Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the LINK card issued by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of enabling cardholders to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or cash shall only be used for in-state transactions. Provides that the Department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this provision.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that taxpayers (other than estates, trusts, partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and farmers) are required to pay estimated tax if the amount payable can reasonably be expected to be more than $1,000 (currently, $500). Provides that corporations are required to pay estimated tax if the amount payable can reasonably be expected to be more than $400 (which is the same as current law).

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that "public works" does not include gardening-related maintenance projects, including but not limited to watering and pruning. Deletes provisions regarding investigatory hearings by the Department of Labor regarding new wage classifications. Requires the creation of any new prevailing wage classification to be established by the General Assembly.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that after the effective date of this amendatory Act and notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of a county or municipality, including employees subject to collective bargaining agreements, may not carry over or transfer any more than 5 vacation days, 5 personal days, and 5 sick days accrued in one calendar to the next calendar year. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act with the same changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Reduces filing fees imposed upon limited liability companies by 50%. Effective immediately.

Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if a person who first becomes a member or participant of a retirement system or pension fund under the Code on or after January 1, 2017 (i) is receiving a retirement annuity or retirement pension under that system or fund and (ii) becomes a member or participant under any other system or fund created by the Code based on full-time employment, then that retirement annuity or retirement pension shall be suspended during that employment. Upon termination of that employment, the person's retirement annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and may be recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the applicable Article of the Code. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Allows the school board of a school district with fewer than 200 students to enter into a contract with a third party for non-instructional services currently performed by an employee or bargaining unit member or lay off those educational support personnel employees upon 90 days written notice to the affected employees (instead of allowing the contract only if certain conditions are met with respect to that contract).

Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a Section relating to the self-managed plan, provides that pursuant to federal law, all employees with applicable retirement plans will be provided options to: (i) establish, (ii) contribute to, and (iii) transfer any guaranteed or vested portion of their traditional accounts, on any day, into qualified in-plan Roth accounts, without distribution. Effective immediately.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that as a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release the subject, if convicted for an offense that would qualify the accused as a sex offender or sexual predator under the Sex Offender Registration Act shall wear an approved electronic monitoring device that has Global Positioning System (GPS) capability for 10 years after the person's release, parole, aftercare release, mandatory supervised release term, or extended mandatory supervised release term. Provides that as a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release the subject, if a member or former member of a streetgang as defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, shall wear an approved electronic monitoring device that has Global Positioning System (GPS) capability for the duration of the person's parole, aftercare release, mandatory supervised release term, or extended mandatory supervised release term.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning extended statutes of limitations.