Creates a Host Committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois in the year 2012.
Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution with respect to limitations on income taxation. Provides that the rates shall be non-graduated, by category. The categories are (i) individuals (under $250,000), (ii) individuals ($250,000 or more), and (iii) corporations. Combines an individual's income with that of his or her spouse. Provides that in any such tax imposed upon individuals ($250,00 or more), the rate shall be the rate imposed upon individuals (under $250,000) for net income under $250,000 and the higher of (i) 6% or (ii) twice the rate imposed upon individuals (under $250,000) for net income of $250,000 or more. Provides that the rate on corporations shall not exceed the rate imposed on individuals (under $250,000) by more than a ratio of 8 to 5. Provides that the basic amount of each standard exemption for individuals (under $250,000) shall be $4,500 or such greater amount as provided by law. Provides that the amounts of $250,000 and $4,500 shall be adjusted each year to reflect changes in a specified consumer price index. Provides for all tax collections to be deposited as provided by law for the deposit of income tax collections, except that one-third of all amounts collected from individuals ($250,000 or more) that is attributable to that part of the rate in excess of the rate imposed on individuals (under $250,000) shall be deposited into each of the following funds: the Revitalize Illinois Schools Fund, the Rebuild Illinois Infrastructure Fund, and the Reward Illinois Working Families Fund; and expenditures from the Schools and Infrastructure funds shall be made only for those respective purposes and only as specifically appropriated by law. Provides that amounts in the Reward Illinois Working Families Fund shall be transferred and deposited as provided by law for the deposit of income tax collections. Makes the provisions self-executing and judicially enforceable. Provides for definition of terms. Effective upon being declared adopted and applies to taxable years 2010 and thereafter.
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that if the Director of Public Health determines that it would be in the best interests of the residents of a nursing home to do so, the Director may require that the nursing home use the amount of any penalty assessed under the Act for the purpose of implementing a directed plan of correction rather than pay the amount of the penalty to the Department of Public Health for deposit into the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund. Provides that if the Director of Public Health requires a facility to use the amount of a penalty for the purpose of implementing a directed plan of correction, it is the Department of Public Health's responsibility to ensure that the facility in fact uses the amount of the penalty for that purpose. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the members of the Illinois Central College volleyball team on the occasion of the team's victory at the 2009 National Junior College Athletic Association's Division II national championship in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Power Agency for its FY 10 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2009.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Veterans Day honors the victory in all wars of all United States Armed Forces (now, United States Army, Navy, and Air Force).
Creates the STAR Bonds Financing Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Encourages the General Assembly to promptly review and evaluate the Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates filed by the State Board of Education to determine if the Report should be disapproved in whole or in part.
Congratulates the students, faculty, and administration of Spoon River College on the occasion of the college's 50th anniversary.
Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Provides that any notice of assessment of civil penalties under the Act is subject to appeal to the Administrator of the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council within 60 days of the final decision. Sets out the procedure for appealing the Council's decision. Authorizes the Council to appoint an administrative law judge to preside at hearings resulting from the appeal of Council decisions. Removes a provision that required invoices and bills for reimbursement to be filed within a certain time period. Provides that, in the case of a renewal applicant, the amount of drycleaning solvents used for purposes of determining the annual licensing fee under the Act is determined by the quantity of drycleaning solvents actually purchased (now "used") in the preceding license year. Relocates provisions setting out penalties for (i) a dry cleaning facility that has failed to pay the licensing fee and (ii) a person who knowingly sells or transfers drycleaning solvents to an unlicensed drycleaning facility. Deletes a provision setting out a penalty for a person who provides a false certification for purposes of purchasing dry cleaning solvent. Provides a tax reimbursement for sellers of dry cleaning solvents that timely submit a tax return. Sets forth civil penalties. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute civil actions in specified circumstances on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois.
