Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an Illinois resident who is the surviving spouse of a person awarded the Purple Heart by a branch of the armed forces of the United States is eligible to be issued Purple Heart license plates.
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides for the creation of boards of trustees for fire protection districts. Provides for the termination of the terms of office of the existing boards and for the appointment and election of new 5-member boards. Effective immediately.
Creates the State Prohibition of Goods from Child Labor Act. Provides that each contract entered into by a State agency for the procurement of equipment, materials, or supplies must specify that any foreign-made goods produced under the contract were not made by child labor. Provides that a contractor who violates this provision shall be subject to suspension or a monetary penalty and the State may void the contract. Effective immediately.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person who does not possess a non-resident fur buyer permit must obtain a non-resident auction participation permit to deal in green hides at auctions. Sets fees. Makes other changes.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of domestic battery in which the domestic battery is committed in the presence of a child must pay the counseling costs of any child under 18 (rather than 16) years of age in whose presence the domestic battery was committed (rather than a child who is the defendant's or victim's child or step-child or who is a minor child residing within the household of the defendant or victim).
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that in a municipality having a population less than 1,000,000, a firefighter who is required to be a paramedic as a condition of employment may be placed on an additional 18-month probationary period. Provides that during the additional period, the firefighter may be discharged without a hearing solely for failure to pass the paramedic examination. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Removes the Act's application to fire protection districts that employ fewer than 5 people and are required to appoint boards of fire commissioners.
Creates the Payday Loan Reform Act. Provides that the Division of Financial Institutions of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall license and regulate entities that offer payday loans (loans under which a lender accepts a post-dated check, authorization to debit a consumer's bank account, or an interest in a consumer's wages as security for the loan). Establishes requirements and restrictions applicable to license applications and licensing. Contains provisions regarding: limitations, requirements, and disclosures applicable to loan agreements, terms of loans, finance charges, and renewal of loans; revocation, suspension, and surrender of licenses; information to be available to the public; complaint handling; hearings; books and records; reports; advertising; prohibited acts; bonding; administrative rules; and other matters. Amends the Financial Institutions Code to provide for the administration of the Payday Loan Reform Act. Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act to provide that the Act does not apply to payday loans. Provides that a violation of the Payday Loan Reform Act constitutes a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.
Designates the bridge over the Rock River that will connect the cities of Moline and Rock Island with the village of Milan the Veteran's Memorial Bridge at Carr's Crossing.
