Amends both the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority Acts. Provides that the territory of the Authority shall also include JoDaviess, Carroll, Whiteside, and Stephenson Counties. Provides for the appointment of additional members to the Board of the Authority. Provides that the additional members shall be appointed by the county board chairmen of JoDaviess, Carroll, Whiteside, and Stephenson Counties. Increases the bonding power of the Authority to $250,000,000 (now, $100,000,000).
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Creates the Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Urban Community Conservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the School Code. Authorizes a school board to place an advisory question on the ballot by a majority vote of the board.
Amends the Regional Planning Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. Provides that a day and temporary labor service agency may recover attorney's fees and costs in a civil action brought by the day and temporary labor service agency against a third party client for breach of contract by the third party client in relation to services provided by the agency to the third party client. Effective immediately.
Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop procedures to train application agents. Also provides that the Department shall provide to private employers, including private employers regulated under the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act, a grant of $50 for each person that the private employer enrolls in the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Repeals a provision prohibiting a fiduciary of a retirement system or pension fund from transacting business with certain entities associated with the Republic of Sudan.
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes county probation officers eligible for the sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) formula. Allows these probation officers to convert non-SLEP service as a probation officer into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee contributions plus interest; waives the interest if payment is made within one year. Allows a participating municipality to phase in the costs of converting the service with payments over 5 years. Effective immediately.
Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Deletes the restrictions on the exercise of police powers by airport authority security forces that limit the exercise of police powers to the area of the authority's jurisdiction when needed to protect people or authority property or when another law enforcement agency requests assistance.