Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to use a competitive bidding process or RFQ/RFP process in awarding a school construction contract of greater than $100,000. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes counties to adopt, implement, and enforce a sediment and erosion control program to mitigate the effects of increased stormwater run-off due to new development or redevelopment within the county. Provides that the county may adopt a schedule of fees as necessary to mitigate the effects of increased stormwater runoff. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes a prior conviction under the laws of another jurisdiction that is similar to a violation under the laws of this State for which the defendant is guilty of a Class 4 felony for domestic battery.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a county that has established a mental health court may assess a fee of no more than $10 for the processing of criminal cases upon the conviction of an individual in that court. Provides that the fees collected shall be deposited in the Mental Health Court Fund to be used for the purpose of establishing and operating a mental health court in the State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Mental Health Court Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Requires appropriations for legislative member initiatives to be by separate line items and not by lump sum. Requires applications to be on file with the Bureau of the Budget and posted on its web site. Makes re-transferring funds a Class A misdemeanor. Requires the Auditor General to conduct random audits. Defines terms. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require any household goods carrier engaged in the business of transporting used household goods and personal effects by motor vehicle in this State to provide each consumer with a completed copy of a notice 3 days in advance of the move setting forth the "Not to Exceed" contract amount.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the computation of time under the Act.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board of any county may (i) develop a permit system, including reasonable fees for the purpose of tracking and limiting the amount of time a building remains unoccupied and unimproved and (ii) to impose for an appropriate remedy if the property remains unoccupied and unimproved for an unreasonable amount of time, as determined in advance by the county board, and poses a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.
Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Provides that a county board shall grant a preference to the recommendation of the landowners in reviewing agricultural areas. Provides that a petition for dissolution of an agricultural area may be submitted during the year (now 120 days) before the 10-year anniversary of the creation of the area. Provides that the Department of Agriculture must develop an incentive program for land stewardship that pays up to 75% of the costs of assistance to form, expand, maintain, or renew agricultural areas. Provides that landowners within an agricultural area may not be subjected to a nuisance suit based on the designation or maintenance of the land as an agricultural area. Provides that the protection does not apply to suits for the prohibition of contaminant discharge under the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture may give technical assistance and provide other resources if the land owners are subjected to any other private civil action. Establishes additional procedures for county boards creating designated agricultural areas within their counties. Changes some of the existing procedures to be followed by county boards in creating agricultural areas. Adds additional factors to be considered in deciding whether to create agricultural areas and by persons seeking withdrawal of land from those areas. Creates additional provisions with regard to the filing of petitions to dissolve an agricultural area. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's saving clause.
