Amends the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act. Provides that the annual tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record must include the vehicle identification number only if the number is known. Effective immediately.
Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Adds that a member of a police department or a sheriff's department may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters. Adds that a police officer or sheriff's deputy who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence without compensation during his or her term of office.
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may, by resolution, adopt an alternative school calendar for a 4-day school week, which must be approved by the State Board of Education. Provides that school boards adopting an alternative calendar must adopt the calendar for all buildings in the entire district. Requires the school board to annually prepare a calendar for the school term, specifying the opening and closing dates and providing a minimum term of at least 150 days to ensure 141 days of actual pupil attendance. Sets forth related provisions concerning the calendar, experimental educational programs, special education reimbursement, and the compilation of average daily attendance under the State aid formula.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act and the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that nothing in those Acts or their rules shall be interpreted to prohibit the distribution of free drinks on the gaming floor of a riverboat licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Public Safety Officer Protection Act. Provides that a public employer shall reimburse a public safety officer for reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the officer in connection with any criminal proceeding arising from the officer's conduct in the performance of official duties unless, in relation to that conduct, any of the following applies: (1) the officer is convicted of a crime; (2) the officer's employment is terminated for cause; or (3) the officer resigns for reasons other than retirement or disability before the attorney's fees are incurred. Provides that a public employer, including a home rule unit, that employs a full-time public safety officer may not provide benefits to that officer in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of the Act.
Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning transition.
Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Adds that a member of a police department or a sheriff's department may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters for public office. Adds that a police officer or sheriff's deputy who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence without compensation during his or her term of office.
Mourns the death of former Illinois State Representative Joel D. Brunsvold of Milan.
Amends the Electricity Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Law and the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes municipalities that impose certain taxes or fees on or collected by public utilities to conduct audits of those utilities to determine the accuracy of the taxes or fees paid to the municipality. Sets forth procedures under which a municipality may collect information from a public utility that is necessary to perform an audit. Sets forth procedures concerning the audit findings, liability for errors, penalties, confidentiality, and exemptions. Provides that a municipality may audit a community antenna television system operator franchised by the municipality to provide video services. Sets forth the procedures concerning the audit. Amends the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. Limits the authority of municipalities (including home rule municipalities) to impose penalties with respect to certain taxes imposed under the Illinois Municipal Code or with respect to the municipal electricity infrastructure maintenance fee. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may audit a community antenna television system operator franchised by the county to provide video services. Sets forth the procedures concerning the audit. Sets forth procedures concerning the audit findings, liability for errors, and confidentiality. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
