Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

Creates the Taxpayer Transparency Act. Provides that a bill making an appropriation may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless a copy of that bill, in its final form, has been made conveniently available on the General Assembly's Internet website for at least 4 days before the bill is considered for final passage by that chamber and provides that a motion adopted by a record vote of at least three-fifths of the members elected, the House of Representatives or the Senate may provide that this restriction does not apply to that chamber with respect to any one or more bills specified in the motion by bill number. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning downstate teachers.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Deletes language that provided that an individual shall be considered to be unavailable for work on a day that is a holiday according to the custom of the individual's trade or occupation if the individual's failure to work on that day is a result of the holiday. Changes provisions regarding the eligibility of certain academic and other personnel between academic years and during vacation periods to provide that an individual is ineligible for benefits on the basis of wages for services in an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity performed for an educational institution (including services performed while in the employ of an educational service agency) during the period between 2 successive academic years or terms, during a paid sabbatical leave, or during an established and customary vacation period or holiday recess if the individual performed those services immediately before the period or recess and there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform those services after the period or recess. Contains applicability provisions.

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning reimbursement for a Board member's expenses.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that notice of a public hearing with respect to a zoning change or special use permit must be sent by certified mail to all landowners and governmental entities whose property or district boundaries are within 1.5 miles of any parcel in an unincorporated area for which a zoning change is proposed or on which a special use permit is sought. Provides that notice must be published not more than 45 nor less than 30 days prior to the hearing (now, not more than 30 nor less than 15 days prior to the hearing). Effective immediately.

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act and the State Finance Act. For fiscal year 2010, reallocates the use of federal funds deposited into the Community Mental Health Medicaid Trust Fund and the Community Developmental Disability Services Medicaid Trust Fund. For other fiscal years, removes the allocation formula for the use of the Community Mental Health Medicaid Trust Fund and provides that the Fund shall be used for the purchase of community mental health services. Provides that the moneys in those funds are exempt from fund sweeps. Effective immediately.

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

Makes supplemental appropriations for the Department of Transportation.