Sen. Andy Manar

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning use of tax moneys.

Amends the School Code. Provides that any school district with an enrollment of less than 750 students shall be dissolved and its territory annexed by the regional board of school trustees upon the filing of a petition. Provides that if, pursuant to petition, all of the territory of a district is to be annexed to another district, then the annexing district and the annexed district need not be contiguous if certain requirements are met and documented. Provides that 2 or more school districts not contiguous to each other, each of which has an enrollment in grades 9 through 12 of less than 600 students, may jointly operate one or more cooperative high schools if certain requirements are met and documented. Provides that (i) any 2 or more entire elementary districts that are not contiguous, (ii) any 2 or more entire high school districts that are not contiguous, or (iii) any 2 or more entire unit districts that are not contiguous may be organized into a combined school district if certain requirements are met and documented. Provides that if (i) a petition is filed for the reorganization of 2 or more school districts that requires a new school building to effectively educate students, (ii) the change is granted and approved at an election, and (iii) no appeal is taken, then, with the approval of the regional superintendent of schools, the change may become effective after one or more of the school districts have been awarded school construction grants; provides for the voiding of a petition. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of the Board.

Amends the Voluntary Payroll Deductions Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Rural/Downstate Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that when a State contract for electronic data processing is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract by employing exclusively Illinois residents shall be given a preference over other bidders unable or unwilling to do so, so long as the total contract price in the bid of the bidder who will employ exclusively Illinois residents is no more than 10% greater than the total contract price in the bid of the lowest responsible bidder who is unable or unwilling to do so. Effective July 1, 2014.

Amends Public Act 98-27 and Public Act 98-50. Adds supplemental appropriations to the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Natural Resources for personal services and State contributions to Social Security. Effective immediately.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that each election authority shall conduct early voting in a high traffic location on the campus of a community college within the election authority's jurisdiction. Provides that provisions requiring early voting at public universities apply in all election years (instead of 2012 only), and eliminates the repeal of those provisions. Effective immediately.