Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning judges.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Chicago Park District.

Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, by filing a resolution or ordinance with the Fund, an employer may increase the regular retirement formula to 1.96% of final earnings for the first 15 years of service and 2.28% of final earnings for each additional year of service, for service earned on or after the filing of the resolution or ordinance. For service earned before the filing of the resolution or ordinance, authorizes augmentation of the old retirement formula by payment of a specified contribution. Increases the normal employee contribution rate for employees of an employer that files a resolution or ordinance to increase the regular retirement formula, by 0.5% of earnings. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides for the issuance of limited licenses for term life insurance and prohibits a term life licensee from selling any kind of insurance other than term life insurance. Sets forth requirements for a term life limited lines licensee of another state to obtain a license in Illinois and for a term life limited lines licensee in Illinois to obtain a license in another state. Sets forth requirements for applications for a term life limited lines license and provides that a license shall remain in effect so long as fees are paid and education requirements are met. Allows a licensee who allows his or her license to lapse to be issued a new license within 12 months after expiration of the original license upon the payment of a penalty. Sets forth requirements for the information to be contained on the license. Sets forth the amount of the fee required to be paid for the license.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Chicago laborers and retirement board employees.

Creates the Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act. Creates the Cultural and Linguistic Physician Competency Program to be operated by local medical societies of the Illinois State Medical Society and monitored by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that the program is voluntary and shall consist of educational classes designed to teach physicians (1) a foreign language at the level of proficiency that initially improves their ability to communicate with non-English speaking patients, (2) understanding and application of the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical care, and (3) awareness of how the attitudes, values, and beliefs of health care providers and patients influence and impact professional and patient relations. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes the corporate authorities of any municipality to license and regulate residential rental property managers by ordinance. Provides that the ordinance shall apply to any person, firm, or corporation that has management or control of a building or portion of a building, other than a hotel or motel, within the municipality, if it contains 3 or more apartments that are not occupied by an owner of the building. Defines "apartment". Effective immediately.

Appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Public Health for grants to the Gilead Outreach and Referral Center.  Effective July 1, 2006.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deferred compensation.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance.