Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit from 5% of the federal credit to: (i) 7.5% of the federal tax credit for taxable years ending in calendar year 2007; and (ii) 10% of the federal tax credit for taxable years ending in calendar year 2008 or thereafter. Effective immediately.
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding directors.
Amends the Payday Loan Reform Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative intent of the Act.
Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Under specified circumstances, allows for a maximum of 5 additional charter schools exclusively for truants or dropouts in Chicago if the limit on the number of charter schools that may operate at any one time in the rest of the State has not been reached. Provides that if any of the additional charter schools are not used exclusively for truants or dropouts, then the State Board of Education shall withhold and the charter school shall forfeit all State funding designated for that school.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning Medicaid rates for nursing homes, provides that for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, the support component of the rates taking effect on July 1, 2008 shall be computed using the most recent cost reports on file with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services no later than April 1, 2006, updated for inflation to January 1, 2007. Provides that facilities shall have the support component of their Medicaid rate computed every year using the most recent cost reports on file with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services no later than April 1, 2 years prior to the year in which the new rate takes effect, updated for inflation to January 1 of the year prior to the year in which the new rate takes effect. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a requirement that a State Police applicant have certain collegiate educational requirements is deemed to be satisfied if the applicant has been honorably discharged and has an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal awarded after September 11, 2001 by one of the United States armed forces. Effective immediately.
Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding the filing of bonds by the board of directors.
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to adjudicate a system of administrative adjudication established by alleged instances of failure to pay required toll, may adjudicate those alleged violations detected through the alleged failure to remit payment within the allotted time period after being recorded as a non-paying vehicle by a duly authorized toll collector. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is a violation of laws and ordinances regulating the movement of traffic to operate a vehicle with a license plate treated with any material that obstructs the electronic image recording of the plate or to sell or advertise that material. Sets fines for these violations. Provides that a law enforcement officer may confiscate a license plate if the plate was treated with a substance to block electronic image recording. Provides for revoking the registration of a vehicle whose registration plate is found to have been physically altered to obstruct the visibility or electronic image recording of the plate. Provides for the impoundment of a vehicle driven by a person with a cancelled, suspended, or revoked license, if the person's license was suspended for unpaid toll violations. Provides that the Attorney General may file suit against any individual or entity offering or marketing the sale of any product advertised as having the capacity to obstruct the visibility or electronic image recording of a license plate. Makes other changes.
