Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that tax returns filed under those Acts must be filed electronically unless the retailer or serviceman can demonstrate undue hardship. Contains provisions concerning hardship waivers. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that if a unit of local government, as an employer, and public employees provide for arbitration of impasses, the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources shall be given primary consideration, provided that such ability is not predicated on an assumption that lines of credit or reserve funds are available or that the employer may or will receive or develop new sources of revenue or increase existing sources of revenue. Provides that in interest arbitration for security employee, peace officer, and fire fighter disputes, the arbitration panel shall take the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources as the primary consideration, provided that such ability is not predicated on an assumption that lines of credit or reserve funds are available or that the employer may or will receive or develop new sources of revenue or increase existing sources of revenue (currently the interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the unit of government to meet those goals). Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. With respect to collective bargaining between an educational employer (other than the Chicago school district) and an exclusive representative of its employees, provides that when making wage and benefit determinations during interest arbitration, the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources shall be given primary consideration, provided that such ability is not predicated on an assumption that lines of credit or reserve funds are available or that the employer may or will receive or develop new sources of revenue or increase existing sources of revenue.
Creates the Public Trust in Funding Responsibility Act. Prohibits a State agency from contracting with or making a grant to any entity that performs abortions or maintains or operates a facility where abortions are performed that involves the expenditure of State funds. Defines "State funds" as funds obtained through State taxation, fees, or assessments and provides that "State funds" does not include funds obtained from the federal government, federal funds administered or granted through a State agency, or State funds the expenditure of which is required by federal law. Exempts from the prohibition funding to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers licensed under State law. Provides that the Act only applies to contracts and grants entered into, and the renewal of contracts entered into, on or after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that an individual shall be ineligible for benefits for any week in a benefit year which begins on or after January 1, 2018, unless, subsequent to the beginning of his or her immediately preceding benefit year with respect to which benefits were paid to him or her, he or she was reemployed and had earnings equal to or in excess of his or her current weekly benefit amount in each of 4 calendar weeks that are either for services in employment, or have been or will be reported pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act by each employing unit for which such services are performed and that submits a statement certifying to that fact.
Makes application to Congress for the calling of a convention for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes the following changes with respect to the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities: (1) provides that the exemption amount shall not be deducted from the property's equalized assessed value, but shall be an abatement from the property's total property tax liability for the taxable year; (2) provides that, if the veteran is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor or is a former prisoner of war, then the property is exempt from taxation; (3) provides that the veteran is not required to have qualified for or obtained the exemption before death if the veteran was killed in the line of duty and the death is found to be service-connected; (4) makes changes concerning reapplication; and (5) provides that, if the veteran has a service-connected disability of 70% or more and the property has an equalized assessed value of $100,000 or more, then the amount of the exemption is $5,000 (currently, the property is exempt). Effective immediately.
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that, with respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2018, to be monetarily eligible for any benefits, a worker must have been paid wages of $4,290 or more in his or her base period by employers subject to the Unemployment Insurance Act and at least $2,145 of these wages must have been paid to him or her outside the calendar quarter in which he or she was paid the highest amount of wages.
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2017 levy year and thereafter, for certain school districts, "extension limitation" means 0% or the rate of increase approved by the voters. Provides that all school districts in the State are subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. Provides that qualified school districts may be granted an exemption from the amendatory Act by an affirmative vote of the State Board of Education. Sets forth the qualifications for those school districts. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that, if a unit of local government provides for arbitration of impasses, the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources shall be given primary consideration, if that ability is not predicated on certain revenue assumptions. Amends provisions concerning interest arbitration for security employee, peace officer, and fire fighter disputes. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. For FY 2019 through FY 2023, requires the actual employer to contribute a portion of the employer's normal cost. Beginning in FY 2023, requires the employer to contribute the full employer's normal cost. Amends the School Code. Removes provisions concerning modification or waiver of rules regarding contracting with a commercial driver training school. Makes changes to provisions concerning: (i) incentives for school districts that reorganize or annex all of the territory of an entire school district; (ii) discharge of unfunded mandates; (iii) contracts for third party non-instructional services that are currently performed by an employee; and (iv) exceptions to physical education requirements. Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. With respect to collective bargaining between an educational employer (other than the Chicago school district) and its employees' representative, provides that, when making wage and benefit determinations during interest arbitration, the employer's financial ability to fund the proposals based on existing available resources shall be given primary consideration, with certain exceptions. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act; exempts public works projects with an estimated project cost of $250,000 or less. Makes other changes.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Reduces by 25% the amount transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the Local Government Distributive Fund. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces by 20% the amounts deposited into the Local Government Tax Fund, the County and Mass Transit District Fund, and the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund each month. Provides that the reductions under the amendatory Act begin July 1, 2017. Effective immediately.
