Rep. Karen May

Amends the Ticket Scalping Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service charges.

Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that State agencies are prohibited from delaying the review of bills or the submission of bills to the Comptroller unless a defect in the bill is identified.

Amends the Alternate Fuels Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2005, owners of vehicles using domestic renewable fuel are eligible to apply for a fuel cost differential rebate. Provides that biodiesel blended fuel facilities may be included in the Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Program administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that "alternate fuel" includes, among other fuels, "80% bio-based methanol" (instead of "bio-based methanol"), fuels that are 80% (instead of 70%) derived from biomass, and hydrogen fuel. Provides that "domestic renewable fuel" includes, among other fuels, "80% bio-based methanol" (instead of "bio-based methanol") and 20% biodiesel fuel (instead of "fuels derived from bio mass"). Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Salutes Ellen Solomon Tuch on her tireless efforts to make known the dangers of mercury, and for her work as Chairwoman of the Mercury Forum.

Congratulates Vincent and Patricia Schumacher on their 50th wedding anniversary.

Congratulates Dr. Richard Adis on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

Congratulates the Park District, City, and residents of Highland Park on the opening of the new Recreation Center of Highland Park on Saturday, October 15, 2005.

Amends the State Salary and Annuity Withholding Act. Allows certain contractual employees to authorize the withholding of labor union fringe benefits under specified conditions.

Creates the Children's Environmental Health Office Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Department of Public Health shall create and maintain the Children's Environmental Health Office within the Department to advise the Agency and assess how various environmental and other conditions impact the health of children. Requires the Office to review various cancer risk assessment guidelines to establish guidance values that address carcinogenic exposures to the fetus and to infants and children. Sets forth requirements for this assessment. Requires the Office to finalize and publish children's cancer guidelines based upon their findings. Provides that the Office shall review and assess children's contaminant exposures and health risks at existing and proposed school sites. Requires the Office to report annually as to the results of its findings on school contaminants and to report biannually to the Governor and to the General Assembly concerning its activities.

Creates the Home Care Consumer and Worker Protection Act. If an agency places a home care worker with a consumer to provide home care services, requires the agency to give the worker and the consumer a notice setting forth the rights and responsibilities of each of them as well as appropriate phone numbers and addresses of the Department on Aging. Provides that the Act does not apply to nursing homes, home health agencies, and certain other agencies. Provides that an agency subject to the Act must comply with the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and must ensure that every home care worker placed by the agency for hire by a consumer has the appropriate credentials and is appropriately licensed or certified as required by law. Authorizes the Department on Aging to investigate complaints of violations of the Act, issue cease-and-desist orders, and seek injunctive relief. Provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 per day for each day that a violation continues. Effective January 1, 2006.