Senate Sponsors: MUNOZ-DUDYCZ-SHAW AND TROTTER. House Sponsors: COLVIN-MENDOZA Short description: LOCAL GOV-WAGE DEDUCTIONS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Counties Code. Allows the wages of an employee of a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more to be withheld to pay debts owing to a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more. Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act, the Chicago Park District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the School Code, the Housing Authorities Act, and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act to allow the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Transit Authority, a school board, a housing authority in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, and other employers to withhold an employee's wages to pay debts owing to a municipality with a popula- tion of 500,000 or more or to a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Allows a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more to withhold an employee's wages to pay debts owing to a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act, the Chicago Park District Act, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the School Code, the Housing Authorities Act, and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority, the Chicago Board of Education, or a housing authority of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more may deduct debts owed to another of those entities from the wages of its employees. Provides that the entity to which the debt is owed must certify that (i) the employee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing to dispute debt and (ii) the employee has received notice of a wage deduction order and has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing to object to the order. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES NOTE, Engrossed (Dept. of Commerce & Community Affairs) In the opinion of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) SB 754 engrossed does not create a State man- date under the State Mandates Act. HOME RULE NOTE, ENGROSSED (Dept. of Commerce & Community Affairs) The legislation does not contain language indicating a pre-emption of home rule powers and functions. PENSION NOTE, Ham 1 (Illinois Pension Laws Commission) SB 980, as amended by House Amendment 1, would increase the accrued liabilities of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Employees' Pension Fund by an insignificant amount. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 55 ILCS 5/3-14002.5 new 65 ILCS 5/10-4-8 new 70 ILCS 810/17.5 new 70 ILCS 1505/16b 70 ILCS 2605/4.39 new 70 ILCS 3605/28c 105 ILCS 5/34-18 310 ILCS 10/6.1 new 820 ILCS 115/9 Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 2605/4 from Ch. 42, par. 323 Deletes everything. Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that in January 2003 the salary of the President of the Board of Commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is increased to $63,000 (now, $60,000); the salary of the Vice President is increased to $57,500 (now, $55,000); the salary of the Chairman is increased to $57,500 (now, $50,000); and the salary of members elected in November 2002 is increased to $52,000 (now, $50,000). Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status