Amends the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act. Adds to the criteria for eligibility for the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program that a person must be a child who does not have access to affordable employer-sponsored dependent health insurance coverage that is comparable to the coverage of the existing Program as determined by the administering agency's rules. Effective immediately.
Sen. Jil Tracy
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Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act concerning discharge for misconduct. Makes the following changes in the definition of "misconduct": deletes language requiring that a violation of a reasonable rule or policy of the employing unit be deliberate and willful; and deletes language requiring that an instruction from the employing unit be explicit.
Congratulates Dr. Edward McKenney on receiving the "2014 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from the Illinois Rural Health Association.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates an abatement for property that (i) is used exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes and (ii) has been rebuilt following a natural disaster occurring in taxable year 2013 or any taxable year thereafter. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds a provision that allows dentists with the appropriate training to administer vaccinations to patients 10 years of age and older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order of a physician. Provides that vaccinations may only be administered for influenza, hepatitis B, HPV, and shingles. Effective immediately.
Urges the Department of Natural Resources to develop amendments to specified administrative rules concerning levee construction and flood risks.
Encourages the Illinois State Board of Education and each school district in this State to consider the potential benefits of inclusive education for students with and without disabilities in Illinois.
Congratulates Dr. John Letts on the occasion of his retirement as president of John Wood Community College.
Designates the date of February 7, 2014 as Illinois Wear Red Day in the State of Illinois.
Supports the United States Department of Transportation's designation of the M-35 from St. Louis, Missouri to St. Paul, Minnesota and the M-55 from Chicago via St. Louis, Missouri to New Orleans, Louisiana as Marine Highway Corridors. Encourages support for the local drainage sponsors and the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan, as approved by the Mississippi River Commission, for systemic flood control planning and implementation. States the General Assembly's willingness to take steps to streamline the State Levee Permitting process to encourage and facilitate both flood control and navigation improvements to Illinois levee systems.