Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law. Requires the Department to establish and maintain a website known as the Illinois Accountability Portal. The website shall provide direct access to information concerning State employees and individual consultants, State expenditures, State tax credits, and revocations and suspensions of occupation and use tax certificates of registration and professional licenses.
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Designates the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as the agency within the State executive branch to work with the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Sesquicentennial Collation.
Creates the Pension Funding and Investments Act. Requires pension plan providers to provide statements to members of a plan that include (1) the actuarial value of the assets and liabilities of the plan, (2) the extent to which the plan is funded, (3) the plan's funding policy, and (4) asset allocations based on the percentage of overall plan assets. Provides that, if a request is made by a contributing employer or labor organization, then a pension plan provider must make available (1) copies of all actuary reports received by the pension plan provider for a plan year and (2) copies of all financial reports prepared by fiduciaries of the pension plan provider. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Requires a retirement system or pension fund established under the Code to provide a statement to each member and annuitant that includes (1) the actuarial value of the assets and liabilities of the system or fund, (2) the extent to which the system or fund is funded, (3) the extent to which funding is required under this Code, and (4) asset allocations based on the percentage of overall assets of the system or fund. Provides that, if a request is made by a contributing employer or labor organization, then a retirement system or pension fund must make available (1) copies of all actuary reports received by the system or fund for the State fiscal year and (2) copies of all financial reports prepared by fiduciaries of the retirement system or pension fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Seat of Government Act. Prohibits the expenditure of State moneys for the lease, purchase, construction, or remodeling of an office or facility located outside Springfield to be used for the conduct of State business except as authorized by a specific appropriation that identifies the location and the State business. Effective immediately.
Makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007 as follows: from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for Fiscal Year 2002 School Construction Program grant recipients; from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims for payment of line of duty awards; and from the Hospital Provider Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for Medical Assistance and Administrative Expenditures. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Eliminates the requirement that a voter declare party affiliation when voting at a primary election. Provides that the voter shall receive the primary ballot of each of the established political parties nominating candidates for office at the primary election but may cast a ballot of only one political party, except in certain cases involving statewide political parties and political parties established only within a political subdivision.
Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that the district may establish a separate fund for capital improvements, repairs, or replacements. Provides that the amount accumulated in the fund shall not exceed 0.02% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in the district. Provides for the distribution of surplus moneys. Effective immediately.
Creates the Pension Funding and Investments Act. Requires pension plan providers to provide statements to members of a plan that include (1) the actuarial value of the assets and liabilities of the plan, (2) the extent to which the plan is funded, (3) the plan's funding policy, and (4) asset allocations based on the percentage of overall plan assets. Provides that, if a request is made by a contributing employer or labor organization, then a pension plan provider must make available (1) copies of all actuary reports received by the pension plan provider for a plan year and (2) copies of all financial reports prepared by fiduciaries of the pension plan provider. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Requires a retirement system or pension fund established under the Code to provide a statement to each member and annuitant that includes (1) the actuarial value of the assets and liabilities of the system or fund, (2) the extent to which the system or fund is funded, (3) the extent to which funding is required under this Code, and (4) asset allocations based on the percentage of overall assets of the system or fund. Provides that, if a request is made by a contributing employer or labor organization, then a retirement system or pension fund must make available (1) copies of all actuary reports received by the system or fund for the State fiscal year and (2) copies of all financial reports prepared by fiduciaries of the retirement system or pension fund. Effective immediately.
For Fiscal Year 2008, reappropriates $150,000,000 to the Capital Development Board for school construction grants pursuant to the School Construction Law. Effective immediately.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Prohibits the taking, with knowledge, of any albino or all-white deer, which is entirely white except for the hooves, tarsal glands, head or part of the head, in this State at any time.