Appropriates $80,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the purpose of increasing provider reimbursement rates for dental services. Effective July 1, 2008.
Creates the Undocumented Health Care Workers Licensing Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an assault or battery using an air rifle constitutes aggravated assault or aggravated battery. Amends the Air Rifle Act. Eliminates the maximum $50 fine that may be imposed for violation of the Act by a person who is not a dealer of air rifles. Effective immediately.
Amends the Educational Partnership Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an alternate research and development credit for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2007 for taxpayers who make qualified research expenditures during the taxable year. Provides that the amount of the credit for taxpayers who have conducted business activities in each of the 3 preceding taxable years is 12% of: (i) the amount of qualified research expenditures made in the current taxable year; less (ii) 50% of the average of the qualified research expenditures made for the 3 preceding taxable years. Provides that the amount of the credit for taxpayers who have not conducted business activities in each of the 3 preceding taxable years is 6.5% of the qualified research expenditures made in the current taxable year. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 5 years. Exempts the credit from the Act's sunset provisions. Prohibits taxpayers from claiming the credit if they claim a research and development credit under other provisions of the Act. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for grants and related expenses for the education and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and prevention programs for teen pregnancy with a disparate impact on the Latino community. Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2007, the tax with respect to textbooks required for use at State universities and public community colleges or certain other institutions of higher learning is imposed under these Acts at the rate of 1.25% (eliminating the State's portion of the tax). Authorizes the Department of Revenue to adopt rules. Amends the State Finance Act to adjust the distribution with respect to this tax. Effective immediately.
Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no tax shall be imposed under those Acts upon the privilege of using in this State (for the Use Tax Act) or persons engaged in the business of selling at retail (for the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act) certain household appliances that (i) qualify as an "Energy Star" product under the federal Energy Star Program; and (ii) are purchased from 12:01 a.m. on April 22 of 2007 or 2008 through 11:59 p.m. of April 28 of that same year. Authorizes and encourages units of local government that impose use and occupation taxes to declare a similar tax holiday. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of sexual battery. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she intentionally or knowingly without legal justification makes physical contact with the intimate body parts of a victim who was 17 years of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense, without that person's consent. Defines intimate body parts. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
