Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the maximum amount of the credit for qualified education expenses to $1,000 per family.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a child counseling center. Provides that nothing in this provision prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a child counseling center if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a child sex offender may not knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at a child counseling center. Provides exemptions. Defines "child counseling center".
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Subject to appropriation, provides that the Board of Higher Education shall provide a total of $5 million, or such greater amount as may be appropriated in a given fiscal year, in public university tuition restraint incentives to public universities in this State that qualify. Provides that payments from the amount appropriated for public university tuition restraint incentives shall only be made to those public universities that certify to the Board on or before August 1, 2014 that the university's board of trustees did not adopt an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident undergraduate students after August 1, 2013 for the 2013-2014 academic year and that the board of trustees will not adopt an increase in tuition and fee rates for resident undergraduate students for the 2014-2015 academic year that is greater than 4.0%. Sets forth provisions concerning the determination of each public university's allocation of tuition restraint incentive funding and reporting requirements. Effective July 1, 2013.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a special use may be passed at a county board meeting by a simple majority of the elected county board members, unless requirements for a written protest against the proposed special use are met. Further provides that in those cases, a vote of three-fourths of all the members of the county board is required. Sets forth requirements concerning the written protest. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the prescribed funding ratio for the 5 State-funded retirement systems from 90% to 100%. Makes corresponding changes in the funding formula for each system. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2012, supervisors of assessments in counties with a population under 150,000 shall receive a full stipend amount, supervisors of assessments in counties with a population of 150,000 or more but less than 400,000 shall receive 50% of that amount, and supervisors of assessments in counties with a population of 400,000 or more shall receive no stipend. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2012, county treasurers, coroners, recorders, auditors, and sheriffs in counties with a population under 150,000 shall receive a full stipend amount, county treasurers, coroners, recorders, auditors, and sheriffs in counties with a population of 150,000 or more but less than 400,000 shall receive 50% of that amount, and county treasurers, coroners, recorders, auditors, and sheriffs in counties with a population of 400,000 or more shall receive no stipend. Further provides that beginning July 1, 2012, the Cook County sheriff and recorder shall receive no stipend. Amends the Clerks of the Courts Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2012, Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties with a population under 150,000 shall receive a full stipend amount, Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties with a population of 150,000 or more but less than 400,000 shall receive 50% of that amount, and Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties with a population of 400,000 or more shall receive no stipend. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act concerning an employer's benefit charges. Provides that an employer is not regarded as having caused a claimant to become unemployed by reduction of work offered if: the claimant performed services for the employer in each of the 6 weeks immediately preceding the claimant's current benefit year and those services did not result in the claimant ceasing to be an unemployed individual, and the claimant performed services for the employer in each week of the claimant's current benefit year and those services did not result in the claimant ceasing to be an unemployed individual for more than 2 weeks during the claimant's current benefit year.
Amends the Compensation Review Act. Prohibits cost-of-living adjustments for or during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and for each fiscal year thereafter for State government legislative and executive elected officers and appointees in positions for which the Compensation Review Board previously recommended or determined compensation. Effective immediately.
Amends the Notice By Publication Act. Provides that whenever a governmental unit is required to provide notice by publication in a newspaper by law, order of court, or contract, the governmental unit may publish the notice on an official government website instead of in a newspaper. Provides conditions concerning the availability and format of the notice webpage. Repeals a Section concerning the placement of published notices on a statewide website and makes corresponding changes throughout the Act and in the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Provides referendum language to cease being a home rule unit of local government.
