Sen. Gary G. Dahl

Disapproves the 2008 report of the Compensation Review Board.

Mourns the death of Walter Durley Boyle of Hennepin.

Designates Illinois Route 173 as the 173rd Airborne Brigade Highway in honor of the brave men and women of the United States Army 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Appropriates $64,200,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department on Aging for vendors of homemaker, chore, and housekeeping services to increase the wages paid to employees who provide homemaker, chore, and housekeeping services and to provide health insurance coverage to those employees and their dependents. Effective immediately.

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. In a Section concerning funding for children requiring special education services, provides that for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, individual school districts must not receive payments under that Section totaling less than they received for fiscal year 2007. Sets forth guidelines for the calculation, including making the calculation a separate calculation from any other in the Section. Effective immediately.

Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Provides that there shall be no co-payment or coinsurance required for any services under the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program (now, children enrolled in the Program are not required to provide a co-payment or coinsurance for well-baby or well-child health care, including, but not limited to, age-appropriate immunizations as required under State or federal law). Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to report to the General Assembly no later than September 1 of each year beginning in 2007 on the number of professionals serving in the primary care case management program and the number of individuals enrolled in the Program according to certain demographics. Requires the Department to ensure adequate access to specialty physician care for Program participants allowing referrals to be accomplished without undue delay. Provides Program standards for disease management programs and performance measures implemented by the Department and requires the Department to adopt variance procedures for the application of any disease management program or any performance measures to an individual enrollee. Makes other changes.

Amends the Veterans Preference Act. Increases the fine for a violation of the Act to a minimum of $75 (instead of $25) and a maximum of $300 (instead of $100). Effective immediately.

Creates the Agency Energy Efficiency Act. Provides that all executive branch State agencies shall strive to reduce energy use in State facilities by 10% within 10 years after the effective date of this Act. Provides that State agencies shall work with the Department of Central Management Services in achieving the goal. Sets out duties of the Department. Provides that all requests for new construction or renovation to State facilities shall implement design criteria that exceeds contemporary standards for energy efficiency. Sets out duties of all executive branch State agencies under the Act. Provides that if the Department finds that implementation costs of the Act exceed energy savings, the Department shall request approval from the General Assembly to terminate implementation of the provisions under the Act.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Creates the Rotary Club Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for the issuance of Rotary Club license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and for each renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Rotary Club Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, the moneys in the Rotary Club Fund shall be paid as grants for charitable purposes sponsored by the Rotary Club.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Sets forth procedures for calculating certain adjustments with respect to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.