Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of Banks and Real Estate for a study of predatory and abusive lending practices. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administration Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, to conduct a sugar consumption study to determine the effects of sugar as it relates to the health of school children and to examine the impact of easy access to candy and soda machines in schools. Provides that the Department of Public Health must promulgate the rules necessary to implement the study. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2004. Effective Immediately.
Amends the Public Graveyards Act. Provides that cemetery trustees may be paid compensation, not to exceed $2,000 (instead of $500) per year. Provides that, if the cemetery trustees also act as the cemetery caretakers, then the cemetery trustees may be paid compensation not to exceed $5,000 per year, as may be fixed by the Township Board of Trustees. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Insurance to increase public awareness of the Senior Health Insurance Program. Effective July 1, 2004.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority for promotional activities regarding Navy Pier. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law. Provides that the Department of State Police shall include the following information on its Sex Offender Information Web site: (1) the sex offender's name; (2) the sex offender's date of birth; (3) physical identification, including the height, weight, race, and sex of the sex offender; (4) the sex offender's address; and (5) the crime for which the sex offender was convicted or otherwise required to register as a sex offender, including the definition of the offense and whether the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that the Web site shall also include a hyperlink to the sex offender Web sites of Missouri, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa. Provides that the Department of State Police shall highlight any new additions to its Web site and any address changes for 90 days after entering the information on its Web site.
Amends the Interagency Wetland Policy Act of 1989. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to increase public awareness of Family Emergency Preparedness Plans. Effective July 1, 2004.
The sum of $1, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for a study to determine the effectiveness of the State's Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program. Effective July 1, 2003.
The sum of $1, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Transportation for a study to determine the effectiveness of the State's Motor Carrier Safety Program. Effective July 1, 2003.
