Nominates Ronald S. Eaker to be a member of the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board.
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Nominates Andrea M. Brown to be a member of the State Board of Education.
Creates the Endow Illinois Tax Credit Act and amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Requires the Department of Revenue to authorize an income tax credit to taxpayers who provide an endowment gift to a permanent endowment fund. Sets forth procedures and criteria for authorizing the credits. Provides that the aggregate amount of all credits that the Department may authorize may not exceed $10,000,000 in 2012, $25,000,000 in 2013, or $50,000,000 in 2014 and each calendar year thereafter. Provides conditions for eligibility. Requires the Department to make an annual report concerning the credits. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 5 years. Exempts the credit from the Act's sunset provisions. Effective immediately.
Nominates James D. Nowlan to be a Commissioner of the Executive Ethics Commission.
Nominates William Dill to be a member of the Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in an action concerning a motor vehicle accident in which a personal injury or property damage is in issue, a photograph of a motor vehicle or other property is deemed relevant and admissible into evidence if authenticated by a lay or occurrence witness with personal knowledge that the photograph accurately portrays the vehicle or property as it appeared before or after the accident. It is not necessary that an expert or opinion witness testify about the photograph's relevance or any correlation between the vehicular or property damage and the claimed injury which may have been caused by the incident which caused the property damage.
Nominates James Taylor to be a member of the Secretary of State Merit Commission.
Nominates Robert Anthony Christian to be a member of the Lottery Control Board.
Nominates Brent Hanfling to be a member of the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board.
Nominates Lerry Knox to be a member of the Illinois Finance Authority.