Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Deletes the one-year limit on backdating a survivor benefit. Effective immediately.
Recognizes the importance of equal access to all dialysis modalities for End Stage Renal Disease to preserve State funds by enabling more patients who can benefit from home dialysis to receive access. Urges State agencies and policymakers to implement policies to decrease the disproportionate number of African-Americans and other minorities' lack of access to home dialysis modalities by improving access to home dialysis.
Mourns the death of Minevar Ramsey.
Mourns the death of Shawnte Amiee "Tay" Jones.
Mourns the death of Chyriell Drain-Hill.
Mourns the death of John Edward Cowan.
Mourns the death of John Smith Clayborne, Jr. of East St. Louis.
Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning captions.
Mourns the death of Essie L. Moy of East St. Louis.
Amends the Urban Weatherization Initiative Act. Provides that the efforts of the Urban Weatherization Initiative shall be coordinated with federal weatherization programs. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to administer the Initiative so as to qualify for federal grant or matching programs. Provides the salary of employees hired under the Initiative in accordance with the hourly wages associated with the federal prevailing wage rates for weatherization workers. Provides that the maximum per unit expenditure is limited to $10,000 (currently $6,500) and that a grant recipient may not be awarded grants totaling more than $2,000,000 (currently $500,000) per fiscal year. Provides that 2 voting members of the Weatherization Initiative Board must have experience in residential weatherization or energy efficiency and that one voting member must have experience in workforce development. Requires the Board's annual report to be filed by May 31 (instead of December 31).
