Sen. Emil Jones

Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning penalties.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that beginning in State fiscal year 2015, the State shall make annual contributions to the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund. Provides that for State fiscal year 2015, the contribution shall be $343,860,000 and that for each year thereafter, the Board of Trustees of the Fund shall certify to the Governor by January 15th the amount of the required State contribution to the Fund for the coming fiscal year. Requires the certified contribution to be equal to 10% of the contribution certified by the board of trustees of the downstate teachers retirement system for the coming fiscal year. Effective immediately.

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Make a technical change to a Section concerning small estates.

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, beginning in State fiscal year 2014, the State shall make annual contributions to the Fund. For State fiscal year 2014, the contribution shall be $343,860,000. For each year thereafter, the Board shall certify to the Governor by December 15th the amount of the required State contribution for the coming fiscal year. The certified contribution shall be equal to 10% of the certified State contribution to the downstate Teachers' Retirement System. Effective immediately.

Amends the Hospital Basic Services Preservation Act. Provides that if the State Treasurer determines that any public moneys in the Hospital Basic Services Preservation Fund are no longer necessary to collateralize loans from financial institutions, then the Treasurer may transfer any unobligated and unexpended moneys from the Hospital Basic Services Preservation Fund into the General Revenue Fund. Further provides that if all amounts from every collateralization of basic service loans from eligible expenses related to completing, attaining, or upgrading basic services under existing agreements have been returned to the Hospital Basic Services Preservation Fund and have been transferred by the State Treasurer into the General Revenue Fund, the Treasurer shall file a declaration with the Index Department of the Office of the Secretary of State. Contains a repealer provision. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals a provision that creates the Hospital Basic Services Preservation Fund in the State Treasury once the Hospital Basic Services Preservation Act is repealed. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.