Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that all employees whose positions are included in a collective bargaining unit that includes employees subject to the Personnel Code are considered as subject to the Personnel Code for all purposes related to their collective bargaining agreement, unless the parties agree otherwise. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Currency Exchange Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Increases the minimum wage for workers 18 years and older to $6.50 per hour on January 1, 2004. Provides that, beginning in 2005, the minimum wage shall be annually adjusted by the Department of Labor. Provides that the adjustment shall be calculated each September 30, using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, and shall take effect on January 1 of the following year. Provides that the Director of Labor shall by rule establish the minimum wage for employees under the age of 18 years.
Amends the Community Services Act. Makes a stylistic change in a Section concerning the legislative purpose.
Creates the Display of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that it is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, give away, or display tobacco products for sale at any location where the consumer can acquire those products through self-service. Provides that every tobacco product must be displayed from behind a sales or service counter so that a consumer cannot access tobacco products without assistance by an employee of the retail establishment authorized to sell tobacco products. Exempts the sale of tobacco products from vending machines if the vending machines are located in places authorized under the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Provides that a violation is a petty offense for which the court shall impose a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. Exempts retail tobacco stores from the self-service restriction on tobacco product displays provided that the retail tobacco store (i) derives at least 90% of its revenue from tobacco and tobacco related products; (ii) does not permit persons under the age of 18 to enter the premises; and (iii) posts a sign on the main entrance way stating that persons under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering.
Amends the Credit Card Issuance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning definitions.
Creates the Developmental Disabilities Services Act of 2003. Requires the Governor, with the assistance of the Secretary of Human Services, to appoint an advisory committee to develop a Developmental Disabilities Services Implementation Plan that will ensure compliance by the State with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. Specifies items that must be included in the implementation plan and specifies services that may be provided under the implementation plan. Repeals the Developmental Disabilities Services Law within the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Effective immediately.
Establishes the Teacher Cadet Program, to be operated by the State Board of Education, to introduce public secondary school students to the teaching profession. Requires the Board to develop a grant program that assists school districts chosen by the Board on a competitive basis in offering year long coursework designed to expose pupils to teaching careers and the education system. Provides that a participating school district shall receive a one-time grant of up to $5,000 for the start-up of the Program at its school site. Requires the Board to contract for an evaluation of the Program and to report on the evaluation to the General Assembly by January 1, 2007. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2011. Effective immediately.
Creates the Loan Assumption for Teachers Act. Provides that a person who is enrolled in a postsecondary education institution is eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption upon becoming employed as a teacher if he or she is judged to have outstanding ability and agrees to teach full time in a public school in this State for at least 4 consecutive school years after obtaining a teaching certificate (i) in a subject area that is designated as a current or projected shortage area by the State Superintendent of Education or (ii) at a school that at the time that the teacher is hired serves a large population of pupils from low-income families or is a low-performing school. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to reorganization of capital upon a change in control.
