities apply without regard to whether the death of the deceased fireman may have occurred prior to the effective date. Effective immediately.
Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title.
