Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III

Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Provides for the regulation of deferred deposit lenders. Limits the number of times a deferred deposit loan may be refinanced. Requires deferred deposit lenders to make disclosures concerning the availability of debt management services. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to provide that deferred deposit lenders may not collect treble damages for unpaid checks. Effective October 1, 2003.

Creates the Public Works Contract Change Order Act. Provides that if a change order in any public works contract entered into by the State, a unit of local government, or a school district authorizes or necessitates any increase in the contract price that is 25% or more of the original contract price, then the portion of the contract that is covered by the change order must be resubmitted for bidding in the same manner for which the original contract was bid. Provides that bidding for the portion of the contract covered by the change order shall be subject to any requirements to employ females and minorities on the public works project that existed at the bidding for the original contract, together with any later requirements imposed by law. Preempts home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Creates the Transportation and Toll Highway Property Transaction Act. Requires the Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to disclose to the Department of Central Management Services information concerning the acquisition of real property using State moneys, including the identity of the owners, the fair market value, the purchase price, the bidding method, and the State use. Requires that the price at which the Department of Transportation sells real property to the Toll Highway Authority be within 5% of its fair market value. Requires that the fair market values of real properties exchanged by the Department and the Authority be within 5% of each other.

Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Creates a Legislative Contract Compliance Oversight Panel, consisting of members of the General Assembly, to oversee the compliance of the Illinois Department of Transportation with the goals and requirements of the Act in awarding State construction contracts involving federal funds. Requires the Department to provide certain information to the Panel and to report to the Panel quarterly on the Department's progress in complying with the Act. Requires the Panel to conduct public forums on the Department's compliance and to report its findings and recommendations to the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities. Effective immediately.

Creates the Apprentice Equity Act. Provides that, in counties with a population over 110,000, certain State contracts designated by the Capital Development Board and the Department of Transportation shall be subject to a plan under which specified goals for the employment of minority and female apprentices shall be met. Provides for administration of the plan and submission of reports concerning the plan. Effective January 1, 2004.

Mourns the death of Lovance Francis Ashley.

Congratulates St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago on its 100th anniversary.

Mourns the passing of Elective Bethrone Harris-Phillips of Chicago.

Mourns the death of Emelda Augustine Hilbring of Chicago.

Congratulates St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago on its 100th anniversary.