Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning assistance with exports.
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that beginning January 1, 2007, 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 2007, 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.
Appropriates $25,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for the construction of an early childhood education center in an overcrowded area in the Southwest region of Chicago. Effective July 1, 2006.
Appropriates $2,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for a grant to Morton College in Cicero for construction and maintenance of facilities. Effective July 1, 2006.
Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for a grant to the Town of Cicero for capital construction and maintenance needs. Effective July 1, 2006.
Amends the State Finance Act. Exempts the Illinois Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund from the Act's administrative charge-back provisions. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Creates the Economic Development Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for a grant to the City of Berwyn for capital construction and maintenance needs. Effective July 1, 2006.
Amends the Animal Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rabies inoculations.
