Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that if, as a result of the publication of the 2010 federal census data, a city, village, or incorporated town is first recognized as having a population of 5,000 or more inhabitants and is, therefore, required to create a downstate police pension fund, then an employee of such a city, village, or town who transfers credit from an IMRF fund to that fund shall pay the true cost of establishing service credit in that fund. Specifies that if the board of trustees of the applicable downstate police fund determines that the amount transferred is less than the true cost to the pension fund of allowing service credit to be transferred, then the amount of creditable service the police officer may establish shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between those 2 amounts, as determined by the board. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Telegraph Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Electric Supplier Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Amends the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighters, and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Changes the definition of municipality so that, on and after the effective date of the Act, a city, township, village, or incorporated town qualifies as a municipality for the purposes of the affected Articles if it has a population of more than 7,500 (rather than 5,000) but less than 500,000 inhabitants. Makes corresponding changes in provisions concerning referenda that smaller municipalities use to opt into in the affected funds. Requires any municipality that has, before the effective date of the amendatory Act, established a pension fund under one of the affected Articles to continue to maintain that fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Notice By Publication Act. Provides that notwithstanding any law to the contrary, when any notice is required by law to be published in any newspaper, then, on and after January 1, 2012, that notice must instead be published by posting the notice on an Internet website maintained by the Secretary of State and shall not be published in a newspaper. Provides that publication on the website is deemed to meet all legal requirements for publication. Provides that if requested, the Secretary of State shall certify the inclusive dates upon which the notice is posted on the website. Provides that the Secretary of State is authorized to adopt rules to implement and administer these provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Creates the Concealed Carry Permit Pilot Program Act. Establishes a 2 year pilot program based in the City of Peoria that allows the City to issue a permit to a resident of Peoria, who meets the qualifications provided in this Act, authorizing the resident to carry a concealed handgun within the boundaries of the City of Peoria. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.