Rep. Jack McGuire

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall reimburse providers of community-based residential programs in which no more than 4 persons with developmental disabilities reside together and in which each person has his or her own private bedroom. Provides that the reimbursement shall be equal to 100% of the provider's cost of providing certain services. Contains a Section concerning legislative findings. Effective immediately.

Honors Melvin J. Larson for his 54 years of dedicated service as a board member and founder of United Cerebral Palsy of Will County, now UCP of Illinois Prairieland.

Congratulates the administration and employees of the Joliet Park District on the occasion of the district winning the 2009 "Salute to Accomplishment" Award from the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Congratulates Rev. Isaac Singleton on the occasion of his retirement as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Joliet.

Creates the Midwifery Licensure Act. Provides for the licensure of midwives by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department and provides that the rules shall include the establishment of criteria for licensure, professional conduct, and discipline. Creates the Illinois Midwifery Board. Sets forth provisions concerning informed consent, qualifications, licensure, title, continuing education, exemption from civil liability, and vicarious liability. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2018. Amends the Good Samaritan Act to provide for the exemption from civil liability.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning credits and creditable service.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders to the extent that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders are not already covered by the policy or plan. Provides that this coverage shall be subject to a maximum benefit of $36,000 per year, but shall not be subject to any limits on the number of visits to an autism service provider. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Disabled and Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act and provides that disabled persons are eligible to receive a tax deferral under the Act. Amends various Acts to make corresponding changes.

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that beginning January 1, 2008, the Department shall pay an additional $1.33 per hour of chore/housekeeping and homemaker service performed by a chore/housekeeping and homemaker service provider vendor to all vendors who certify that they will offer health insurance to all qualifying employees, and their dependents. Requires the amount of funding, for years after 2008, to be adjusted by the amount of which the medical component of the Consumer Price Index exceeds such component for the previous calendar year. Defines a qualifying employee as an employee that provides over 100 hours of chore/housekeeping and homemaker services per month for 3 consecutive months. Requires that chore/housekeeping and homemaker service provider vendors must certify that 50% of their workforce is eligible for coverage as a qualifying employee. Provides that the Department must set minimum standards for a qualifying health plan by rule. Sets forth that provider vendors who fail to offer coverage to all qualifying employees shall be subject to penalties up to and including the requirement to return all moneys paid under this paragraph by the State as prescribed by Department rule.

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.