Congratulates Daniel E. Setters for his leadership in Illinois and on his election as the President of the National Society of Accountants.
Amends the Data Security on State Computers Act. Provides that drives or disks on State-owned electronic data processing equipment that is to be disposed of must be cleared of all data and software before being prepared for sale, donation, or transfer by following standards established by the Department of Central Management Services by rule (now, must be cleared of all data and software by (i) overwriting the previously stored data at least 10 times and (ii) certifying in writing that the overwriting process has been completed). Effective immediately.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning defaulting on a loan.
Honors the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for its Project 500.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "lobbyist".
Congratulates Professor Nick Holonyak, Jr. of Urbana on being the recipient of the 2002 National Medal of Technology.
Amends the Electronic Mail Act. Requires an initiator of an unsolicited e-mail advertisement to establish a toll-free telephone number or return e-mail address that the recipient of the advertisement may call or e-mail to notify the sender not to e-mail any further unsolicited e-mail advertisements. Prohibits an initiator of an unsolicited e-mail advertisement from selling or transferring the e-mail address of a person who given notice that he or she does not want to receive any further unsolicited e-mail advertisements. Provides that each unsolicited e-mail advertisement's subject line shall include "ADV:" as the first 4 characters and each adult-oriented unsolicited e-mail advertisement's subject line shall include "ADV:ADLT" as the first 8 characters.
Creates the Small Business Advisory Act. Requires State agencies to create and make available on the World Wide Web a small business advisory page with plain language explanations of proposed and adopted rules and legislation affecting small businesses that the agency is designated to administer, and plain language versions of advisory opinions and interpretations. Provides that explanations must remain posted on the web page for 6 months after their effective dates. Requires each agency to notify the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs when it updates its small business advisory web page. Requires DCCA to serve as a clearinghouse for notifying the small business community of rulemakings, seek input from the small business community on those rulemakings, and maintain a small business advisory web page that serves as a coordinated point of access to other agencies' small business advisory web pages.
Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides for grants to be awarded by the Department on Aging to local community senior services and resource centers. Provides for a Community Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, with 12 voting members appointed by the Governor, to advise the Department on Aging on the administration of the Act. Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used by the Department on Aging for grant awards and for administering the Community Senior Services and Resources Act. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the Edison Middle School Jazz Band 1 of Champaign on being named the 2003 Jazz Ensemble Grand Champion.
