Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In addition to prohibiting a policy of accident and health insurance from excluding or limiting a child's coverage solely because the child is adopted or the child does not reside with the insured, prohibits excluding or limiting a child's coverage solely because the child is unmarried and 25 years of age or younger or because the child is unmarried, 30 years of age or younger, and a full-time student at an institution of higher education.

Resolves that the State Superintendent of Education issue a policy statement clarifying a Section of the School Code concerning legal custody.

Amends the Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Department.

Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning non-fingerprint based UCIA criminal records checks.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. With respect to an executive branch State employee who is the subject of an Executive Inspector General's investigation and whose agency head or ultimate jurisdictional authority agrees with the Inspector General as to disciplinary action against the employee, establishes procedures for providing a redacted version of the Inspector General's summary investigation report to the Executive Ethics Commission, to the employee, and to the public, under certain circumstances.

Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Election Code. Requires each political committee to report a campaign contribution of $10,000 or more to the State Board of Elections within 2 business days after its receipt. Authorizes the State Board of Elections to impose a fine for failing to report.

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to change the repeal date of the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2018. Effective immediately.

Amends the Naprapathic Practice Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning records of examinations and treatments.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Returning Veterans' Homestead Exemption, under which an exemption from the property's value is granted for residential property that is owned and occupied as a residence by a veteran for the tax year in which the veteran returns from active duty in an armed conflict involving the armed forces of the United States. In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted the homestead exemption, the person qualifying need not reapply for the exemption. In a Section concerning the alternative general homestead exemption, extends the alternative exemption by an additional 3 years. Provides that the maximum amount of the exemption is $60,000 if the general assessment year for the property is 2006 or later. Provides that the base year for counties other than Cook County is the 2005 or 2006 tax year. Provides that, to subject itself to the provisions of the alternative general homestead exemption, a county must adopt an ordinance to that effect within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.