Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg

Congratulates Dr. Youssef Yomtoob on his retirement as Superintendent of Hawthorn School District 73.

Congratulates Cynthia T. Peterson on the occasion of her retirement after over 25 years of service to the residents of the Vernon Hills Park District.

Congratulates Tom Webber, Wheeling Park District Board President, on his retirement.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Includes disabled persons within the provisions granting an assessment freeze homestead exemption to senior citizens. Changes the name to the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption (now Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption). Makes corresponding changes to a cross-reference to the exemption. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Banking Act, the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985, the Savings Bank Act, the Illinois Credit Union Act, and the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987. Defines "Secretary" as the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, or a person authorized by the Secretary or by the Acts to act in the Secretary's stead and changes some provisions to reference the Secretary instead of the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate or the Director of Financial Institutions. Allows the Secretary to adopt emergency and general rules to adjust regulatory rates in some Acts and decreases regulatory fees in other Acts. Provides that (1) the specified sum shall be transferred from the Bank and Trust Company Fund, the Savings and Residential Finance Regulatory Fund, and the Credit Union Fund to the General Revenue Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act; (2) the Governor may, during any fiscal year through January 10, 2011, from time to time direct the State Treasurer and Comptroller to transfer a specified sum not exceeding 10% of the revenues to be deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund during that fiscal year from that Fund to the General Revenue Fund in order to help defray the State's operating costs for the fiscal year; and (3) the total sum transferred during any fiscal year through January 10, 2011, from the Bank and Trust Company Fund to the General Revenue Fund pursuant to the State Finance Act or any other law shall not exceed during any fiscal year 10% of the revenues to be deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund during that fiscal year. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change concerning submission of the State budget.

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Prohibits the use of any water-powered sump pump, as defined by the Department, in the State.

Congratulates Larry A. DeGraaf on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the Vernon Hills Park District.

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that persons under 18 years of age (rather than under 17 years of age) who commit offenses are subject to the proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for delinquent minors. Effective January 1, 2010.

Amends the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transportation Act. Creates an additional 4 positions on the Illinois Coordinating Committee on Transportation, one position to be appointed by the President of the Senate, one position to be appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, one position to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one position to be appointed by the House Minority Leader.