Amends the Excavation Fence Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Mourns the death of Dorothy Jane Bellm of Carlinville.
Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Community College Board.
Makes appropriations for the Illinois State Board of Education and teacher retirement contributions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016.
Amends the State Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Calls upon the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign into law, legislation to extend and expand the current federal tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code.
Amends the Livestock Management Facilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "livestock management facility".
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, on or after July 1, 2015 and on or before December 31, 2018, the taxes imposed under the Acts apply to 90% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol and 80% of the proceeds of sales of mid-range ethanol blends. Amends the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Provides that grants may be awarded for the following programs: a next generation renewable fuels program, a majority blended ethanol and blender pump infrastructure program, and a research and development program for sustainable corn production and corn-based renewable fuel production. Sets forth the maximum aggregate amount of grants that may be awarded under each program. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Prohibits certain executive branch appointees from using official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or effecting the result of an election. Provides for penalties for violation of the restricted political activity by executive branch appointees. Provides that nothing in the applicable provisions prevents an affected appointee from taking an active part in political management or in political campaigns, or prevents an affected appointee from exercising the right to vote as he or she chooses, and to express his or her opinion on political subjects and candidates. Defines "affected appointee".