Creates the Consumer Contract Plain Language Act. Requires consumer contracts to be written in a simple, clear, understandable, and easily readable manner. Establishes the requirements necessary for compliance with the Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to enforce the Act. Provides remedies, including statutory damages. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Requires that each election authority (i) conduct an election day audit of a random sample of 10% of votes cast and (ii) provide by contract or employment for the performance by one or more independent auditors of post-election parallel tabulations and audits. Provides for the scope of the audits and the resulting reports. Requires that optical scan technology and direct recording electronic voting systems meet certain federal and independent testing standards. With respect to early voting, requires that an election authority using only direct recording electronic voting systems have paper ballots available for voters wishing to use them.
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that no township road district may continue in existence if the roads forming a part of the district do not exceed a total of 100 miles (rather than 4 miles) in length. Provides that upon reduction of a township road system to a total mileage of 100 miles (rather than 4 miles) or less, the township road district shall be abolished by operation of law. Effective immediately.
Creates the Job Preservation Act of 2011. Provides that companies that lose 100 or more employees due to outsourcing of jobs are ineligible to receive procurement contracts with the State, units of local government, or school districts or to receive government grants, loans, tax incentives, or other economic incentives. Requires certain companies that lose 100 or more employees to notify the Department of Labor about the loss. Requires the Department to send a survey to companies that report the loss of 100 or more employees in order to determine the number of employees lost because of outsourcing jobs outside of the United States. Requires the Department to provide written notice of any company that loses 100 or more employees due to outsourcing to the Governor, the General Assembly, State agencies, units of local government, and school districts. Preempts home rule powers. Exempts the Job Preservation Act of 2011 the reimbursement requirements of the State Mandates Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning justification in the use of force against another person in defense of a dwelling.
Amends the Employee Washroom Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any judge, circuit clerk or clerk of court, public official or employee, court reporter, or other person who knowingly and without lawful authority falsifies any public record received or held by any judge or by a clerk of any court commits a Class 3 felony. Effective immediately.
Creates the Single-Payer Health and Universal Care System Act. Sets forth the findings of the General Assembly. Provides that in conjunction with the Department of Insurance, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall examine the feasibility of creating and implementing a health care access plan that accomplishes certain goals. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2012. Effective immediately.
Amends the Corporate Accountability for Tax Expenditures Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an annual budget.
Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution to provide that the State shall enact on or before May 31, 2014 a plan for universal health care coverage for all persons. Effective upon being declared adopted.
