Appropriates $15,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Transportation for the purpose of preparing a federally approved Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement for a high speed rail system. Effective July 1, 2015.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall issue to the owner or operator of an underground storage tank a no further remediation letter if (i) the owner or operator submits to the Agency a certification from a licensed professional engineer that the work described in the approved corrective action plan has been completed successfully to a boring level acceptable to the Agency, (ii) the groundwater at the site will not be used for human consumption, (iii) the site is zoned for non-residential use, and (iv) the site is located in a municipality with a population of not more than 50,000.
Amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. In the Section containing legislative findings, adds a finding that temporary laborers are vulnerable to discriminatory practices. Defines "day or temporary labor applicant". In a Section concerning recordkeeping, provides that the day and temporary labor service agency shall keep a record of the race, ethnicity, and gender of each day or temporary laborer or day or temporary labor applicant, as provided by the person who requests employment with or is contracted by the day and temporary labor service agency (instead of "the race and gender of each day or temporary laborer sent by the day and temporary labor service agency"). Provides that the day and temporary labor service agency shall provide each day or temporary labor applicant with and retain a copy of a written notice signed by an employee of the day and temporary labor agency and specifying the date, time, and location the applicant requested employment. Provides that at the time of annual registration, the day and temporary labor service agency shall submit to the Department of Labor, on a form created by the Department, a report containing the information required by the new provisions, grouped by branch office, in the aggregate for all day or temporary laborers assigned within this State in the prior year. Provides that in the case of a health and safety or notice violation, a private right of action exists for compensatory damages and an amount between $50 and $500 for each violation (instead of "up to $500 for the violation"). Makes corresponding changes.
Proposes to amend the Local Government Article of the Illinois Constitution. Requires the State to reimburse units of local government for increased expenses resulting from activities mandated by the General Assembly or State executive action. Exempts mandates requested by a local government or predating the effective date. Makes unfunded mandates unenforceable unless passed by three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly and specifically characterized as non-reimbursable. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. 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 Transportation Article of the School Code. Provides that a significant risk of violent crime constitutes a serious safety hazard. Provides that the Department of State Police shall review the findings of the school board concerning a significant risk of violent crime and shall approve or disapprove the school board's determination that a serious safety hazard exists within 30 days after the school board submits its findings to the Department. Provides that the Department may be requested to verify that the conditions have not changed. Provides that no action shall lie against the Department for decisions made in accordance with this amendatory Act. Provides that the Administration Review Law shall apply to and govern all proceedings instituted for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Department. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study comparing airborne emission reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the State of Illinois between 1990 and 2015 and forecasting additional reductions for the period from 2015 to 2020. Requires the Agency to identify where and how Agency policies have led to such reductions and are likely to lead to additional reductions going forward and which Illinois regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent State or federal regulations. Requires the Agency to consult with only the owners of each coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when compiling this information. Effective immediately.
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In provisions setting forth the minimum requirements for educators trained in other states or countries, specifically includes applicants applying for a Professional Educator License with a principal, chief school business official, or superintendent endorsement. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $3,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making a grant to the Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs for a 3-year Diabetes Prevention Pilot Program in St. Clair County, DeKalb County, and Rock Island County. Effective July 1, 2015.
