Illinois Legislation

INS CD-COVERAGE-SICK STUDENTS Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to require the continuation of coverage for a dependent college student who takes a medical leave of absence or reduces his or her course load to part-time status because of an illness or injury. House Amendment No. 1 Changes the provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the medical leave of absence or reduction in course load must be because of a catastrophic illness or injury. Provides that continuation of coverage is subject to all of the policy's terms and conditions applicable to those forms of insurance and shall terminate 12 months after notice of the illness or injury or until the coverage would have otherwise lapsed pursuant to the terms and conditions of the policy, whichever [...]

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TIF EXTEND-DOWNS Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the redevelopment project in the TIF district created by an ordinance that was adopted on September 9, 1999 by the Village of Downs must be completed by December 31 of the thirty-second year (now, the 23rd year) after the year in which the ordinance was adopted. Effective immediately. Governor Amendatory Veto Message Proposes to amend the Property Tax Code to provide the following: (i) that, beginning in taxable year 2008, the amount of the disabled veterans standard homestead exemption is $1,000,000 for veterans with a service-connected disability of at least 50% (now, the exemption is $5,000 for veterans with a service-connected disability of at least 75% and $2,500 for veterans with a service-connected disability of at least 50% but less than 75%); (ii) that the requirement that a qualified residence must have an equalized assessed value of [...]

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ETHICS-STATE LEASES Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, and the State Property Control Act. Requires the State Board of Elections to develop and maintain on its website a searchable database, derived from political committees' finance reports, of contributors to candidates for and holders of the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Comptroller, and State Treasurer. Prohibits an executive branch State agency from executing a lease with a business entity if the business entity or any of its affiliates has made any campaign contribution of $150 to the officeholder responsible for awarding the lease during the 24 months before the general election at which that officeholder was first elected or re-elected to his or her current office and the officeholder's entire term. Requires the business entity to disclose its affiliates and to certify that no violating contributions have been made. Requires the State agency [...]

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