Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the unused portion of any federal funds received for a capital improvement project that are not contributed towards the cost of the project shall remain in the Capital Development Board Contributory Trust Fund and shall be used for future capital projects and for no other purpose, subject to appropriation and as directed by the Capital Development Board (now, shall be deposited into the Capital Development Board Retirement and Interest Fund). Effective January 1, 2013.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Sets forth provisions concerning health care cooperatives. Provides that in addition to all other provisions of the Article concerning domestic mutual companies, a company seeking to organize as a health care cooperative shall meet certain requirements. Sets forth provisions concerning the naming of and applications for entities seeking to organize as health care cooperatives. Amends the Co-operative Act. Exempts domestic mutual insurance companies licensed as health care cooperatives by the Director of Insurance from the prohibition against using the term "Co-operative" as part of a corporate or other business name or title without complying with the provisions of the Co-operative Act. Sets forth provisions concerning health benefit purchasing cooperatives. Provides that the purpose of a health benefit purchasing cooperative is to provide health care benefits for certain eligible individuals under a single group health care policy or plan through a contract between the health benefit purchasing cooperative and an insurer authorized to do health insurance business in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning the design, the articles, the membership basis and capital stock, the membership criteria, the health care benefits, and the annual progress report of health benefit purchasing cooperatives. Effective immediately.

Amends the Energy Assistance Act. In regard to setting the annual eligibility level for the Energy Assistance Program, provides that for the period ending June 30, 2013, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may not establish limits higher than 200% of the federal nonfarm poverty level (rather than for the period ending June 30, 2012, or until the expenditure of federal resources allocated for energy assistance programs by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, whichever occurs first, the Department may not establish limits higher than 200% of that poverty level). Effective immediately.

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, May 31, 2012, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Wednesday, November 14, 2012, in perfunctory session, or until the call of the Speaker and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, November 14, 2012, in perfunctory session, or until the call of the President; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 27, 2012, or until the call of the President.

With respect to the amendment to the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution proposed by House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 49 (which provides that no benefit increase under any public pension or retirement system may become law without a three-fifths majority vote), sets forth a brief explanation of the proposed amendment, a brief argument in favor of the amendment, a brief argument against the amendment, and the form in which the amendment will appear on the ballot.

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two houses adjourn on Thursday, March 1, 2012, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the President.

Honors the achievements and leadership of Family Focus founder Bernice Weissbourd on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary Gala of Family Focus.

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two houses adjourn on Thursday, May 3, 2012, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:30 p.m., or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the President.

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two houses adjourn on Thursday, April 26, 2012, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the President.

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two houses adjourn on Thursday, April 19, 2012, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the Speaker; and the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, April 24 2012 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the President.