Proclaims 2004 the Year of Polio Awareness to promote vaccination and post-polio sequelae education and treatment.
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Designates April 2004 as "Dig Safely Illinois Month" and congratulates JULIE, Inc. on celebrating 30 years of damage prevention in Illinois.
Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides that every employer shall pay to each employee in every occupation wages that are not less than the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by specified federal minimum wage provisions (and eliminates the minimum wage increases that were made by Public Act 93-581). Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning defaulting on a loan.
Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Makes a technical change in a Section defining "lobbyist".
Congratulates the Lewis University Flyers Men's Volleyball Team on winning the NCAA national title for 2003.