Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county board or the corporate authorities of a municipality shall not adopt a code or ordinance that (i) prohibits a person or entity from installing or equipping fire sprinklers in specified residences or (ii) requires a person or entity to install or equip fire sprinklers in specified residences. Provides that a county board or the corporate authorities of a municipality shall not impose any fine, penalty, or other requirement on any person or entity for installing or equipping or not installing or equipping fire sprinklers in specified residences. Effective immediately.

Makes appropriations to the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University for various purposes, including for ordinary and contingent expenses, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. Effective July 1, 2010.

Creates the Local Option School District Income Tax Act and amends the School Code, the State Finance Act, the Illinois Income Tax Act, and the Property Tax Code. Authorizes school districts by referendum to impose an income tax on individuals resident of the district. Provides that the income tax must be levied at a rate that will produce an amount equal to the corresponding 50% reduction in property taxes for educational, operations and maintenance, and transportation purposes. Provides for a referendum repeal of the tax. Sets forth procedures for levying and collecting the tax and for deposit of the income tax revenues. Provides for disbursement of the tax to school districts by the State Treasurer. Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law to exclude from the definition of "aggregate extension" school district levies made to cover amounts lost because of the repeal of the local income tax for schools as formerly imposed by the district under the Local Option School District Income Tax Act. Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. Provides that the adoption or failure to adopt a local income tax for schools and any disbursement of funds or any tax abatement required under the Local Option School District Income Tax Act shall not affect the computation or distribution of State aid for school districts. Effective immediately.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Changes the minimum age at which a person may obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without the consent of his or her parent or legal guardian from 21 years of age to 18 years of age.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning farmland.

Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Community College Board.

Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 who are in a dual credit/graduation program from engaging in physical education courses. Defines "dual credit/graduation program" to mean a program for pupils who wish to obtain an associate's degree at the same time that they graduate from high school. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement shall also contain appropriate language prohibiting strikes during the regular school term. Effective July 1, 2010.

Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Requires employers to enroll in an Electronic Employment Verification System or the E-Verify program and the Basic Pilot program (rather than permitting an employer to voluntarily enroll).

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that the definition of aggregate extension does not include extensions made for the purpose of paying judgments entered in Bachman v. Meyer, et al., No. 07 L 17, and Bachman v. Winnebago County Sheriff Richard Meyers, et al., No. 2007 L 16, both in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Winnebago County, Illinois. Effective immediately.