Sen. Jason A. Barickman

Amends the State Treasurer's Bank Services Trust Fund Act. Provides that moneys in the State Treasurer's Bank Services Trust Fund may also be used for (i) technological, consultant, and legal service charges related to the investment or safekeeping of funds under the Treasurer's control and (ii) legal services under the State's general obligation bond program. Effective immediately.

Amends the Comptroller's Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the State Treasurer Act and the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. With respect to the College Savings Pool, provides that for accounts opened on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the State Treasurer may receive moneys paid into the pool by the Illinois Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, which shall be permitted to match, dollar for dollar, with limitations, annual contributions made to an account. Provides that Illinois prepaid tuition contracts may not be entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that only annuities may be purchased under the Illinois prepaid tuition program. Provides that the purchaser of a contract entered into before the effective date of the amendatory Act may (i) retain funds under the contract, (ii) transfer the cash value of the contract to the College Savings Pool, (iii) cash out of the contract pursuant to the contract's terms, or (iv) transfer funds into an annuity. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Rabbi Isaac Neuman.

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Deletes provisions regarding investigatory hearings by the Department of Labor regarding new wage classifications. Requires the creation of any new prevailing wage classification to be promulgated by administrative rule by the Department of Labor in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the requirements apply to any prevailing wage classification not yet established as of January 1, 2013.

Proposes to amend the Finance Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides for biennial budgets and appropriations. Defines a "fiscal biennium" as July 1 of each odd-numbered year though June 30 of the ensuing odd-numbered year. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a registered sex offender who loses his or her employment must report in person to the law enforcement agency with whom he or she last registered his or her loss of employment within 3 days of that loss of employment. Provides that an out-of-state employee must notify the agency having jurisdiction, in writing, of his or her loss of employment within 3 days of the loss.

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that in cases when the holder of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card applies for renewal in accordance with the Act and the Department of State Police fails either to approve or deny the renewal of the card within 30 days, proof of submission of his or her renewal application to the Department in the form of a canceled check, receipt, or money order receipt by the applicant showing that the renewal fee was received by the Department shall toll the expiration date of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card until the Department of State Police has renewed or denied renewal of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or until 180 days after the expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, whichever is sooner. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2015, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount provided in the Internal Revenue Code, including the adjustment for inflation and any applicable deceased spousal unused exclusion amount.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the place of trial.