Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to consult with the Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators and the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium with regard to the allocation of the annual appropriation for local health protection grants for FY 05. Requires the Department to revise the methodology governing the purpose and distribution of local health protection grants. Effective July 1, 2004.

Congratulates William M. Reidel on his retirement after serving Consumers Cooperative Credit Union (CCCU) for the past 40 years, including the last 25 as President.

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Toll Highway Authority has the power to enter into a contract with a unit of local government or other public or private entity under which the Authority agrees to collect by electronic means tolls, fees, or revenues on behalf of that entity. Effective July 1, 2003.

Amends the Electronic Mail Act. Requires an initiator of an unsolicited e-mail advertisement to establish a toll-free telephone number or return e-mail address that the recipient of the advertisement may call or e-mail to notify the sender not to e-mail any further unsolicited e-mail advertisements. Prohibits an initiator of an unsolicited e-mail advertisement from selling or transferring the e-mail address of a person who given notice that he or she does not want to receive any further unsolicited e-mail advertisements. Provides that each unsolicited e-mail advertisement's subject line shall include "ADV:" as the first 4 characters and each adult-oriented unsolicited e-mail advertisement's subject line shall include "ADV:ADLT" as the first 8 characters.

Amends the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. Adds a caption to a Section concerning the legislative purpose of the Act.

Creates the Small Business Advisory Act. Requires State agencies to create and make available on the World Wide Web a small business advisory page with plain language explanations of proposed and adopted rules and legislation affecting small businesses that the agency is designated to administer, and plain language versions of advisory opinions and interpretations. Provides that explanations must remain posted on the web page for 6 months after their effective dates. Requires each agency to notify the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs when it updates its small business advisory web page. Requires DCCA to serve as a clearinghouse for notifying the small business community of rulemakings, seek input from the small business community on those rulemakings, and maintain a small business advisory web page that serves as a coordinated point of access to other agencies' small business advisory web pages.

Congratulates the Countryside Fire Protection District on its achievement of Accredited Agency status by the Commission of Fire Accreditation International.

Congratulates Tony Altieri on his promotion to the position of State Commander of AMVETS.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the intent of the General Assembly is to encourage the highest quality design to ensure that Department of Transportation projects meet transportation needs, exist in harmony with their surroundings, and add lasting value to the communities they serve. Provides that, on or before December 31, 2004, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish new design criteria for use in developing transportation projects that involve the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing of a highway, other than a maintenance resurfacing project. Provides that the new design criteria shall take specified factors into account. Provides that the Secretary shall solicit and consider the views of specified officials and organizations in establishing those design criteria. Provides that on or before December 31, 2004, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly stating the new design criteria, the names of the officials and organizations contacted, and any other pertinent information.

Amends the Home Repair Fraud Act. In provisions relating to a victim who is 60 years of age or older or a disabled person, increases criminal penalties and lowers the monetary thresholds for enhanced penalties. In addition, provides that the offender's licenses and permits may be suspended or revoked.