Congratulates Richard A. Maier, Superintendent of Will County District 92, on the occasion of his retirement after 34 years of service.
Sponsored bills
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that municipal solid waste landfill units used exclusively for the transfer, storage, or treatment of general construction or demolition debris in compliance with certain provisions of the Act do not need a permit if located in a county with a population over 600,000 as of January 1, 2000 (now, these facilities do not need a permit if located in a county with a population over 700,000 as of January 1, 2000).
Mourns the death in Iraq of Lance Corporal Adam W. Kaiser of Naperville.
Amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Congratulates the 2005 Class AA Boys State Baseball Champion Lockport Porters on their momentous accomplishments during the 2005 season.
Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Allows the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board to establish conditions and procedures under which the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan may discount or subsidize premiums for unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004, and to accept funds appropriated for this purpose. Allows unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to be eligible for the Plan even though their premiums may be discounted or subsidized. Requires federally eligible unemployed or retired coal miners whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to pay the discounted or subsidized premiums established by the Board. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that a city, village, or county that requires a permit for the installation and repair of plumbing may issue that permit only upon verification that the applicant is a licensed plumber or the owner occupant of a single family residence that is the subject of the permit. Effective immediately.
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a provision added by Public Act 87-850, providing survivor eligibility for certain spouses who were married during the member's retirement, apply to a member who retired before March 26, 1992 but dies on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement actions.