Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Northeastern Illinois University for its FY04 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for capital projects. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Act.
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Road Fees Refund Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Beginning July 1, 2003, requires that $250,000 be transferred each month from the Road Fund to the Road Fees Refund Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of State to make refunds from the Road Fees Refund Fund for overpayments or erroneous payments of Road Fund fees. Requires that any amount in excess of $250,000 at the end of each fiscal year in the Road Fee Refund Fund must be transferred into the Road Fund. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to petitions for transfer of territory.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the amount and nature of medical assistance.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the education expense tax credit ends with taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2003. Effective January 1, 2004.
Amends the Public Utilities Act and the Energy Assistance Act of 1989 to create the Percentage of Income Payment Plan. Provides for the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to establish a percentage of income payment plan for utility service to operate in conjunction with the energy assistance program. Provides that eligible households shall be required to pay not more than 6% of the residents' annual income for gas and electric service. Requires the Commerce Commission to establish a universal service surcharge to be imposed upon gas and electric service provided to consumers in Illinois. Provides for the moneys received under the surcharge to be deposited into the Universal Service Surcharge Fund, a special fund in the State Treasury. Provides for moneys in the fund to be used, subject to appropriation, to pay a provider of gas or electricity the amount by which the cost of gas or electricity provided to consumers participating in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan exceeded the amount paid by those participants to the provider for that gas or electricity. Amends the State Finance Act to add the Universal Service Surcharge Fund to the list of special funds.
Makes appropriations to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for various purposes. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Department of Public Health Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning appropriations to health departments for the purpose of making contributions to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
