Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall be subject to specified provisions of the Act with respect to such sales. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall not subsidize such sales through the utility's regulated business. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall not discriminate in the provision of regulated gas service based upon the existence or terms of an unregulated sale of natural gas. Provides that the Commission may require a gas utility to file reports regarding its unregulated sales of natural gas in the State and shall have access to, for the purpose of review, a gas utility's contracts for unregulated sales of natural gas. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that proof that a minor was present in a structure or vehicle in which the minor's parent, custodian, or guardian was involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine constitutes prima facie evidence of abuse and neglect.
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that if a person is on active military duty and stationed in Illinois, then a university's governing board shall deem that person and any of his or her dependents Illinois residents for tuition purposes. Effective July 1, 2004.
Congratulates Al Rollins on the occasion of his retirement from the Normal Fire Department.
Congratulates Walter D. Clark of Normal on the occasion of his retirement as Chief of Police of Normal.
Congratulates Richard E. Davis of Bloomington on the occasion of his retirement from the Bloomington Police Department after 31 years of service in law enforcement.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes language providing that law enforcement officers may not stop or search any vehicle solely on the basis of the failure of the occupants to wear seat belts.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning defaulting on a loan.
Congratulates Narendra Jaggi on being named the 2003 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Mourns the death of Minor Myers Jr., president of Illinois Wesleyan University.