Rep. David E. Miller

Creates the Illinois Urban Development Authority Act. Creates the Illinois Urban Development Authority. Provides that the Authority shall be governed by an 11-member board. Requires the Authority to make annual reports to certain entities. Sets forth the powers of the Authority. Sets forth the procedures by which the Authority may issue bonds. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act to allow the Authority to designate areas as Enterprise Zones. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning general and supplemental State aid, removes language that provides that if the appropriation in any fiscal year for general State aid and supplemental general State aid is insufficient to pay the amounts required under the general State aid and supplemental general State aid calculations, then the State Board of Education shall ensure that each school district receives the full amount due for general State aid and the remainder of the appropriation shall be used for supplemental general State aid, which the State Board of Education shall calculate and pay to eligible districts on a prorated basis. Provides that a General State Aid Entitlement (defined as the sum of the amounts calculated under the recomputation of claims provisions, the general State aid provisions, and the supplemental general State aid provisions of the School Code) shall be calculated for each school district. Provides that payments to districts shall be based on the General State Aid Entitlement, instead of its separate components. Provides that if the appropriation in any fiscal year for the General State Aid Entitlement is insufficient to pay the amounts required, then the payments shall be prorated as appropriate, with any shortage being subtracted from the final warrant or warrants for that fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the School Construction Law. Defines "school district" to include an administrative district, or governing board, of a special education joint agreement. Provides that a joint agreement shall be deemed eligible for a school construction project grant or debt service grant if one or more of its member districts satisfies the grant index criteria. Provides that the grant index shall not be used to calculate the amount of the grant the Capital Development Board provides to an eligible joint agreement. Provides that the amount of a school construction project grant for an eligible joint agreement shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, based on the needs of the joint agreement in its entirety. Effective immediately.

Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Provides that the term "costs", in provisions concerning warranty reimbursement to franchisees for making warranty repairs, does not include any other items, including, but not limited to, legal fees or expenses, administrative expenses, direct or indirect costs, or profit markup. Provides that the certification required if a franchiser contracts with its Illinois dealers to include a detailed explanation and supporting documentation of how the manufacturer calculated the price increases imposed to recover its costs. Provides that a manufacturer shall take no adverse action against any franchisee receiving its "prevailing retail rate charged by that dealer" including, but not limited to, not giving credit to franchisees for surcharges paid when conducting a warranty audit or calculating a franchisee's warranty parts expense.

Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Provides that a teacher from another state or territory of the United States who has successfully achieved National Board certification must not be required to take an examination in order to receive a Master Certificate.

Makes appropriations to the Board of Higher Education for various purposes. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows a tax credit of up to $2,000 for an individual taxpayer who pays the burial expenses for a fetus for which a fetal death certificate has been issued. Provides that the credit (i) may be taken by only one taxpayer with respect to any one fetal death, (ii) may not be carried forward or back, and (iii) may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Requires the Department of Revenue to adopt rules concerning the credit. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning municipal airports.

Amends the School Code. In school districts other than the Chicago school district, reduces the probationary period of time before a teacher enters upon contractual continued service. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Honors Reverend Jesse Jackson.