Rep. Robert F. Flider

Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Increases the amount of moneys in the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to be appropriated to the Department of Public Health for nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law from $750,000 to $1,500,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter. Effective immediately.

Amends the Office of Banks and Real Estate Act. Requires the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate to work in cooperation with the Director of Aging to ensure that all financial institutions regulated by the Office of Banks and Real Estate participate fully in the Department on Aging's financial exploitation of the elderly intervention program. Effective immediately.

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person or entity may not print an individual's social security number on an insurance card that is used to establish the eligibility of an individual or his or her dependents to receive health, dental, optical, or accident insurance benefits, prescription drug benefits, or benefits under a managed care plan or a plan provided by a health maintenance organization, a health services plan corporation, or a similar entity. Provides that existing insurance cards with an individual's social security number must be replaced with insurance cards without the individual's social security number. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. Effective January 1, 2005.

Amends the Federally Subsidized Housing Preservation Act. Changes the short title to the Federally Assisted Housing Preservation Act, and replaces references to "subsidized housing" with references to "assisted housing". Requires the owner of an assisted housing development to give 12 (instead of 6) months notice of the owner's intent to sell or otherwise dispose of the assisted housing; also requires notice of the owner's intent to complete prepayment or complete termination of the development's participation in a federal subsidy program or termination of the development's affordability restrictions. Provides for representation of a tenant association by a not-for-profit corporation or private purchaser. Requires that the owner offer the property for sale to a tenant association within 60 days after the association has complied with the requirements of the Act concerning notice to the owner. Requires that a tenant association notify the owner of its intent to purchase the property within 90 (instead of 30) days after receiving the owner's offer of sale. Effective immediately.

Amends the Child Labor Law. In provisions requiring a parent or guardian to accompany a 12 or 13 year old minor who is officiating youth sports activities for a not-for-profit youth club, park district, or municipal parks and recreation department, provides that the requirement is also satisfied if an adult designated by the parent or guardian accompanies the minor. Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State aid formula.

With respect to the 2004 report of the Compensation Review Board, approves the report insofar as it does not recommend any increase in salary level, but reduces recommended cost of living adjustments in whole proportionately in accordance with Section 5 of the Compensation Review Act by rejecting cost of living adjustments based upon adjustments otherwise applicable beginning July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2003 under Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly. Rejects the Board's recommendation that it submit its reports in odd-numbered years, rather than even-numbered years.

Urges State public universities to prepare an energy efficiency and conservation plan for university buildings and to prepare a request for funding proposal for the plan.

Recognizes the African-American Cultural and Genealogical Society of Illinois.

Congratulates John and Beth Couter of Decatur on their retirement.