Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Amends the Chicago Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that attainment of age 18 does not terminate the children's pension of a child who is disabled and was dependent upon a deceased teacher at the time of his or her death. Provides that, if there is no eligible surviving spouse or eligible child of a deceased teacher, his or her parent is entitled to a survivor's pension if he or she was dependent upon the deceased teacher at the time of his or her death. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "33 1/3%".

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

Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that provisions concerning the employer's contribution for salary increases in excess of 6% do not apply to (1) any payment or stipend that is paid to a teacher for tutoring students outside the normal school day or (2) any payment or stipend that is paid to a teacher for attending training or writing improved academic curriculum outside of his or her regular work day. Effective immediately.

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

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the alternative (State Police) formula.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement actions.

Creates the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago Continuing Appropriation Act. Provides for appropriations from the Common School Fund to the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago on a continuing monthly basis beginning July 1, 2006, the greater of the amount of one-twelfth of $65,044,700 or the amount of the vouchers for required State contributions lawfully submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for that month under the School Code. Provides for distribution of the appropriation on the 15th day of each month. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the publication of assessment changes may be published as a class (rather than individually) if the changes result from application by the county assessor of a factor to all assessments in a particular major class in any township or assessment district within the county. Sets forth the form for publishing the class of assessment changes. Provides that in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, a revision by the county assessor that causes a change in all assessments in a particular major class in any township or assessment district within the county by the application of a factor shall not require notice to the person to whom the most recent tax bill was mailed. Effective immediately.

Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Provides that in the case of entire engine assemblies and entire transmission assemblies, the motor vehicle franchiser shall reimburse the motor vehicle franchisee in the amount of 75% (instead of 30%) of what the motor vehicle franchisee would have paid the motor vehicle franchiser for the assembly if the assembly had not been supplied by the franchiser other than by the sale of that assembly to the motor vehicle franchisee. Requires a franchiser that enters into an agreement with its franchisees seeking to recover its costs from franchisees that are receiving their "prevailing retail price charge by that dealer" to meet certain requirements. Requires a franchiser that contracts with its Illinois dealers to meet certain requirements. Adds provisions concerning how a franchiser recovers costs from franchisees when there is an express written contract for a uniform warranty reimbursement policy. Makes other changes.