Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Requires the seller of the property to disclose whether the property has been used for the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Prohibits awarding a State contract to an entity that has or uses a foreign call service center. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires each electric utility to submit to the Illinois Commerce Commission a non-emergency vegetation management schedule for the utility's service areas that is no more than 4 years in duration and that ensures that trees in all parts of the utility's service areas are trimmed at least once every 4 years. Provides that the Commission shall promulgate rules that develop service quality measures that require the quality and reliability to be the same as or better than levels that existed on July 1, 1996. Requires compensation for affected customers if more than 0.8% of the electric utility's total customers (now, more than 30,000 of the electric utility's customers) are subject to (i) a continuous interruption of power lasting 4 hours or more that results in the transmission of power at less than 50% of the standard voltage or that results in the total loss of power transmission or (ii) a power surge or other fluctuation that causes damage. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require certain electric utilities or alternative retail electric suppliers to submit certain data concerning non-supervisory employees. Requires Commission rules to set forth (i) standards for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing certain electric generation facilities and electric transmission or distribution facilities and (ii) safety and reliability standards for certain electric generation facilities and electric transmission and distribution facilities. Provides that the Commission shall be authorized to levy financial penalties upon any entity that fails to meet the service quality and reliability standards of certain provisions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the monthly pension shall be increased by 1/12 of 2.5% of the monthly salary attached to the rank held by him or her in the fire service at the date of retirement for each additional month over 20 years of service through 32 (was, 30) years of service, to a maximum of 80% (was, 75%) of such monthly salary. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions.
Mourns the death of David Tebben of Pekin.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that an animal control officer or a humane society investigator with reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a child is being abused or neglected or is in danger of being abused or neglected must immediately make a written or oral report to the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that any person required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act must also immediately report suspected animal abuse or neglect or danger of animal abuse or neglect to the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Welfare. Preempts the exercise of home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Energy Conservation Article of the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to provide financial incentives to school districts that participate in energy conservation. Provides that the State Board of Education shall determine, by rule, what form of financial incentive is to be provided, which school districts are eligible for a financial incentive, what actions constitute energy conservation, and how a school district is to apply for a financial incentive. Effective July 1, 2008.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.
Amends the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.
