Sen. William R. Haine

Mourns the death of Joyce Lauretta Robinson.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and applicability of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997.

Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning emergency services.

Amends the Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act. Provides that the base gasoline used in gasoline-ethanol blends shall meet the requirements of the ASTM D 4814 latest version or the blend shall meet the requirements of the ASTM D 4814 latest version. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Gary Bair of Casa Grande, Arizona, formerly of the Edwardville area.

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. With respect to the participation of a rehabilitation facility in the health insurance coverage, requires that more than 50% (now, at least 85%) of the facility's employees enroll (when employees who are covered as spouses or dependents under the same or another program are considered).

Mourns the death of Carlan Hans of Edwardsville.

Amends the Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.

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.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Reduces the tax paid by surplus line producers on policies effective prior to July 1, 2003. Requires that the tax rate in effect at the time of the policy effective date shall be the tax rate on all subsequent endorsements for that policy. Requires surplus line producers to file with the Director of Insurance certain information pertaining to submissions made by the producer to the Surplus Line Association of Illinois and at the time of the filing to pay to the Director the required surplus line taxes. Requires surplus line producers to file with the Director certain information pertaining to submissions made by the producer to the Surplus Line Association of Illinois concerning fire insurance policies and at the time of the filing to pay to the Director the taxes required by the Fire Investigation Act. Effective immediately.