Rep. Larry McKeon

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board.

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that for a unit of local government employing 2 or more employees a petition or request for recognition may be filed demonstrating that 75% or more of the employees wish to be exclusively represented in collective bargaining by a labor organization. Provides that the Illinois State Labor Relations Board shall investigate and process the petition or request for recognition according to Board rules. Includes these petitions or requests within the application of the Act. Effective July 1, 2003.

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that certain wages "shall not be included in the base period". Makes changes in the definition of "base period" for certain employees. Makes other changes in provisions concerning the definition of "base period". Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, if a school district adopts, in a fiscal year, an additional or supplemental budget as a result of the voters in the school district having voted in favor of an increase in the annual tax rate for educational or operations and maintenance purposes or both at an election held after the adoption of the annual school budget adopted in that fiscal year, the county clerk shall include, in the extension of taxes made during that fiscal year, the extension of taxes for the supplemental or additional budget adopted by the school district.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for a person who is an inpatient in an institution or facility for which payments are made under the Medical Assistance Article throughout a month, and who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under that Article, is $50.

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section pertaining to the determination of questions by the Industrial Commission.

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. In determining an employee's managerial status, requires that the employee's actual duties and responsibilities be considered.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that "State tax credit" means the credit for state tax allowable under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as computed under the federal estate tax law in effect on December 31, 2000 (now, allowable under those provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as amended from time to time). Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the education expense tax credit ends with taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2003. Effective immediately.