Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall designate on each driver's license issued a space where the licensee may indicate that he or she has been diagnosed with aphasia.
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act to designate the third Thursday in May of each year as Volunteer Emergency Responder Appreciation Day. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Volunteer Emergency Responder Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide for the issuance of Illinois volunteer emergency responder license plates. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $25 for original issuance of the plates, of which $10 shall be deposited into the Volunteer Emergency Responder Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that an additional fee of $16 shall be charged for each renewal, of which $14 shall be deposited into the Volunteer Emergency Responder Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Charges the Illinois Terrorism Task Force with additional duties that include managing and distributing moneys in the Volunteer Emergency Responder Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, for specified purposes. Effective immediately.
Amends the General Provisions and General Assembly Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. In the General Provisions Article, provides that, if a participant's final average salary in a participating system under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, other than the General Assembly Retirement System, is used to calculate a proportional retirement annuity for that participant under the General Assembly Retirement System and if that final average salary is higher than the highest salary for annuity purposes of that person under the General Assembly Retirement System, then the increased cost of the proportional annuity paid by the General Assembly Retirement System that is attributable to that higher level of compensation shall be paid by the employer of the participant under that system and not by the General Assembly Retirement System. In the General Assembly Article, provides that certain limitations on highest salary for annuity purposes apply to the earnings of a person who first became a member of the General Assembly Retirement System before August 22, 1994 if, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, that member irrevocably elects to have those limitations apply. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a Section concerning accident counseling shall apply to Class I and Class II (instead of only Class I) rail carriers. Provides that each Class I and Class II rail carrier must review and update its accident counseling or trauma program filing on an annual basis. Provides that programs may be filed either by mail or electronically via an email address designated by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Effective immediately.
Amends the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall issue its written decision modifying, granting, or denying (now, granting or denying) a permit in whole or in part and state the reasons for the Department's decision. Provides that no party to a formal adjudicatory hearing may seek judicial review of the Department's final decision on the permit application until after the issuance of the hearing officer's written decision modifying, granting, or denying (now, granting or denying) the permit.
Amends the School Code. Provides that after June 1, 2012 persons may not be nominated for General Assembly scholarships and that General Assembly scholarships may not be awarded after that date unless the nomination is made prior to that date. Prevents both second nominations for any lapsed General Assembly scholarship and nominating persons to the unused or unexpired parts of any vacated General Assembly scholarship after June 1, 2012. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a search without a warrant.
Creates the Area Career and Technical Education and Vocational Centers Task Force.
Mourns the death of Bobby Lee Weatherford of Litchfield.
Mourns the death of Robert L. "Sonny" Albertine of Carlinville.
