Rep. Jack McGuire

Creates the Nurse Licensure Compact Act. Allows for reciprocity of licensure of licensed practical nurses and registered nurses among the states. Provides for administration of the Compact by the Nursing Act Coordinator. Provides that the licensing board shall participate in a Compact Evaluation Initiative designed to evaluate the effectiveness and operability of the Compact. Provides that the Compact does not relieve employers from complying with statutorily imposed obligations. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act to make changes relating to the purposes of the Compact.

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging and the State Finance Act. Creates the Senior Meal Delivery Fund and provides that, from appropriations from the Fund, the Department on Aging must operate a program to assist in preparing and transporting meals to senior citizens in the State. Sets forth requirements for the program. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create a tax checkoff for the Fund for both individual and corporate tax returns. Effective immediately.

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning boundaries.

Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. In a provision concerning eligibility for grants under the Act, increases the household income eligibility limitations for grant year 2006, and provides that, for grant years 2007 and thereafter, the limitations shall be increased annually by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year. Effective immediately.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "taxing district".

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning standards of payment of skilled nursing and intermediate care services.

Amends the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds 4 elected members to the SURS Board of Trustees. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code. Provides that the one time water well construction permit fee authorized by the Act shall not exceed $200 (now, $100). Further provides that in counties with a population of more than 250,000, with the approval of the county board, the fee may exceed $200 but not $300.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code with regard to new and used vehicle dealer license fees. Provides that the fee varies according to the number of vehicles sold by the dealer during the previous year. Provides that a dealer's license application shall indicate the number of vehicles sold by the dealer the previous year, supported by documentation prescribed by the Secretary of State. Sets a new schedule of license fees for new and used vehicle dealers, including one fee for the applicant's established place of business and a lower fee for each additional place of business, if any, to which the application pertains. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Iraqi Freedom license plates at an additional initial charge of $40 and an additional renewal charge of $27 with eligibility requirements to be determined by the Secretary of State. Provides that $15 of the initial charge and $2 of the renewal charge shall be paid into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $25 of the initial charge and $25 of the renewal charge shall be paid into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund. Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the moneys deposited into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund from the sale of Iraqi Freedom license plates may, subject to appropriation, be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide grants to assist in the financial and educational support of minor and dependent children of veterans who died or were disabled in the line of duty.