Sen. William E. Brady

Amends the Employment of Strikebreakers Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Civil Service Commission of for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, as follows: General Funds $446,200.

Amends the State Employee, State Universities, Downstate Teacher, and Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires active Tier 1 employees to elect either to (i) have automatic annual increases in retirement and survivor's annuities delayed and reduced or (ii) maintain their current benefit package with additional limitations on pensionable salary. Provides that a Tier 1 employee who elects item (i) is entitled to have future increases in income treated as pensionable income, have contributions reduced to a specified rate, and receive a consideration payment of 10% of contributions made prior to the election. Provides that a Tier 1 employee who elects item (ii) is not eligible to have future increases in income treated as pensionable income. Makes funding changes. Amends the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act to provide a continuing appropriation for the amounts of the consideration payments. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to prohibit bargaining and interest arbitration regarding certain changes made by the amendatory Act and to provide that no action of the employer taken to implement that prohibition shall give rise to an unfair labor practice under those Acts; exempts certain existing agreements. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Economic Development Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Amends the School Code. With regard to State assessments, provides that the State Board of Education shall develop a process for the college and career ready assessment that allows a school board to apply to the State Board to utilize the nationally recognized and locally selected assessment option of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Requires that the State Board of Education adopt technical criteria under specified federal law and rule to evaluate the proposed assessment. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning prohibited transactions.

Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. In provisions concerning compensation of the public library district trustees, defines "compensation" as any salary or other benefit not expressly authorized by the Act that is provided to, paid to, or paid on behalf of trustees.

Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that certain requirements concerning mileage reimbursement do not apply to agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Travel Control Board. Provides that for agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Travel Control Board, mileage reimbursement rates for automobile travel using an employee's personal vehicle for State business shall be established by the Governor's Travel Control Board and adjusted periodically at the advisement of the Department of Central Management Services. Provides that rates shall be based on a formula considering the fluctuations in vehicle and vehicle operating costs and the cost to operate a State vehicle, but in any event will not exceed the rate in effect under regulations pursuant to federal law. Requires the rates to be reviewed at least once per year. Requires the Board to formalize and approve the formula for determining its mileage rate adjustment recommendations.

Amends the Illinois Library System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.