Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the transfer of money.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning making rules and regulations.

Creates the Interdependence of Generations Task Force to: study and make recommendations regarding the creative ways that aging, education, and other public and private organizations can work together; and issue a report no later than December 31, 2010.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning advising and counseling the Governor.

Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Authorizes a tax on or measured by income to be at a graduated rate (now, all taxes on or measured by income shall be at a non-graduated rate). Provides that, in any such tax imposed upon corporations, the rate shall not exceed the weighted average rate imposed on individuals by more than a ratio of 8 to 5. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board.

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act, the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act, and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Department of Public Health shall develop training programs for law enforcement personnel, fire fighters, and EMTs, respectively, regarding the risks associated with autism and appropriate autism recognition and response techniques. Requires that persons serving in those capacities on the effective date of the amendatory Act must satisfactorily complete a training course within 18 months after that date. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that as of July 1, 2011, a community college district must maintain a minimum required combined in-district tuition and universal fee rate per semester credit hour equal to 70% of the State-average combined rate, as determined by the State Board, or the total revenue received by the community college district from combined in-district tuition and universal fees must be at least 30% of the total revenue received by the community college district, as determined by the State Board, for equalization funding. Effective July 1, 2010.

Amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tuition waivers.

Creates the Job Creation and Education Act. Creates the Job Creation Through Education Opportunity Program to reimburse education-related expenses for students who obtain an associate or bachelor's degree in the State and who live, work, and pay taxes in the State thereafter. Contains provisions concerning the administration of the program. Creates an income tax credit based on student loan payments. Contains other provisions.