Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Allows the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board to establish conditions and procedures under which the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan may discount or subsidize premiums for unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004, and to accept funds appropriated for this purpose. Allows unemployed or retired coal miners who are federally eligible and whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to be eligible for the Plan even though their premiums may be discounted or subsidized. Requires federally eligible unemployed or retired coal miners whose employer-provided health insurance coverage was terminated on September 28, 2004 to pay the discounted or subsidized premiums established by the Board. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to any individual or, on state-owned or managed lands and waters, members of the public (rather than to the public) for recreational or conservation purposes by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for such purposes. Provides that residential buildings are not included in the definition of "land". Changes the definition of "recreational or conservation purpose" to include hunting, hiking, recreational shooting, operation of an off-highway vehicle, rock climbing, trapping, horseback riding of an entrant's own horse or horses, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, water or snow skiing, sledding, and snowmobiling. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning downstate teachers.
Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Defines "sex offender" to include custodial sexual misconduct (rather than custodial sexual misconduct committed on or after August 22, 2002). Defines as a "sexual predator" a person convicted of a violation or attempted violation of criminal sexual assault regardless of the age of the victim. Establishes procedures for a sex offender to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency within 5 days after ceasing to have a fixed residence. Changes certain registration periods from 10 days to 5 days. Provides that a second or subsequent violation of this Act is a Class 2 felony.
Urges the U.S. Congress to consider the importance of the Capital Airport Air National Guard Station in Springfield, which was selected for realignment by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Adds a caption to a Section concerning definitions.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that, with certain exceptions, an action by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to revoke or suspend a licensee's license for a violation of the Act shall be limited to the license for the specific premises where the violation occurred.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deferred compensation.
Amends the School Code. Increases both the minimum length of the school term and the minimum number of days of actual pupil attendance by one day each school year beginning with the 2004-2005 school year through the 2013-2014 school year, with exceptions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, beginning with taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2003, each taxpayer engaged in production in this State is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount equal to the amount spent by the taxpayer in the taxable year to pay taxes on electricity and natural gas purchased for the production purposes of the taxpayer. Provides that the Department shall establish by rule what constitutes "production". Provides that the tax credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero but may be carried forward for 5 taxable years. Exempts the credit from the sunset provisions of the Act.