Rep. John Bradley

Amends the Secretary of State Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the oath of office.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the scope of administrative review.

Creates the State-mandated Health Insurance Exemption Act. Provides that any person who presents a certificate of credible coverage to an administrator of any state-mandated health insurance coverage plan naming the persons who have credible coverage are exempt from the state-mandated health insurance coverage plan.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning usury.

Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning grants for preschool education programs.

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, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for habilitative services, including, but not limited to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy for children under the age of 19 with congenital or genetic defects existing at or from birth or with a defect acquired at a young age. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that an unarmed person may enter, on foot, the property of another person for the sole purpose of retrieving a hunting dog, unless previously prohibited by the property owner.

Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1936. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the State Mandates Act. Provides that no person may establish or operate a nursing home in Illinois unless and until he or she provides to the Department of Public Health proof of liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Requires the Department to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license for failure to maintain liability insurance coverage. Provides that failure to maintain such liability insurance coverage during the term of a facility's license is a Type "A" violation under the Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health may not grant a waiver of a facility's compliance with the requirement to maintain liability insurance coverage. Provides that information concerning a facility's liability insurance coverage is subject to disclosure to the public. Makes other changes with respect to liability insurance coverage. Provides that a licensee shall pay 3 times the actual damages, or $500, whichever is greater (instead of only the actual damages) and costs and attorney's fees to a resident whose rights are violated. Provides that any mandate created by these provisions is exempt from reimbursement by the State.