Appropriates $100,000 from the Registered Certified Public Accountants' Administration and Disciplinary Fund to the Department of Professional Regulation for the purpose of contracting with the Illinois CPA Society to do a Peer Review Feasibility Study. Effective July 1, 2003.
Makes appropriations to Northeastern Illinois University for ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Appropriates $1 from the Registered Certified Public Accountants' Administration and Disciplinary Fund to the Illinois Board of Examiners for transition expenses in relation to the transfer of licensing and discipline responsibility from the Department of Professional Regulation. Effective July 1, 2003.
Makes appropriations to the Illinois Labor Relations Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Makes appropriations to the Department of Professional Regulation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Makes FY05 appropriations to the Supreme Court for the ordinary and contingent expenses of certain officers of the court system of Illinois, the Supreme Court, the Appellate Courts, the Circuit Court, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the Illinois Courts Commission, Mandatory Arbitration Programs, the Foreign Language Interpreter Program, and lawyers' assistance programs. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. In the provisions concerning the program of health insurance benefits for retired teachers, provides that the health insurance benefits shall be paid for by a deduction from the benefit recipient's annuity. Provides that a teacher who retires before reaching age 60 must make monthly contributions to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund until he or she attains age 60. Requires benefit recipients who are eligible for Medicare Part A to enroll in Medicare Part A. Provides that benefit recipients shall be reimbursed for the cost of the Medicare Part A premium from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. Makes changes concerning required contributions by employers and employees. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to submit an annual report to the Economic and Fiscal Commission concerning the assets and liabilities of the program of retired teachers' health insurance benefits and a recommendation of whether the program should be continued. Removes the July 1, 2004 repeal of the provisions governing the transfer of retired teachers' health insurance benefits from the pension system to the Department of Central Management Services and the provisions concerning contributions to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations to the Department of Financial Institutions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any officer or director of an insurer of financial statements, or any other person acting under the direction thereof, to take any action to fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate, or mislead any certified public accountant engaged in the performance of an audit of the financial statements of that issuer for the purpose of rendering the financial statements materially misleading, and to do so is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
Makes appropriations to the East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. Effective July 1, 2003.
