Rep. Michael K. Smith

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Chicago school district.

Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. Provides that for the purpose of calculating general State aid only, the Average Daily Attendance figure, for pupils in grades 9 through 12, shall be increased by 2% for fiscal year 2006, by 4% for fiscal year 2007, by 6% for fiscal year 2008, by 8% for fiscal year 2009, and by 10% for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter. Effective immediately.

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that certain individuals who represent or are employed as officers or employees of a statewide labor organization that represents members of the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois may elect to participate in that System. Effective immediately.

Creates the Technical Rescue Team Response Reimbursement Act. Requires any responsible party to reimburse the emergency response agencies responding to an emergency incident for the costs incurred in using technical response teams to provide emergency action. Provides that, if the responsible party fails to reimburse the emergency response agency, then moneys in the Emergency Response Reimbursement Fund shall be used to reimburse the agency and the responsible party shall be required to reimburse the Fund.

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 Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides for an ambulance revolving loan program. Provides for joint administration of the program by the Illinois Finance Authority and the State Fire Marshal. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Ambulance Revolving Loan Fund. Effective immediately.

Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Repeals a provision that repeals the Act on July 1, 2007.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows an income tax credit for each individual taxpayer who is a teacher teaching in a school in Illinois. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to the eligible classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year, but the credit may not exceed $500. Defines "eligible classroom expenses" as the aggregate amount of nonreimbursed classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year less $250. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.

Makes appropriations and reappropriations to the State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses and various other purposes. Effective July 1, 2006.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires motor vehicle insurers to contribute up to 1% of premium receipts to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Requires the Department to pay the money received to the Fire Prevention Fund. Amends the Fire Investigation Act to include the payments contributed by the motor vehicle insurers to the Department into the Fire Prevention Fund.