Creates the Residential Inspection Ordinance Act. Provides that any ordinance, local law, rule, or regulation calling or providing for the inspection of residential property, whether owned or leased, shall require the consent of the owner and occupant of the premises before the inspection occurs. Prohibits a municipality, county, or other local governmental body, or any official or officer thereof, from refusing to issue real estate transfer stamps in connection with the sale or conveyance of real property on the basis that an inspection of the real property required by ordinance has not been completed, that the issues or problems identified by an inspection have not been corrected or completed, or that the owner or the real property to be conveyed is in violation of a local ordinance. Provides that a local or municipal inspection ordinance may provide that prior to a sale or lease of the real estate an escrow be established in an amount equal to the lower of a reasonable amount required by the municipality to effect the repairs or an amount indicated by a contractor in a proposal to complete the required repairs. Preempts home rule.
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Cicero Audit Committee. Provides that the duties of the Committee shall be to review certain financial reports prepared by or on behalf of the Town of Cicero. Requires that, no later than February 1 of each year, the Committee shall report to the Governor and to the members of the General Assembly regarding the financial reporting of the Town of Cicero. Provides that the Committee shall consist of 5 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and that no more than 2 members of the Committee may be residents of the Town of Cicero. Provides that the members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses. Requires the corporate authorities of the Town of Cicero to provide any information or documents to the Committee that the Committee deems necessary in carrying out its duties. Preempts home rule powers. Provides that these provisions are repealed on February 15, 2006. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Marie A. Zipprich of Westchester.
Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the operation of the program.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Cicero Audit Committee. Provides that the duties of the Committee shall be to review certain financial reports prepared by or on behalf of the Town of Cicero. Requires that, no later than February 1 of each year, the Committee shall report to the Governor and to the members of the General Assembly regarding the financial reporting of the Town of Cicero. Provides that the Committee shall consist of 5 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and that no more than 2 members of the Committee may be residents of the Town of Cicero. Provides that the members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses. Requires the corporate authorities of the Town of Cicero to provide any information or documents to the Committee that the Committee deems necessary in carrying out its duties. Preempts home rule powers. Provides that these provisions are repealed on February 15, 2006. Effective immediately.
Creates the New Americans Initiative Act of 2004. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning eligibility for the program.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning additional uninsured motor vehicle coverage.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act in relation to: employees working in a capacity other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity for an institution of higher education or an educational institution; and employees working in a capacity other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity in an educational institution while in the employ of an educational service agency. Deletes provisions that made those employees ineligible for benefits during a period between two successive academic years or terms or during a vacation period or holiday recess if there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform that service in the second of the academic years or after the vacation period or holiday recess. Applies to weeks beginning on or after January 2, 2005.
Amends the State Property Control Act. Prohibits the trading in of State vehicles. Requires that used State vehicles be offered for sale to recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program before being offered for sale to others. Effective immediately.