Creates the Illinois Commerce Commission Election Act of 2009. Contains only a short title provision.
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Amends the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act to require the Department of Natural Resources to provide for the expedited review of any permit application upon request by the permit applicant. Sets forth certain conditions for obtaining expedited permits from the Department. Creates the Mining Operations Expedited Permit Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to provide that the Fund is not subject to sweeps. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Carolyn W. Bradley of Junction.
Amends the General Assembly, State Employees, State Universities, Downstate Teachers, and Judges Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Declares it to be the public policy of this State and the intention of the General Assembly to protect annuitants against significant decreases in the purchasing power of retirement and survivor's annuities. Directs the Systems to review and report on significant changes in purchasing power. Provides for a one-time increase in certain retirement and survivor's annuities. Includes language exempting the changes from provisions concerning new benefit increases. Effective immediately.
Amends the Employee Classification Act. Provides that the term "employment" does not include services performed by an individual as an operator of a truck, truck-tractor, or tractor if certain specified conditions are met. Provides that an individual performing services for a contractor is deemed to be an employee of the employer, unless the contractor is a truck owner-operator as defined in the Act. Effective January 1, 2011.
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning persons required to report to the Department of Children and Family Services suspected cases of child abuse or child neglect.
Make supplemental appropriations to the FY 09 budget of the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning social security numbers on license applications.
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning findings of public bodies and the Department of Labor.
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Deletes language that provides that the term "student" includes graduate assistants primarily performing duties that are pre-professional. Effective immediately.