Amends the State Treasurer Act. Creates the "Achieving a Better Life Experience" or "ABLE" account program to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting persons with disabilities in endeavors to maintain health, independence, and quality of life, and to provide secure funding for disability-related expenses on behalf of designated beneficiaries with disabilities that will supplement, but not supplant, benefits provided through private insurance, federal and State medical and disability insurance, the beneficiary's employment, and other sources. Provides that the State Treasurer shall be primarily responsible for the plan but shall work with the Illinois State Board of Investment. Sets forth the requirements of the plan. Requires the State Treasurer to adopt rules to implement the program. Defines required terms.
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Congratulates Warren O. Hughes on the occasion of his retirement from the ministry.
Congratulates Robert "Bob" Elliott on the occasion of his retirement as a Commander of the Illinois State Police.
Congratulates Warren O. Hughes on the occasion of his retirement from the ministry.
Designates Illinois Route 45 as it passes through Douglas County between Pesotum and Tuscola as the Tommy K. Martin Memorial Highway.
Designates the Interstate 72, Exit 122 overpass as the "Trooper Brian McMillen Memorial Overpass".
Designates July 13, 2015 as Ansar Shriners of Springfield Day in the State of Illinois.
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.
Amends the Judicial Vacancies Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
Congratulates WSEC/PBS Springfield on its 30th anniversary.