Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that provisions concerning the employer's contribution for earnings increases in excess of 6% do not apply to any of the following: (i) earnings increases as a result of movement to a position of authority over others within the department or university; (ii) for part-time staff, earnings increases as a result of the participant increasing his or her workload; (iii) earnings increases as a result of a negotiated salary schedule; and (iv) earnings increases as a result of the System participant (A) accepting academic classes for which course credit is received in addition to the number of classes the employer requires under its policy or by contract and (B) teaching during the summer term. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that provisions concerning the employer's contribution for salary increases in excess of 6% do not apply to any of the following: (i) payments or stipends the teacher may receive for National Board certification; (ii) salary increases as a result of accepting school-sponsored, extra-curricular assignments; (iii) salary increases as a result of movement to a position of authority over others within the department, school, or district; (iv) for part-time staff, salary increases as a result of the teacher increasing his or her workload; (v) salary increases earned as a result of a negotiated salary schedule; and (vi) salary increases as a result of the teacher (A) accepting academic classes for which course credit is received in addition to the number of classes the employer requires under its policy or by contract, if the employer certifies the reason the teacher was asked to accept additional classes, and (B) accepting summer classes. Effective immediately.
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Creates the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Accountability Act. Contains only a short title.
Appropriates $40,000,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, to the Department of Human Services for funding a 50 cent per hour wage increase for direct care and support staff employed by private sector agencies serving individuals with developmental disabilities. Effective July 1, 2005.
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the Authority may not have outstanding at any one time bonds for any of its corporate purposes in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $29,000,000,000 (now, $23,000,000,000). Effective immediately.
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Prohibits a person convicted of a felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with his or her service as an employee who is an employee of more than one employer that participates in the Fund from receiving benefits based on any of his or her service as an employee for all employers that participate in the Fund. Provides that, if, as a result of the felony, the employee is ordered by the court to pay restitution to the employer, then (i) the employer may apply for a refund of employee contributions on the employee's behalf and (ii) pursuant to appropriate documentation from the employer and the court, the Fund shall pay to the employer all or a portion of the refund in a sum sufficient to satisfy the court-ordered restitution. Effective immediately.
Creates the Predator Accountability Act. Creates a cause of action against a person who: (i) coerced an individual into prostitution; (ii) coerced an individual to remain in prostitution; (iii) used coercion to collect or receive any of an individual's earnings derived from prostitution; or (iv) advertised or published advertisements for purposes of recruitment into prostitution. Provides for damages for violation of the Act. Exempts the provisions of joint and several liability to actions brought under the Act. Lists non-defenses to an action brought under the Act. Provides for the award of costs to the prevailing party.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding Medicaid co-payments.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group health benefit plan shall provide coverage for 60 (now 35) visits for outpatient treatment of mental illness. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage for the treatment of pervasive developmental disorders. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that certain mental health coverages apply to health maintenance organizations and individual policies of accident and health insurance. Effective immediately.
Amends the Bond Authorization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.