Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that the Board, through the budget process and with a 2/3 vote, may set the compensation of its members elected in November, 2004 and thereafter. Effective immediately.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning administration and definitions.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if any policeman whose application for either a duty disability benefit or an occupational disease disability benefit has been denied by the Retirement Board brings an action for administrative review challenging the denial of disability benefits and the policeman prevails in the action in administrative review, then the prevailing policeman shall be entitled to recover from the Fund court costs and litigation expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, as part of the costs of the action. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Allows transfer of law enforcement service credits from a downstate police pension fund or the Cook County pension fund to the Chicago police pension fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each November as Alzheimer's Awareness Month.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to provide an increase in the retirement benefit formula. Changes the maximum annuity from 75% to 80% of average salary. Provides for 2.5% (rather than 2%) of average salary for each year of service beyond 20. Applies to persons withdrawing from service after the effective date. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a transfer of up to 10 years of credits and creditable service from the Chicago firefighters pension fund to the Chicago police pension fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to base benefits on the salary on the last day of service or during the last year of service, whichever is greater, rather than on the average of the 4 highest years of service during the last 10 for persons retiring after December 31, 2004. Increases the maximum pension for persons who retire after December 31, 2004 from 75% to 80% of salary. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementations without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
