Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. Makes the Act applicable to both elected and appointed officers (rather than only elected officers) of school districts and units of local government. Limits home rule powers.
Amends the Election Code. Deletes language authorizing a person to deliver the voter's vote by mail ballot to the election authority issuing the ballot. Makes conforming changes.
Creates the Medicaid Smart Card Pilot Program Act. Requires the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a Medicaid Smart Card Pilot Program to reduce the total amount of expenditures under the State's Medical Assistance Program. Provides that the pilot program shall be designed to reduce the average monthly cost under the State's Medical Assistance Program for recipients within the pilot program area by an amount that is at least sufficient to recover the cost of implementing the pilot program. Provides that the Director shall determine the geographic area to be included in the pilot program and may contract with an independent entity for the purpose of developing and implementing the pilot program. Contains provisions on required activities under the pilot program, including the distribution of Medicaid Smart Cards to designated recipients; measures the Department might take to implement the pilot program; annual evaluations; reporting requirements; extension or expansion of the pilot program; the confidentiality of health information; reports to the Inspector General; and rulemaking authority.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that a person may not be appointed to or continue to serve as a member of a board, commission, authority, or task force authorized or created by State law if he or she is employed by, receives direct compensation from, or is an owner of a partnership, association, corporation, or other business entity that receives compensation from a State agency that is overseen by the board, commission, authority, or task force on which he or she serves or seeks to be appointed.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is not eavesdropping if the recording of the private conversation or private electronic communication is made with the consent of one party to the private conversation or private electronic communication who has full knowledge and notice that the private conversation or private electronic communication will be used, disclosed, overheard, transmitted, transcribed, or recorded.
Amends the State Finance Act. Removes provisions concerning one-time or annual transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the University of Illinois Hospital Services Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that for State fiscal year 2021 and future fiscal years, any bill approved for payment under provisions concerning late payment interest must be paid or the payment issued to the payee within 90 days of receipt of a proper bill or invoice. Provides that if payment is not issued to the payee within this 90-day period, an interest penalty of 0.3% (currently, 1%) of any amount approved and unpaid shall be added for each month, or 0.01% (currently, 0.033%) of any amount approved and unpaid for each day, after the end of this 90-day period, until final payment is made. Makes conforming changes.
Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Changes the short title to the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and changes corresponding references to the Act throughout the statutes. Repeals provisions concerning hair braiding licenses, and removes references to licensed hair braiding throughout the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Reduces by 25% the amount transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the Local Government Distributive Fund. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces by 20% the amounts deposited into the Local Government Tax Fund, the County and Mass Transit District Fund, and the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund each month. Provides that the reductions under the amendatory Act begin January 1, 2021. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that if a unit of local government, as an employer, and public employees provide for arbitration of impasses, the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources shall be given primary consideration, provided that such ability is not predicated on an assumption that lines of credit or reserve funds are available or that the employer may or will receive or develop new sources of revenue or increase existing sources of revenue. Provides that in interest arbitration for security employee, peace officer, and fire fighter disputes, the arbitration panel shall take the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources as the primary consideration, provided that such ability is not predicated on an assumption that lines of credit or reserve funds are available or that the employer may or will receive or develop new sources of revenue or increase existing sources of revenue (currently the interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the unit of government to meet those goals). Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. With respect to collective bargaining between an educational employer (other than the Chicago school district) and an exclusive representative of its employees, provides that when making wage and benefit determinations during interest arbitration, the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources shall be given primary consideration, provided that such ability is not predicated on an assumption that lines of credit or reserve funds are available or that the employer may or will receive or develop new sources of revenue or increase existing sources of revenue.
