Creates the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act. Provides for registration of appraisal management companies with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Beginning January 1, 2012, provides that it is unlawful for a person or entity to act or assume to act as an appraisal management company as defined in this Act, to engage in the business of appraisal management service, or to advertise or hold himself or herself out to be a registered appraisal management company without first obtaining a certificate of registration issued by the Department under this Act. Includes provisions concerning exemption from the Act. Provides that persons practicing as an appraisal management company in Illinois on the effective date of the Act may continue to practice until the Department has adopted rules implementing the Act. Provides that persons shall apply for registration within 180 days after the effective date of the rules and the person may continue to practice until the Department acts to grant or deny registration. Provides that each entity registered under this Act shall designate a controlling person who is responsible to assure that the company operates in compliance with this Act. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Department, registration qualifications, grounds for discipline, civil and criminal penalties, and administrative procedure. Sets forth provisions concerning standards of practice and prohibited activities. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.
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Makes State fiscal year 2013 appropriations to the Office of the State Comptroller for the ordinary and contingent expenses of that Office, for expenses related to the State lottery, for the Offices Inspector General, for the exercise of certain responsibilities under the Pension Code, for certain court reporter expenses, for the payment of constitutional officers of the executive branch, for the payment of managerial employees in State executive branch agencies, for the payment of officers of the legislative branch, and for the payment of pension, social security, and group insurance contributions of certain State employees. Effective July 1, 2012.
Amends the Local Government Consolidation Commission Act of 2011. Extends the final report date to September 30, 2013. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a Section concerning accident counseling shall apply to Class I and Class II (instead of only Class I) rail carriers. Provides that each Class I and Class II rail carrier must review and update its accident counseling or trauma program filing on an annual basis. Provides that programs may be filed either by mail or electronically via an email address designated by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that township boards may adopt ordinances under which they may aggregate residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the township. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that after June 1, 2012 persons may not be nominated for General Assembly scholarships and that General Assembly scholarships may not be awarded after that date unless the nomination is made prior to that date. Prevents both second nominations for any lapsed General Assembly scholarship and nominating persons to the unused or unexpired parts of any vacated General Assembly scholarship after June 1, 2012. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Edward "Ken" Rozga of Lake Villa.
Mourns the death of Milton C. "Milt" Jensen of Beach Park. Mr. Jensen was the mayor of Beach Park, serving his fourth term.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver of a motorcycle, facing any steady red signal which fails to change to a green signal within a reasonable period of time because of a signal malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the arrival of the motorcycle due to the motorcycle's size or weight, has the right to proceed subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
Mourns the death of United States Army Sergeant First Class David G. Robinson of Winthrop Harbor.