Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes technical changes in the short title Section.

Creates the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transportation Act. Creates the Illinois Coordinating Committee on Transportation to foster the coordination of public and private transportation services and establishes its membership, duties, and powers. Provides that the Governor or his or her designee shall serve as chairperson, and that the Secretary of Transportation and a representative of a community based organization in transportation, or their designees, shall serve as vice-chairpersons and be responsible for staff support for the Committee. Effective immediately.

Amends the Income Tax Act to create the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund checkoff. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall print on its standard individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution on the return and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. Amends the Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Aid shall make grants from the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund to the Les Turner ALS Foundation for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Amends the State Finance Act to create the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund. Effective immediately.

Congratulates Leo McCann on his retirement after 20 years of service to the Village of Buffalo Grove Police Department.

Congratulates Prospect Heights Mayor Edward P. Rotchford on the occasion of his retirement.

Congratulates Michael S. Gilfillan on serving sixteen years as the Commissioner of the Park Board of Arlington Heights Park District.

Creates the Financial Transaction Review Act. Provides that financial service providers must inform clients in writing of the right to have an attorney review any transaction involving insurance or investment products with annual or initial payments in excess of $2,500. Sets forth the scope of the review. Requires disclosures regarding conflicts of interest. Provides for administration by the Department of Insurance.

Congratulates Kaitlyn Fitzgerald of Prospect Heights on being a recipient of a 2003 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.