Amends the Illinois Economic Opportunity Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Identity Protection Act. Prohibits a State or local government agency from using an individual's social security number in certain ways, subject to various exceptions. Requires each State or local government agency to develop and implement an identity protection plan. Provides that any employee of a State or local government agency who intentionally violates the provisions of the Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Preempts the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Commission on the Eradication of Poverty Act. Provides for appointments and terms of members. Provides for funding through the Department of Human Rights. Requires meetings and reports. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that State officers and employees prohibited from obtaining State contracts may not receive legal, banking, consulting, or other fees related to State government bond issuances. Prohibits waivers from the prohibition. Prohibits State contractors with contracts with an annual aggregate value of more than $25,000 from making political contributions to the executive branch constitutional officers responsible for awarding the contracts. Establishes penalties for violations. Requires that each State contract bid or offer in excess of $10,000 annual value must be accompanied by a disclosure of the bidder's or offeror's political contributions to the executive branch constitutional officer responsible for awarding the contract. Authorizes the State Comptroller to refuse payments under contracts for which those disclosures were not made. Makes other changes.
Amends the Department of Transportation Law. Authorizes the Department to enter into contracts to provide feeder services to and from rail terminals and intercity bus transportation and to provide service between non-urbanized communities and air terminals. Authorizes funding to Amtrak for contracted intercity transportation when combined with movement by rail.
Amends the Use Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Authorizes a tax on or measured by income to be at a graduated rate (now, all taxes on or measured by income shall be at a non-graduated rate). Provides that, in any such tax imposed upon corporations, the rate shall not exceed the average rate imposed on individuals by more than a ratio of 8 to 5. Deletes provisions limiting to one the number of income taxes for State purposes imposed on corporations. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program Act. Provides that grants to institutions of higher education under the Act shall support work experiences for students in academic program priority areas that address critical workforce skills shortages, including without limitation science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, nursing, education, and other academic program priority areas as determined annually by the Board of Higher Education (now, the Board is required to assure that a representative number of the grants support cooperative work study programs that support work experiences for students in academic programs of engineering, science, math, and education). Effective July 1, 2008.
Creates the Road Fund Transfer Procedures Act. Provides that a bill transferring moneys, during the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, from the Road Fund to the General Revenue Fund or any other fund in the State treasury may not be considered for final passage by either the House of Representatives or the Senate unless that chamber first adopts, by a record vote of at least two-thirds of the members elected, a motion to consider that bill. Amends the State Finance Act. Exempts the Road Fund from the Act's administrative charge-back provisions for 2005 and thereafter (now 2005-2007). Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that in fiscal years 2008 and 2009, each month the Department of Revenue shall pay into the Road Fund 35% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% rate on the selling price of motor fuel and gasohol.
