Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Creates the FY2009 Budget Implementation Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to make the changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the FY2009 budget. Effective immediately.
Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the redevelopment project in the TIF district created by an ordinance that was adopted on September 17, 1986 by the Village of Sherman must be completed by December 31 of the 35th year (now, the 23rd year) after the year in which the ordinance was adopted. Makes revisory changes. Contains a non-acceleration clause. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that any bill submitted under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code approved for payment must be paid or the payment issued to the payee within 30 days (now, 60 days) after receipt of a proper bill or invoice, and, if payment is not issued to the payee within this 30-day period, an interest penalty of 2.0% (now, 1.0%) of any amount approved and unpaid shall be added for each month or fraction thereof after the end of this 30-day period, until final payment is made.
Amends Public Act 95-631 by correcting part of the legal description. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey described parcels in Jefferson, Madison, Saline, Sangamon, St. Clair, and Tazewell counties. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to release or restore various described easements acquired by the State for highway purposes in DeKalb, Grundy, Ogle, Rock Island, and Woodford counties. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a Section authorizing property tax assessment settlement agreements also applies to petrochemical processing facilities located within a county of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants. Effective immediately.
Amends the Court of Claims Act and the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Provides that in any case for which benefits have not been paid within 6 months of the claim being filed in accordance with the Line of Duty Compensation Act, which is pending as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, and in which there are 2 or more beneficiaries, at least one of whom would receive at least a portion of the total benefit regardless of the manner in which the Court of Claims resolves the claim, the Court shall direct the Comptroller to pay the minimum amount of money which the determinate beneficiary would receive together with all interest payment penalties which have accrued on that portion of the award being paid within 30 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a commercial vehicle safety relocator legally residing in a county not subject to the provisions of the Illinois Commercial Safety Law may operate in a county that is subject to that law for the limited purpose of removing a damaged or disabled vehicle upon the request of the owner or operator to remove the vehicle and tow the vehicle across county lines to the county where the commercial vehicle safety relocator and owner or operator resides without being subject to the provisions of the Illinois Commercial Safety Law. Provides that the exemption does not apply to commercial safety relocators that legally reside in both counties.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to change the maximum width for a motor vehicle or its load on the highways of this State from 8 feet wide to 8 feet, 6 inches wide.
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a program of family preservation services designed to support intact, foster, and adoptive families who are experiencing extreme hardship due to the difficulty of caring for a child with a pervasive developmental disorder. Provides that the Department shall develop and implement a public information campaign to alert public healthcare providers, social service providers, and the general public about these family preservation services. Effective immediately.
