Rep. James H. Meyer

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Reduces the amounts various fees to be collected by the Environmental Protection Agency. Sets forth new procedures for the collection of NPDES fees and requires that all moneys collected from the fees be deposited into the Illinois Clean Water Fund. Repeals Sections concerning air pollution operating permit fees and fees for water quality certification. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Clean Water Fund. Effective immediately.

Creates a Task Force to review the operations of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Foster Care Division and related laws and rules impacting the Illinois foster care system.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning public policy with respect to the determination and enforcement of the support responsibility of relatives.

Amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Permits a public body to hold a closed meeting to consider prevention of and response to dangers to public safety and property. Exempts from inspection and copying requirements (i) a public body's records compiled for emergency and security procedures, to the extent disclosure would interfere with planning, training, and security, and (ii) information that could compromise the security of public or private personnel or property or emergency or disaster training, response, and recovery. Effective immediately.

Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Makes a technical change in the Section relating to the repeal of the Act and the reports to the General Assembly by the Cook County Public Defender, the Cook County State's Attorney, the State Appellate Defender, the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, and the Attorney General on the receipt and use of funds received under the Act.

Creates the Payday Loan Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Mourns the death of Army Sergeant Jack Hennessy in Iraq.

Recognizes Joel Kagann's years of service to the Village of Woodridge and DuPage County.

Creates the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act and amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the State Finance Act, and the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires the Director of Public Health, in coordination with the Director of Aging and the Director of Public Aid, to monitor and analyze the distribution of housing and services for older adults in the different geographic areas of the State and implement corrective action plans by July 1, 2005. Provides for a program for conversion of nursing homes to assisted living or shared housing establishments; makes such conversions exempt from the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, and provides for transition planning grants to nursing homes making such conversions. Creates special funds in the State treasury for use in implementing the Comprehensive Housing, Health, and Supportive Services for Older Adults Act. Provides for transfers from the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund to the new Nursing Home Conversion Fund and the new Nursing Home Transition Planning Grant Fund. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Directs the Auditor General to conduct a management and program audit of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Administration of its economic development programs.