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2005 Illinois 20 ILCS 605/ Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law) Article 605 - Department Of Commerce And Community Affairs
(20 ILCS 605/605‑1)
Sec. 605‑1.
Article short title.
This Article 605 of the Civil
Administrative
Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑5) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.1 in part)
Sec. 605‑5.
Definitions.
As used in the Sections following this Section:
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
"Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
"Local government" means every county, municipality, township, school
district,
and other local political subdivision having authority to enact laws and
ordinances, to administer laws and ordinances, to raise taxes, or to expend
funds.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑7)
Sec. 605‑7.
Name change.
On the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 93rd General Assembly, the name of the Department of Commerce and Community
Affairs is changed to the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity. References in any law, appropriation, rule, form, or other
document (i) to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs or to DCCA are
deemed, in appropriate contexts, to be references to the Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity
for all purposes and (ii) to the Director of Commerce and Community Affairs are
deemed, in appropriate contexts, to be references to the Director of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity
for all purposes.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑10) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.1 in part)
Sec. 605‑10.
Powers and duties.
The Department has the powers and duties
enumerated in the Sections following this Section.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑15) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.22)
Sec. 605‑15.
Cooperation with other departments, agencies, and
institutions. To cooperate with other departments, agencies,
and institutions
of this State in the collecting and assembling of information and to enter
into agreements with those departments, agencies, and
institutions,
upon terms that are mutually agreed upon, to have
conducted studies and
research that may be necessary and proper.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑20) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.29)
Sec. 605‑20.
Charges; gifts and grants; Economic Research and Information
Fund.
(a) To establish and collect charges and to accept gifts,
grants, awards, matching contributions, financial participations, and cost
sharings from individuals, businesses, governments, and other third party
sources, on terms and conditions that the Director
deems advisable, for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) Preparing, producing, and disseminating economic | ||
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(2) Preparing, producing, and disseminating economic | ||
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(3) Planning, facilitating, entering into, and | ||
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(4) Planning, facilitating, and conducting | ||
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(b) The Economic Research and Information Fund is created as a special
fund in the State treasury, and all monies received pursuant to this Section
shall be deposited into that Fund. Monies in the Economic Research and
Information Fund may be expended for purposes consistent with the conditions
under which those monies are received, subject to appropriations made by the
General Assembly for those purposes.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑25) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.30a)
Sec. 605‑25.
Charges, gifts, and grants for promotional products and
services; International and Promotional Fund.
(a) To establish, levy, and collect fees and charges and
accept gifts, grants, and awards from other governmental entities, for
profit
organizations, and
nonprofit associations in
association with or as consideration for the provision of various
promotional products and services
through its tourism, films production promotion, and international
business promotion programs. The
Director may establish and collect nominal charges for premiums
and other promotional materials produced or acquired as part of the
Department's activities authorized under the Illinois Promotion Act from
individuals and not‑for‑profit organizations
intending to use those premiums and promotional materials for
purposes
consistent with the provisions of the Illinois Promotion Act, provided,
however, that other State agencies shall be charged no more than the cost
of the premium or promotional material to the Department.
(b) The Director may collect cost reimbursement monies from films and
media
production entities for police and related production security services in
amounts determined by the provider of the security services and
agreed to
by the production entity. The reimbursements shall
result only from the
agreed costs of planned police and security services to be rendered to film
and media production sites in the State of Illinois.
(c) The Director may establish and collect cost‑sharing assessments and
fees
and accept gifts, grants, and awards from private businesses, trade
associations, other governmental entities, and individuals desiring to
participate in and support the development and conduct of overseas trade,
catalog, and distributor shows and activities and to purchase informational
materials to foster export sales of Illinois products and services as part
of the Department's international business programs.
(d) All money
received
pursuant
to this Section shall be deposited into the International and
Promotional Fund
within the State treasury which is hereby created; monies within the Fund
shall be appropriated only for expenditure pursuant to this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90‑26, eff. 7‑1‑97; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑30) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.41)
Sec. 605‑30.
State and federal programs, grants, and subsidies.
The Department shall use the State and federal programs,
grants,
and
subsidies that are available to assist in the discharge of the
provisions
of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑35) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.43)
Sec. 605‑35.
Federal moneys for general administration; Intra‑Agency
Services Fund. Moneys recovered from federal
programs for general administration that are received by the Department shall
be deposited into a separate fund in the
State treasury to be known as the Intra‑Agency Services Fund.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑40) (was 20 ILCS 605/47.2)
Sec. 605‑40.
State Technical Services Act Fund.
The following
funds collected and received by the Department shall be paid to the State Treasurer
for deposit in the State Technical Services Act Fund outside the State
Treasury:
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(2) Funds received or collected from colleges, | ||
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All disbursements from the Fund shall be made only upon warrants
of the
State Comptroller drawn upon the State Treasurer as custodian of the
fund upon vouchers signed by the Director
or by the person or persons designated by the Director for
that purpose. The
Comptroller is authorized to draw the warrant upon vouchers so
signed. The
State Treasurer shall accept all warrants so signed and shall be released
from liability for all payments made on those warrants.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑50) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.51)
Sec. 605‑50.
Expenditures for purposes of Build Illinois Act.
To expend appropriations for the purposes contained in the
Build Illinois Act.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑65) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.52)
Sec. 605‑65.
Grants under Gang Control Grant Act.
To award
grants to community‑based groups, as
defined in the Gang Control Grant Act.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(2) Promoting the establishment of recycling and | ||
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(3) Developing local markets for recycled products.
(4) Cooperating with other State agencies and with | ||
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(5) Seeking funding from governmental and | ||
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(6) Beautification projects.
(c) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall assist local
governments and
community organizations that plan to implement programs set forth in subsection
(b). The Department shall establish guidelines for the
certification
of local governments and community organizations.
The Department may encourage local governments
and community
organizations to apply for certification of programs by the Board. However,
the Department shall give equal consideration to
newly certified
programs and older certified programs.
(d)
Pursuant to action
by the Board, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may authorize grants from moneys
appropriated
for certified community
based programs for up to 50% of the cash needs of the program; provided, that
at least 50% of the needs of the program shall be contributed to the program in
cash, and not in kind, by local sources.
Moneys appropriated for certified community based programs in municipalities
of more than 1,000,000 population shall be itemized separately and may not be
disbursed to any other community.
(e) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor shall transfer to the Department of Commerce
and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity), and the Department shall receive, all assets and
property possessed by the Lieutenant Governor under this Section and all
liabilities and obligations for which the Lieutenant Governor was responsible
under this Section. Nothing in this subsection affects the validity of
certifications and grants issued under this Section before the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 94‑91, eff. 7‑1‑05.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑85) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.11)
Sec. 605‑85.
Personnel.
To obtain and employ, pursuant to the Personnel Code,
the technical, clerical, stenographic, and other administrative personnel that
are necessary to carry out the purposes of the Civil Administrative Code of
Illinois and to make expenditures for that purpose within the appropriations
for that purpose.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑95) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.42)
Sec. 605‑95.
Rules and regulations.
The Department has the power to make the
rules and
regulations necessary to carry out its duties.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑100) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.33)
Sec. 605‑100.
Transfer from Department of Business and Economic
Development. To assume the rights, powers, duties, and
responsibilities
of the former Department of Business and Economic Development. Personnel,
books, records, property, and funds pertaining to the former
Department
of Business and Economic Development are transferred to the Department,
but any rights of employees or the State under the Personnel Code or
any
other contract or plan shall be unaffected by this transfer.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑110) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.34)
Sec. 605‑110.
Transfer from Governor's Office of Manpower and Human
Development. To assume the rights, powers, duties, and
responsibilities
of the Governor's Office of Manpower and Human Development. Personnel, books,
records, property, and funds pertaining to the Governor's Office of
Manpower
and Human Development are transferred to the Department, but any rights
of employees or the State under the Personnel Code or any other
contract
or plan shall be unaffected by this transfer.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑111) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.34a)
Sec. 605‑111.
Transfer relating to the Illinois Main Street Program.
To
assume from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on July
1, 1999, all personnel, books, records, papers, documents, property both real
and personal, and pending business in any way pertaining to the Illinois Main
Street Program. All personnel transferred pursuant to this Section shall
receive certified status under the Personnel Code.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑115) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.36)
Sec. 605‑115.
Transfer from State Housing Board and Department of Business
and Economic Development. In addition to the duties and powers
imposed
elsewhere in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois,
the Department has the following powers:
(1) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(2) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(3) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(4) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(5) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(6) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(7) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(8) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(9) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(10) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(11) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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(12) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties | ||
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The Department shall render assistance and advice to and
take
action affecting local governments only upon request of a local
government, except as otherwise provided by the powers and duties
transferred to the Department by this Section.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑200) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.7)
Sec. 605‑200.
Official State planning agency.
To act as the
official State planning agency and to accept and
use planning grants or other financial assistance from the federal
government (1) for statewide comprehensive planning work including research
and coordination activity directly related to urban needs and (2) for
State and inter‑state comprehensive planning and research and coordination
activity related thereto. All such grants shall be subject to the terms and
conditions prescribed by the federal government.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑205) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.39)
Sec. 605‑205.
Planning; coordination with local and regional entities;
Urban
Planning Assistance Fund. The Department shall
provide for liaison between the State and regional and
local planning agencies and departments; perform state‑wide
planning as provided by law; provide assistance, counsel, and advice
to local and regional planning agencies when so requested; and conduct
research into local government problems as ordered by the Director. In
performing this responsibility the Department shall have the power and
duty to do the following:
(1) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties provided in
paragraph
(11) of Section 605‑115.
(2) Accept and use planning grants or other financial
assistance
from the federal government, either directly or in receipt from the
official State planning agency, in aid or for the provision of planning
assistance (including surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans,
technical services, and other planning work, but excluding plans for
specific public works): (i) to municipalities and counties;
(ii) to any
group of adjacent communities, incorporated or unincorporated, having
common or related urban planning problems resulting from rapid
urbanization; (iii) to coordinate planning activities directly
related to
urban needs; (iv) for official governmental planning agencies where
rapid
urbanization has resulted or is expected to result from the
establishment of rapid and substantial expansion of a federal
installation; and (v) to study and offer assistance for rural
planning.
(3) Approve applicants and project plans for loans or grants
to
local, regional, or area groups, associations, or other agencies
that
qualify for assistance under 42 U.S.C. 3161,
et seq. and any subsequent federal or State
legislation whose purpose is to assist economically distressed or
depressed areas; and, for and in behalf of this State,
accept, receive, and receipt for federal monies given by the federal government under
any federal law to this State for economic redevelopment, assistance,
surveys, or programs.
(4) Cooperate with civic groups and local, State, and
federal
planning and development agencies.
(5) Authorize counties, cities, and other local
governmental units
to enter into agreements, not in conflict with any law of the State of
Illinois, with appropriate governmental units of an adjoining state or
states for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the
comprehensive planning for the physical growth and development of
metropolitan or other urban areas, provided that cooperation has
been
authorized by the adjoining state or states.
(6) Provide that in an orderly manner the
following funds
collected and received by the Department shall be paid over to the State
Treasurer for deposit in a separate fund hereinafter provided for in
this Section: (i) funds received or collected from municipalities
and
counties and from any groups of adjacent communities pursuant to this
Section and (ii) funds received or collected from the federal
government
to defray the cost for planning of those projects pursuant to the Federal
Housing Act of 1954 or
under any other Act of Congress by which federal funds may be made
available for those purposes. Any such funds so collected or
received
shall be paid or turned over to and shall be held by the State Treasurer
as ex officio custodian thereof, separate and apart from all public
monies and funds of this State, and shall be known as the Urban
Planning Assistance Fund, which shall be administered by the
Department. All
disbursements from the Fund shall be made only upon warrants of
the
State Comptroller drawn upon the State Treasurer as custodian of the
fund upon vouchers signed by the Director or
by the person or persons designated by the Director for that purpose. The
Comptroller is authorized to draw the warrant upon vouchers so
signed.
The State Treasurer shall accept all warrants so signed and shall be
released from liability for all payments made on those warrants.
(7) Provide coordination between state‑wide plans and plans
of
municipalities, counties, and regional planning agencies.
(8) Collect, organize, and disseminate information on all
matters
pertaining to local government.
(9) Make studies concerning local government boundary
problems;
provide advice and assistance to local governments on boundary
questions; and perform other services related to local government
boundary questions that the Director orders.
(10) Cooperate with the Governor, other State departments
and
agencies, and local planning agencies in the preparation of state‑wide
plans relating to housing, redevelopment, urban renewal, rural
development, and other matters that the Director
orders.
(11) Do all things necessary to make the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois
effective.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑210) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.9)
Sec. 605‑210.
Cooperation with civic groups and planning and development
agencies. To cooperate with civic groups and local, State, and
federal
planning and development agencies.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(2) The issues impacting current and former military | ||
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(3) The status of community involvement and | ||
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(4) The State's retention, realignment, and reuse | ||
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(5) The development of impact studies concerning the | ||
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(6) The development of future economic expansion | ||
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(f) The Committee, in cooperation with the Department, | ||
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(g) The Committee shall serve as the central information | ||
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑300) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.2)
Sec. 605‑300.
Economic development plans.
To formulate plans for
the economic development of the State of
Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑305) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.44)
Sec. 605‑305.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00. Repealed by 91‑476, eff. 8‑11‑99.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑310) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.3)
Sec. 605‑310.
Collecting and assembling information.
To
collect
and assemble, or cause to have collected and
assembled, information regarding the following: industrial opportunities
and possibilities of the State, including raw materials, and products that
may be produced therefrom; power and water resources; transportation
facilities; available markets; availability of labor; banking and financial
facilities; availability of industrial sites; the advantages of the State
as a whole and particular sections of the State as
industrial, recreational, and
tourist locations; and
other matters the Department may deem desirable.
To collect and assemble, or cause to have collected and assembled, and
provide information on the technologies available for businesses to burn
Illinois coal and the feasibility of those systems.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑315) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.17)
Sec. 605‑315.
Information regarding economic growth.
To
collect, assemble, and analyze statistics, data, and
information regarding the growth and the strengthening of the economy of
this State and all of its elements.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑320) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.5)
Sec. 605‑320.
Encouragement of existing industries.
To encourage
the growth and expansion of industries now existing
within the State by providing comprehensive business services and promoting
interdepartmental cooperation for assistance to industries.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑325) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19i)
Sec. 605‑325.
Services network funding program.
The
Department is
authorized to promulgate rules and make
grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly for
this purpose, to colleges, universities, trade associations, non‑profit
organizations, or consortia of for‑profit businesses for research,
development, promotion, implementation, or improvement related to or in
support of manufacturer or producer services networks or group delivered
services and activities. Grants to eligible applicants shall
not exceed $100,000. The award shall not exceed 75%
of the entire amount of the actual expenditures for the cooperative
networks or group delivered services or activity unless that limit is waived by
the
Director.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑328)
Sec. 605‑328.
Economic Development Matching Grants
Program.
(a) The
Department, in its discretion, may establish a program of grants to be matched
by
economic development entities in the State to finance and promote local
economic
development. The Department is authorized to make grants, subject to
appropriations by the General Assembly for this purpose, from the Economic
Development Matching Grants Program Fund, a special fund created in the State
treasury, to nonprofit organizations and local
units of government whose primary objectives are to promote Illinois
communities
as sites for industrial and business location and expansion.
The goal of the program is to enhance the marketing of Illinois by enabling
regions and communities to market themselves and thereby attract new business
and industry to the State and enhance the environment of growth for existing
business and industry.
(b) The applicant's
proposed project must have a definable impact on business and industrial
attraction, recruitment, or retention.
Items eligible for funding consideration include, but are not limited to,
specific, time‑limited research studies related to industrial and business
recruitment or
retention,
advertising and public relation expenses related to the applicant's proposed
project,
and production of printed materials and brochures, slide presentations and
videotapes, and internet home pages for distribution to those involved in
expansion
or relocation activities.
(c) In determining the recipients of the grants,
consideration
shall be given to the following factors:
(1) Does the project demonstrate collaboration | ||
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(2) Does the project demonstrate substantial | ||
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(3) Does the project show creativity and good design | ||
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(4) Does the project support the Department's | ||
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(5) Is the project a demonstrable part of a | ||
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(6) Are the projected costs for the project | ||
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(d) State grant dollars shall be evenly
matched by
the applicant.
(e) Moneys appropriated to the program of grants shall be deposited
into the Economic Development Matching Grants Program Fund and shall not lapse
into the General Revenue Fund at the end of a fiscal year.
(f) The grants made under this Section shall be in addition to any other
grant
programs
currently in place and administered by the Department.
(g) The Department shall
adopt
rules to implement this program.
(Source: P.A. 90‑660, eff. 7‑30‑98; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑330) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.4)
Sec. 605‑330.
Encouragement of new industries; use of Illinois coal.
To
encourage new industrial enterprises to locate in Illinois,
by
educational promotions pointing out the opportunities of the State as a
commercial and industrial field of opportunity and by solicitation of
industrial enterprises, and to encourage new enterprises to use equipment
that utilizes Illinois coal.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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"New gasification facility" means a newly constructed coal gasification facility that generates chemical feedstocks or transportation fuels derived from coal (which may include, but are not limited to, methane, methanol, and nitrogen fertilizer), that supports the creation or retention of Illinois coal‑mining jobs, and that qualifies for financial assistance from the Department before December 31, 2006. A new gasification facility does not include a pilot project located within Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal.
"New facility" means a new electric generating facility or a new gasification facility. A new facility does not include a pilot project located within Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal.
"Eligible business" means an entity that proposes to construct a new facility and that has applied to the Department to receive financial
assistance pursuant to this Section.
With respect to use and occupation taxes, wherever there is a reference to
taxes, that reference means only those taxes paid on Illinois‑mined coal used
in
a new facility.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
(b) The Department is authorized to
provide financial assistance to eligible businesses for new
facilities from funds appropriated by the General Assembly as further provided
in this Section.
An eligible business seeking qualification for financial assistance for
a new facility, for purposes of this Section only, shall
apply to the Department in the manner specified by the Department. Any
projections provided by an eligible business as part of the application shall
be independently verified in a manner as set forth by the Department. An
application shall include, but not
be limited to:
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(2) copies of documentation deemed acceptable by the | ||
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(3) the actual or projected amount of capital | ||
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The Department shall determine the maximum amount of financial
assistance for eligible businesses in accordance with this paragraph. The
Department shall not provide financial assistance from general obligation bond
funds to any eligible business
unless it receives a written certification from the Director of the
Bureau of
the Budget
(now Governor's Office of Management and Budget)
that 80% of the State occupation and use tax receipts for a minimum
of the
preceding 4 calendar quarters for all eligible businesses or as included in
projections on approved applications by eligible businesses equal or exceed
110% of the maximum annual debt service required with respect to general
obligation bonds issued for that purpose. The Department may provide
financial assistance not to exceed the amount of State general obligation
debt calculated as above, the amount of actual or projected capital
investment in the facility, or $100,000,000, whichever is less.
Financial assistance received pursuant to this Section may be used
for capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment,
and land at the new facility. Subject to the provisions
of the agreement covering the financial assistance, a portion of the financial
assistance may be required to be repaid to the State if certain conditions for
the governmental purpose of the assistance were not met.
An eligible business shall file a monthly report with the
Illinois Department of Revenue stating the amount of Illinois‑mined coal
purchased during
the previous month for use in the new facility, the
purchase price of that coal, the amount of State
occupation and use taxes paid on that purchase to the seller of the
Illinois‑mined coal, and
such other
information as that Department may reasonably require. In sales of
Illinois‑mined coal between related parties, the purchase price of the coal
must have been determined in an arms‑length transaction. The report shall be
filed with the Illinois Department of Revenue on or before the 20th day of
each month on a form provided by that Department. However, no report
need be filed by an eligible business in a month when it made
no reportable purchases of coal in the previous month.
The Illinois Department of Revenue shall provide a summary of such reports to
the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget.
Upon granting financial assistance to an eligible business, the Department
shall certify the name of the eligible business to the Illinois Department of
Revenue. Beginning with the receipt of the first report of State occupation
and use taxes paid by an
eligible business and continuing for a 25‑year period, the Illinois Department
of Revenue shall each month pay into the Energy Infrastructure Fund 80% of the
net revenue realized from the 6.25% general rate on the selling price of
Illinois‑mined coal that was sold to an eligible business.
(Source: P.A. 93‑167, eff. 7‑10‑03; 93‑1064, eff. 1‑13‑05; 94‑65, eff. 6‑21‑05.)
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(c) A report of any economic impact studies prepared by the Department
in the previous 3 months pursuant to
this Section shall be transmitted to the Governor, members of the
General Assembly, and the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability quarterly.
In addition to the report,
the Department shall include a statement of
incentives subject to the agreement with the foreign firm, the name and
type of foreign firm involved and a description of its business or
industrial activity, the proposed location of the foreign firm, and a
statement describing the rationale for the location relative to other
locations within the State. The
Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall evaluate each report received from the
Department and present the evaluation and report to the
Commission members and legislative leaders within 30 days upon
receipt
of each report from the Department.
(Source: P.A. 93‑1067, eff. 1‑15‑05.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑340) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.54)
Sec. 605‑340.
Expenses of moving machinery or equipment.
The
Department shall annually include in the existing
Community Development Assistance set‑aside program monies for moving
expenses as an allowable activity. The grants for moving expenses
shall
be for costs associated with the relocation of manufacturing machinery or
equipment from
another state or territory into Illinois or from one location in
Illinois to another location in Illinois. No grant shall be made until the
machinery or equipment has been relocated and installed. Grants shall be
limited to the machinery or equipment actually transported and
installed.
No single grant shall exceed $100,000.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑345) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.67)
Sec. 605‑345.
Pollution control industry incentives.
The
Department shall examine policies and incentives that
will
attract industries involved in the design, development, and construction of
pollution control devices and shall implement those policies and incentives
that the Department determines will attract those businesses.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑350) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.12)
Sec. 605‑350.
Science and research facilities.
To encourage
the
locating in Illinois of scientific and
research development laboratories, industrial parks, and facilities and to
cooperate with colleges, universities, non‑profit professional societies,
and governmental agencies to encourage the development and maximum
utilization of science and research facilities.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑355) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19a in part)
Sec. 605‑355.
Grants for research and development in high technology and
service sectors.
(a) The Department is authorized to establish a program of
grants to
universities, community
colleges, research institutions, research consortiums, other not‑for‑profit
entities, and Illinois businesses for the purpose of fostering research and
development in the high technology and the service sector leading to the
development of new products and services that can be marketed by Illinois
businesses. All grant awards shall include a contract that may
provide for
payment of negotiated royalties to the Department if the product or service
to be developed by the grantee is subsequently licensed for production.
(b) Grants may be awarded to universities and research
institutions to
assist them in making their faculties and facilities available to Illinois
businesses. The grants may be used by a university or research
institution
for purposes including but not limited to the following:
(i) to establish
or enhance computerized cataloging of all research labs and university
staff and make those catalogues available to Illinois businesses;
(ii) to
market products developed by the university to Illinois businesses; (iii)
to review publications in order to identify, catalog, and inform Illinois
businesses of new practices in areas such as robotics and
biotechnology; (iv)
to build an on‑line, information and technology system that relies on other
computerized networks in the United States; and (v) to assist in securing
temporary replacement for faculty who are granted a leave of absence from
their teaching duties for the purpose of working full‑time for an Illinois
business to assist that business with technology transfer.
(c) Grants may be awarded to universities and research
institutions,
research consortiums, and other not‑for‑profit entities for the purpose of
identifying and supporting Illinois businesses engaged in high technology
and service sector enterprises. The Illinois businesses identified
and
funded shall include recipients of Small Business Innovation Research
Program funds under subsections (e) through (k) of Section 9 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638, subsections (e) through (k)).
Entities receiving grants under this subsection (c) shall
be known as
commercialization centers and shall engage in one or more of the following
activities:
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(2) General feasibility studies of new venture
ideas.
(3) Furthering the technical and intellectual skills | ||
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(4) Commercialization of technology and research.
(5) Development of prototypes and testing new | ||
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(6) Identifying and assisting
in securing financing.
(7) Marketing assistance.
(8) Assisting Illinois inventors in finding Illinois | ||
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A commercialization center may charge a nominal fee or accept royalty
agreements for conducting feasibility studies and other services.
(d) Grants may be awarded by the Department to Illinois
businesses to
fund research and consultation arrangements between businesses and
universities, community colleges, research institutions, research
consortiums, and other not‑for‑profit entities within this State.
The Department shall give priority to Illinois small businesses in
awarding grants. Each grant awarded under this subsection (d) shall provide
funding for up to 50% of the cost of the research or consultation arrangements,
not to exceed $100,000; provided that the grant recipient utilizes Illinois
not for profit research and academic institutions to perform the research
and development function for which grant funds were requested.
(e) Grants may be awarded to research consortiums and other qualified
applicants, in conjunction with private sector or federal funding, for
other creative systems that bridge university resources and business,
technological, production, and development concerns.
(f) For the purposes of this Section:
"High
technology" means any area of research or development designed to
foster greater knowledge or understanding in fields such as computer science,
electronics, physics, chemistry, or biology for the purpose of producing
designing, developing, or improving prototypes and new processes.
"Illinois business" means a "small business concern" as defined in 15
U.S.C. 632 that conducts its business primarily in Illinois.
"Illinois research institutions" refers to not‑for‑profit entities, which
include federally funded research laboratories, that conduct research and
development activities for the purpose of producing, designing, developing,
or improving prototypes and new processes.
"Other not‑for‑profit entities" means nonprofit organizations based in
Illinois that are primarily devoted to new enterprise or product
development.
"Private sector" has the meaning ascribed to it in
29 U.S.C. 1503.
"University" means either a degree
granting institution located in Illinois as defined in Section 2 of the
Academic Degree Act, or a State‑supported institution of higher learning
administered by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board
of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago
State
University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of
Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the
Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of
Western Illinois University,
or the Illinois Community College Board.
"Venture" means any Illinois
business engaged in research and development to create new products or
services with high growth potential.
(g) The Department may establish a program of grant assistance
on a
matching basis to universities, community colleges, small business
development centers, community action agencies and other not‑for‑profit
economic development agencies to encourage new enterprise development and
new business formation and to encourage enterprises in this State. The
Department may provide grants, which shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 35‑360, to universities, community
colleges, small
business development centers, community action agencies, and other
not‑for‑profit economic development entities for the purpose of making
loans to small businesses. All grant applications shall contain
information as required by the Department, including the following: a
program operation plan; a certification and assurance that the small
business applicants have received business development training or
education, have a business and finance plan, and have experience in the
proposed business area; and a description of the support services that the
grant recipient will provide to the small business. No more than 10% of
the grant may be used by the grant recipient for administrative costs
associated with the grant. Grant recipients may use grant funds under this
program to make loans on terms and conditions favorable to the small
business and shall give priority to those businesses located in high poverty
areas, enterprise zones, or both.
(Source: P.A. 90‑454, eff. 8‑16‑97;
91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑370) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.28)
Sec. 605‑370.
Application of science and technology.
To accept
and use planning grants or other financial assistance
from the federal government and from other sources set forth in Section
605‑40 for support of planning studies and activities, performance
of
administrative functions, and technical services carried out under the
State Technical Services Act of 1965, Public Law 89‑182, and any subsequent legislation whose purpose is to
achieve a wider diffusion and more effective application of science and
technology in business, commerce, and industry. To cooperate with colleges,
universities, non‑profit organizations and associations, and governmental
agencies and to sponsor programs and activities designed to encourage wider
diffusion and more effective application of science and technology in
business, commerce, and industry.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑375) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.58)
Sec. 605‑375.
Undeveloped patents.
To assist in the transfer
of
undeveloped patents held by
institutions of higher education in this State to Illinois technology and
business incubators for commercial development and application.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑380) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.60)
Sec. 605‑380.
Identifying, developing, and commercializing technology.
To
cooperate with the Illinois Coalition for the purpose
of administering programs the purpose of which is to identify, develop, or
commercialize technology or to promote private sector efforts to identify,
develop, or commercialize technology.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑385) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.62)
Sec. 605‑385.
Technology Challenge Grant Program; Illinois
Technology Enterprise Development and Investment
Program. To establish and administer a Technology
Challenge Grant Program and an Illinois Technology
Enterprise Development and Investment Program as provided by
the Technology Advancement and Development Act and to expend
appropriations in accordance therewith.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑476, eff. 8‑11‑99; 92‑16, eff.
6‑28‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑400) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19c)
Sec. 605‑400.
Office of Urban Assistance.
The Department
shall
provide for, staff, and administer an
Office of Urban Assistance, which
shall plan and coordinate existing
State programs designed to aid and stimulate the economic growth of depressed
urban areas. Among other duties assigned by the Department, the Office
shall have the following duties:
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(A) Enterprise Zone Program.
(B) Small Business Development Center Program.
(C) Programs that assist in the development of | ||
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(D) Illinois House Energy Assistance Program.
(E) Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program.
(F) Programs financed with Community Services Block | ||
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(G) Industrial Training Program.
(H) Technology Transfer and Innovation Program.
(I) Rental Rehabilitation Program.
(J) Displaced Homemaker Program.
(K) Programs under the federal Job Training | ||
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The Office shall convene quarterly meetings of representatives who are
designated by the Department to represent the units and programs listed in
items (A) through (K).
(2) To gather information concerning any State or federal
program that
is designed to revitalize or assist depressed urban areas in the State and
to provide this information to public and private entities upon request.
(3) To promote and assist in developing urban inner city
industrial parks.
(4) To promote economic parity and the autonomy of citizens of
this State
through promoting and assisting the development of urban inner city
small business development centers, urban youth unemployment projects, small
business
incubators, family resource centers, urban developments banks, self
managed
urban businesses, and plans for urban infrastructure projects over the next
25 years.
(5) To recommend to the General Assembly and the Governor
economic policies for urban areas and planning models
that will result in the reconstruction of the economy of urban areas,
especially those urban areas where economically and socially disadvantaged
people live.
(6) To make recommendations to the General Assembly and the
Governor on
the establishment of urban economic
policy in the areas of (i) housing, (ii) scientific
research, (iii) urban
youth unemployment, (iv) business incubators and family resource
centers in
urban inner cities, and (v) alternative energy resource
development, and the
need
thereof, in urban areas as part of the department's 5‑year
plan for
economic development.
(7) To make any rules and regulations necessary to carry out its
responsibilities under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
(8) To encourage new industrial enterprises to locate in urban
areas (i) through
educational promotions that point out the opportunities of any
such area as a
commercial and industrial field of opportunity and (ii) by the
solicitation of
industrial enterprises; and to do other acts that, in
the judgment
of the Office, are necessary and proper in fostering and promoting
the
industrial development and economic welfare of any urban area.
The
Office, however, shall have no power to require reports from or to regulate
any business.
(9) To accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the
federal
government or the State, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, to be
used for the operating expenses of the Office or for any purposes of the
Office, including the making of direct loans or grants of those
funds for
public, private, experimental, or cooperative housing, scientific research,
urban inner city industrial parks, urban youth employment projects,
business incubators, urban infrastructure development, alternative energy
resource development, community facilities needed in urban areas, and
any other purpose related to the revitalization of urban areas.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑405) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.5a)
Sec. 605‑405.
Jobs and investment in economic development project area.
To encourage the creation or retention of not less than
2,000 full‑time equivalent jobs and that private investment in the amount
of not less than $100,000,000 shall occur in an economic development
project area as defined in the Economic Development Area Tax Increment
Allocation Act: by securing by acquisition, gift, grant, exchange, or
purchase the rights of
way, easements, and fee simple titles that may be
necessary to any and
all real property required for site acquisition for use in retaining
such
industry or business concern; by improving or arranging to improve real
property so acquired, including but not limited to local public
infrastructure improvements; private structural improvements on the land;
and by leasing or conveying the land or interest in land
so acquired and so improved.
For the purpose of this Section, "local public infrastructure
improvements" means local roads and streets, access roads, bridges, and
sidewalks; waste disposal systems, water and sewer line
extensions, water distribution and purification facilities, and sewage
treatment facilities; rail or air or water port improvements; gas and
electric utility facilities; transit capital facilities; development and
improvement of publicly owned industrial and commercial sites; or other
public capital improvements that are an essential
precondition to a business retention of that industry or business concern as
defined in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑410) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19d)
Sec. 605‑410.
Rural community development.
The Department
shall provide for staff for and administer a
program in which the Department shall plan and coordinate
State efforts designed to aid and stimulate the development
of rural communities as well as other communities with special needs in
order to improve their competitiveness for business retention, expansion, and
attraction. Among other duties, the Department, through the
program, may do all of the following:
(1) Provide information, technical support, and assistance to
local
officials, including, but not limited to, assistance in grant applications,
developing economic development strategies, and complying with State and
federal laws and rules and regulations affecting local governments. All
State agencies shall cooperate with the program to provide the necessary
information, materials, and assistance to enable the Department to carry out
its function in the program in an effective manner. Each agency shall designate
an individual to serve as liaison to the program to provide information and
materials and to respond to requests for assistance from communities selecting
to work through this program.
(2) Work with agencies in developing flexible regulations
through
a
regulatory review program.
(3) Evaluate and review the impact of existing economic
development
programs on the rural and special need communities selecting to work through
this program.
(4) Assist the communities in conducting self‑assessments to
identify
specific industries and businesses in need of targeted assistance as well as
actions that the community might take to become more competitive for business
retention, expansion, and attraction.
(5) Assist in formulating specific and measurable economic
development
objectives for rural and special need communities selecting to work through
the program.
(6) Administer the Rural Diversification Act.
(7) Provide grants for the purposes described in this Section
with
funds as appropriated by the General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
"Community based provider" means a not‑for‑profit organization, with local
boards of directors, that directly provides job training services.
"Disadvantaged persons" has the same meaning as in
Titles II‑A and II‑C of the federal Job Training Partnership
Act.
"Training partners" means a community‑based provider and one or more
employers who have established training and placement linkages.
(c) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity shall administer a Job Training and Economic
Development Grant Program. The Director shall make grants to community‑based
providers. The grants shall be made to support the following:
(1) Partnerships between community‑based providers | ||
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(2) Partnerships between community‑based providers | ||
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(d) For projects created under paragraph (1) of subsection (c):
(1) The Department shall give a priority to projects | ||
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(2) The partnership employer must be an active | ||
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(e) For projects created under paragraph (2) of subsection (c):
(1) Community based organizations shall assess the | ||
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(2) Training partners (that is, community‑based | ||
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(3) Employers must be involved in identifying | ||
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(4) The community‑based organizations shall serve | ||
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(f) The Department shall adopt rules for the grant program and shall
create a competitive application procedure for those grants to be awarded
beginning in fiscal year 1998.
Grants shall be based on a performance based contracting system. Each grant
shall be based on the cost of providing the training services and the goals
negotiated and made a part of the contract between the Department and the
training partners. The goals shall include the number of people to be trained,
the number who stay in the program, the number who complete the program,
the number who enter employment, their wages, and the number who retain
employment. The level of success in achieving employment, wage, and retention
goals shall be a primary consideration for determining contract renewals and
subsequent funding levels. In setting the goals, due consideration shall be
given to the education, work experience, and job readiness of the trainees;
their barriers to employment; and the local job market. Periodic payments
under the contracts shall be based on the degree to which the relevant
negotiated goals have been met during the payment period.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑420) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.75)
Sec. 605‑420.
Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development
Fund.
(a) The Department may accept gifts, grants, awards, matching contributions,
interest income, appropriations, and cost sharings from individuals,
businesses, governments, and other third‑party sources, on terms that the
Director deems advisable, for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) (Blank);
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(3) to assist other individuals targeted for | ||
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(4) to identify, develop, commercialize, or promote | ||
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(5) to promote economic development within the State.
(b) The Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development Fund
is created as a special fund
in the State Treasury. On September 1, 2000,
or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably practicable,
the State Comptroller shall
transfer from the Fund into the Title III Social
Security and Employment Fund all moneys that were received for the purposes of
Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security Act and remain unobligated on
that date. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
92nd
General Assembly, all moneys received under this Section for the
purposes of Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security Act, except moneys
that may be necessary to pay liabilities outstanding as of June 30, 2000,
shall be deposited into the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund, and
all other moneys received under this Section shall be
deposited into the Workforce, Technology, and Economic
Development Fund.
Moneys received under this Section may be expended for purposes consistent
with the conditions under
which those moneys are received, subject to appropriations made by the General
Assembly for those purposes.
(Source: P.A. 91‑34, eff. 7‑1‑99; 91‑704, eff. 7‑1‑00; 92‑298, eff. 8‑9‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑450) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19g)
Sec. 605‑450.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00. Repealed by P.A. 92‑850, eff. 8‑26‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑490) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.10)
Sec. 605‑490.
Recommending legislation.
To recommend
legislation relating to the economic development
of the State.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑495) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19)
Sec. 605‑495.
Other acts to foster and promote industrial development and
economic welfare. To do other acts that,
in the judgment of the
Department, are necessary and proper in fostering and promoting the
industrial development and economic welfare of the State. The Department,
however, shall have no power to require reports from or to regulate any
business.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑500) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.13)
Sec. 605‑500.
Business Assistance Office.
To create a Business
Assistance Office to do the following:
(1) Provide information to new and existing businesses for all
State
government forms and applications and make this information readily
available through a business permit center. The Office shall not assume any
regulatory function. All State agencies shall cooperate with the business
permit center to provide the necessary information, materials, and
assistance to enable the center to carry out its function in an effective
manner. Each agency shall designate an individual to serve as liaison to
the center to provide information and materials and to respond to requests
for assistance from businesses.
(2) Provide technical and managerial assistance to entrepreneurs
and
small businesses by (i) contracting with local development
organizations, chambers of commerce, and industry or trade associations
with technical and managerial expertise located in the State, whenever
possible, and (ii) establishing a network of small business
development
centers throughout the State.
(3) Assess the fiscal impact of proposed rules upon small
business and
work with agencies in developing flexible regulations through a regulatory
review program.
(4) Provide detailed and comprehensive assistance to businesses
interested in obtaining federal or State government contracts
through a network of local procurement centers. The Department shall make
a special and continuing effort to assist minority and female owned
businesses, including but not limited to the designation of special
minority and female business advocates, and shall make additional efforts
to assist those located in labor surplus areas.
The Department shall, through its network of local procurement centers,
make every effort to provide opportunities for small businesses to
participate in the procurement process. The Department shall utilize one
or more of the following techniques. These techniques are to be in
addition to any other procurement requirements imposed by Public Act
83‑1341 or by any other Act.
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(B) Publication of procurement opportunities in | ||
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(C) Direct notification, whenever the Department | ||
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(D) Conduct of public hearings and training | ||
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The Department of Central Management Services shall cooperate with
the Department in providing information on the method and procedure by
which a small business becomes involved in the State or federal government
procurement process.
(5) Study the total number of registrations, licenses, and
reports that
must be filed in order to do business in this State, seek input from the
directors of all regulatory agencies, and submit a report on how this
paperwork might be reduced to the Governor and the General Assembly no
later than January 1, 1985.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑505) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.15)
Sec. 605‑505.
Aid in obtaining governmental and private
services. To aid Illinois businesses in obtaining services
available from
governmental and private sources.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑510) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19h)
Sec. 605‑510.
Study of laws affecting small business.
To
study
the effect of laws affecting small business to
determine whether those laws impede the creation of small businesses
or create
economic damages for any small business group that may jeopardize the small
business group's continuation in the marketplace or its valuable contribution
to the economic growth of this State. The study may be conducted
in
cooperation with the department or agency administering the law whose effect is
the subject of the study. A general study of the laws affecting the creation
of small businesses in this State may be undertaken by the
Department and the
results reported to the Governor and the General Assembly.
An economic impact review may be made at least every 2 years,
and
pertinent
information shall be gathered from the business segment affected to determine
whether the laws need amendment to relieve business losses while
retaining the
substance of the legislation, or whether the original purpose has been
accomplished and the laws should be repealed. The review shall be reported to
the Governor, the General Assembly, and the administrating State agency, as
well as to the business associations most directly representing the business
group involved.
The Director may appoint a task force to assist the Department
in
conducting the studies and reviews required under this Section. The task force
will consist of persons representing small business and persons
representing
the affected State departments and agencies. Members of the task force shall
serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses in
connection with their duties out of money available to the Department for that
purpose.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑298, eff. 8‑9‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑515) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.13a)
Sec. 605‑515.
Environmental Regulatory Assistance Program.
(a) In this Section, except where the
context clearly requires otherwise, "small business stationary source" means a
business that is owned
or operated by a person that employs 100 or fewer individuals; is a small
business; is not a major stationary source as defined in Titles I and III
of the federal 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments; does not emit 50 tons or more
per year of any regulated pollutant (as defined under the federal Clean Air
Act); and emits less than 75 tons per year of all regulated pollutants.
(b) The Department may:
(1) Provide access to technical and compliance | ||
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(2) Coordinate and enter into cooperative agreements | ||
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(3) Enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, | ||
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(4) Accept and expend, subject to appropriation, | ||
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(5) Establish, staff, and administer programs and | ||
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(c) The Department's environmental compliance programs and services for
businesses may include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) Communication and outreach services to or on | ||
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(2) Provision of referrals and access to technical | ||
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(3) Coordination with and provision of | ||
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(d) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury to be
known as the Small Business Environmental Assistance Fund. Monies received
under subdivision (b)(4) of this Section shall be deposited into the Fund.
Monies in the Small Business Environmental Assistance Fund may be used,
subject to appropriation, only for the purposes authorized by this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90‑490, eff. 8‑17‑97; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑520) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.63)
Sec. 605‑520.
Grants to businesses in municipal central business
districts. To award grants to businesses in central business districts of
municipalities to encourage and assist the businesses in
maintaining their operations in those areas.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑523) Sec. 605‑523. Downtown development and improvement revolving loan and grant program. As used in this Section, "downtown" means the traditional center business district of a municipality that (i) has served as the center for socio‑economic interaction in the municipality, (ii) is characterized by a cohesive core of commercial and mixed use buildings that may be interspersed with civic, religious, and residential buildings and public spaces, and (iii) is typically arranged along a main street and intersecting side streets and served by public infrastructure. (a) The Department may administer the Downtown Development and Improvement Fund, a special fund in the State treasury, to make revolving loans and grants, subject to appropriation, to municipalities seeking financial assistance with the development and improvement of commercial or residential property in the downtown area of a municipality. (b) The Department shall grant or loan the funds only for projects that are part of a downtown revitalization plan approved by the corporate authorities of the municipality and that meet guidelines established by the Department by rule. In establishing those guidelines, the Department shall consult recognized standards and guidelines for the development of downtown areas, including standards and guidelines for the development of historically significant buildings and property. (c) The funds shall be used for the following purposes: (1) facade improvements; (2) leasehold improvements, including: (i) interior | ||
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(d) Recipients may not use loan or grant funds for | ||
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(e) Grants or loans made under this Section must not | ||
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(2) For grants or loans for leasehold improvement | ||
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(3) For grants or loans for upper floor improvement | ||
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(4) For grants or loans for upper floor improvement | ||
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(f) The term of a grant or loan made under this Section | ||
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(g) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement and operate this program.
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑525) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.55)
Sec. 605‑525.
Minority Controlled and Female Controlled Business Loan
Board. There is hereby created a Minority Controlled
and Female Controlled Businesses Loan Board, hereinafter referred to as the
Board, consisting of 6
members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the
Senate. No more than 3 members shall be of the same political party. For
the initial appointments to the Board, 3 members shall be appointed to
serve a 2 year term and 3 members shall be appointed to serve a 4 year term.
Successor members shall serve for terms of 4 years.
The Board shall maintain an office in each of the following areas:
Alexander or Pulaski County, East St. Louis, and the City of Chicago. For the
purpose of this Act, the terms "minority person", "female", "minority owned
business" and "female owned business" shall have the definitions of those
terms provided in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
The Board shall have the authority to make direct grants and low interest
loans to minority controlled businesses and female controlled businesses in
East St. Louis, the City of Chicago,
and either Alexander County or Pulaski County from
appropriations for that purpose to the Department. The Board shall establish
and publish guidelines to be followed in making the grants and
loans.
Grant funds will be allowed to reimburse businesses for expenses incurred
in the preparation of proposals that are accepted for loan assistance
and to maintain administering offices in each of the 4
target areas. Loan funds will be awarded at a cost of no more than 3% per
annum for up to 20 years to businesses that are existing or proposed.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑550) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.71)
Sec. 605‑550.
Model domestic violence and sexual assault
employee awareness and assistance policy.
(a) The Department shall convene a task force including members of the
business community, employees, employee organizations, representatives from
the Department of Labor, and directors of domestic violence and sexual assault
programs, including representatives of statewide advocacy organizations for the
prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault, to develop a model domestic
violence and sexual assault employee awareness and assistance policy for
businesses.
The Department shall give due consideration to the recommendations of the
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives for participation by any person on the task force, and shall
make reasonable efforts to assure regional balance in membership.
(b) The purpose of the model employee awareness and assistance policy shall
be to provide businesses with the best practices, policies, protocols, and
procedures in order that they ascertain domestic violence and sexual assault
awareness in the workplace, assist affected employees, and provide a safe and
helpful working environment for employees currently or potentially experiencing
the effects of domestic violence or sexual assault. The model plan shall
include but not be limited to:
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(2) policy and service publication requirements, | ||
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(3) a listing of current domestic violence and | ||
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(4) measures to ensure workplace safety including, | ||
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(5) training programs and protocols designed to | ||
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(6) other issues as shall be appropriate and | ||
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(c) The model policy shall be reviewed by the task force to assure
consistency with existing law and shall be made the subject of public hearings
convened by the Department throughout the State at places and at times which
are convenient for attendance by the public, after which the policy shall be
reviewed by the task force and amended as necessary to reflect concerns raised
at the hearings. If approved by the task force, the model policy shall be
provided as approved with explanation of its provisions to the Governor and the
General Assembly not later than one year after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. The Department shall make every
effort to notify businesses of the availability of the model domestic violence
and sexual assault employee awareness and assistance policy.
(d) The Department, in consultation with the task force, providers of
services, the advisory council, the Department of Labor, and representatives
of statewide advocacy organizations for the prevention of domestic violence and
sexual assault, shall provide technical support, information, and encouragement
to businesses to implement the provisions of the model.
(e) Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to prevent businesses
from adopting their own domestic violence and sexual assault employee awareness
and assistance policy.
(f) The Department shall survey businesses within 4 years of the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly to determine the level
of model policy adoption amongst businesses and shall take steps necessary to
promote the further adoption of such policy.
(Source: P.A. 91‑592, eff. 8‑14‑99; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑575) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.69)
Sec. 605‑575.
State building requirements.
After the
Department has
received
the recommendations from the Illinois Building Commission, the Department shall
establish a consolidated clearinghouse containing all existing State building
requirements
and all information concerning those requirements. The Department shall make
the
information available to the public upon request. The Department shall assist
the public in determining which State building requirements apply to any
specified
project.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑605) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.57)
Sec. 605‑605.
Illinois Product and Services Exchange Law.
(a) This Section may be cited as the Illinois Product and Services
Exchange Law.
(b) It is hereby found and declared that many large Illinois firms and
government agencies are purchasing products and services from vendors in
locations other than Illinois, and that there is a need to assist those
large businesses and government agencies in locating Illinois vendors who
can provide those products and services of equal quality and at comparable
or lower costs; it is further found and declared that the purchase of
needed products and services within the State by large firms and
government agencies would aid the survival and expansion of small
businesses in Illinois and help to strengthen the State's economy.
(c) As used in this Section, "Illinois Product and Services Exchange"
means a program aimed at promoting the purchase of goods and services
produced in Illinois by firms and government agencies within the State.
(d) The Department shall have the authority to establish and administer
an Illinois Product and Services Exchange Program, which may include, but
is not limited to, the following powers and duties:
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(5) To match the needs for products and services of | ||
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(6) To hold purchasing agent seminars, fairs, | ||
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(7) To assist business firms and government agencies | ||
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(8) To establish manual and electronic buying | ||
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(11) To develop and administer guidelines for | ||
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(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑651, eff. 7‑11‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑610) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.14)
Sec. 605‑610.
Assistance with foreign trade.
To assist
Illinois
businesses to engage in, expand, and increase
foreign trade.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑615) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19e)
Sec. 605‑615.
Assistance with exports.
The Department shall have the
following duties and responsibilities in regard to the Civil Administrative
Code of Illinois:
(1) To establish or cosponsor mentoring conferences, utilizing experienced
manufacturing exporters, to explain and provide information to prospective
export manufacturers and businesses concerning the process of exporting to both
domestic and international opportunities.
(2) To provide technical assistance to prospective export manufacturers and
businesses seeking to establish domestic and international export
opportunities.
(3) To coordinate with the Department's Small Business Development Centers
to link buyers with prospective export manufacturers and businesses.
(4) To promote, both domestically and abroad, products made in Illinois in
order to inform consumers and buyers of their high quality
standards and craftsmanship.
(5) To provide technical assistance toward establishment of export trade
corporations in the private sector.
(6) To develop an electronic data base to compile information on
international trade and investment activities in Illinois companies,
provide access to research and business opportunities through external data
bases, and connect this data base through international communication
systems with appropriate domestic and worldwide networks users.
(7) To collect and distribute to foreign commercial libraries directories,
catalogs, brochures, and other information of value to foreign businesses
considering doing business in this State.
(8) To establish an export finance awareness program to provide
information to banking organizations about methods used by banks to provide
financing for businesses engaged in exporting and about other State and
federal programs to promote and expedite export financing.
(9) To undertake a survey of Illinois' businesses to identify exportable
products and the businesses interested in exporting.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99; 92‑16, eff.
6‑28‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑620) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.24)
Sec. 605‑620.
Exports of professional services and agricultural and
manufactured products. In cooperation with the Department of
Agriculture and the
International
Trade and Port Promotion Advisory Committee, to (i) provide
assistance to
those manufacturing and service companies that desire to export
agricultural
machinery, implements, equipment, other manufactured products, and
professional services; (ii) encourage Illinois companies to
initiate
exporting or increase their export sales of agricultural and manufactured
products; (iii) cooperate with agencies and instrumentalities of
the federal
government in trade development activities in overseas markets; (iv) conduct
the necessary research within Illinois and in overseas markets in order to
assist exporting companies; (v) promote the State of Illinois as a
source
of agricultural and manufactured products through information and promotion
campaigns overseas; and (vi) conduct an information program for
foreign
buyers of Illinois agricultural and manufactured products.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑625) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.25)
Sec. 605‑625.
Promotion of water ports and airport facilities.
In cooperation with the Department of
Agriculture and the International
Trade and Port Promotion Advisory Committee, to (i) establish a
freight
rate information service for U.S. and foreign shippers; (ii)
promote the
advantages of Illinois water ports and existing airport facilities through
appropriate means and media in this country and overseas; and (iii)
cooperate
with the export expansion projects and any other activity that results in
the additional flow of agricultural and manufactured products through the
Illinois water ports and existing airport facilities.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑630) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.26)
Sec. 605‑630.
Overseas offices.
In cooperation with the
Department of Agriculture and with the
counsel
of the International Trade and Port Promotion Advisory Committee, to
establish overseas offices for (i) the promotion of the export of
Illinois
agricultural and manufactured products; (ii) representation of
Illinois
seaports; (iii) economic development; and (iv) tourism
promotion and services.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑675) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.66)
Sec. 605‑675.
Exporter award program.
The Department shall
establish and
operate, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and the Illinois
Finance Authority, an annual awards program to
recognize
Illinois‑based exporters. In developing criteria for the awards, the
Department shall give consideration to the exporting efforts of small and
medium sized businesses, first‑time exporters, and other appropriate
categories.
(Source: P.A. 93‑205, eff. 1‑1‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑680) Sec. 605‑680. Illinois goods and services website. (a) The Department must establish and maintain an Internet website devoted to the marketing of Illinois goods and services by linking potential purchasers with producers of goods and services who are located in the State. (b) The Department must advertise the website to encourage inclusion of producers on the website and to encourage the use of the website by potential purchasers.
(Source: P.A. 93‑868, eff. 1‑1‑05.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑700) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.6)
Sec. 605‑700.
Tourism promotion.
To encourage and promote
tourism within the State.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑705) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.6a)
Sec. 605‑705.
Grants to local tourism and convention bureaus.
(a) To establish a grant program for local tourism and
convention bureaus. The Department will develop and implement a program
for the use of funds, as authorized under this Act, by local tourism and
convention bureaus. For the purposes of this Act,
bureaus eligible to receive funds are those local tourism and
convention bureaus that are (i) either units of local government or
incorporated as not‑for‑profit organizations; (ii) in legal existence
for a minimum of 2 years before July 1, 2001; (iii) operating with a
paid, full‑time staff whose sole purpose is to promote tourism in the
designated service area; and (iv) affiliated with one or more
municipalities or counties that support the bureau with local hotel‑motel
taxes. After July 1, 2001, bureaus requesting certification in
order to receive funds for the first time must be local tourism and
convention bureaus that are (i) either units of local government or
incorporated as not‑for‑profit organizations; (ii) in legal existence
for a minimum of 2 years before the request for certification; (iii)
operating with a paid, full‑time staff whose sole purpose is to promote
tourism in the designated service area; and (iv) affiliated with
multiple municipalities or counties that support the bureau with local
hotel‑motel taxes. Each bureau receiving funds under this Act will be
certified by the Department as the designated recipient to serve an area of
the State.
Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in this subsection (a), or any rule
adopted under this subsection (a), the Director of the Department may
provide for the award of grant funds to one or more entities if in the
Department's judgment that action is necessary in order to prevent a loss of
funding critical to promoting tourism in a designated geographic area of the
State.
(b) To distribute grants to local tourism and convention bureaus from
appropriations made from the Local Tourism Fund for that purpose. Of the
amounts appropriated annually to the Department for expenditure under this
Section, one‑third of those monies shall be used for grants to convention and
tourism bureaus in cities with a population greater than 500,000. The
remaining two‑thirds of the annual appropriation shall be used for grants to
convention and tourism bureaus in the
remainder of the State, in accordance with a formula based upon the
population served. The Department may reserve up to 10% of total
local tourism funds available for costs of administering the program to conduct audits of grants, to provide incentive funds to
those
bureaus that will conduct promotional activities designed to further the
Department's statewide advertising campaign, to fund special statewide
promotional activities, and to fund promotional activities that support an
increased use of the State's parks or historic sites.
(Source: P.A. 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01;
92‑38, eff. 6‑28‑01; 92‑524, eff. 2‑8‑02; 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑710)
Sec. 605‑710.
Regional tourism development organizations.
(a) The Department may, subject to appropriation, provide
grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund for the administrative
costs of not‑for‑profit regional tourism development organizations that assist
the Department in developing tourism throughout a multi‑county geographical
area designated by the Department. Regional tourism development organizations
receiving funds under this Section may be required by the Department to submit
to audits of contracts awarded by the Department to determine whether the
regional tourism development organization has performed all contractual
obligations under those contracts.
Every employee of a regional tourism development organization receiving funds
under this Section shall disclose to the organization's governing board and to
the Department any economic interest that employee may have in any entity with
which the regional tourism development organization has contracted or to which
the regional tourism development organization has granted funds.
(b) The Department, from moneys transferred from the General Revenue Fund
to the Tourism Promotion Fund and appropriated from the Tourism Promotion
Fund, shall first provide funding of $5,000,000 annually to a governmental
entity with at least 2,000,000 square feet of exhibition space that has as
part of its duties the promotion of cultural, scientific and trade exhibits
and events within a county with a population of more than 3,000,000, to be
used for any of the governmental entity's general corporate purposes.
(Source: P.A. 92‑11, eff. 6‑11‑01; 92‑38, eff. 6‑28‑01; 92‑651, eff.
7‑11‑02.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑715) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.59)
Sec. 605‑715.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00. Repealed by P.A. 91‑798, eff. 7‑9‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑720) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.16)
Sec. 605‑720.
Publicizing Illinois facilities and attractions.
To encourage and assist the efforts of other public and private
organizations or groups of citizens to publicize the facilities and
attractions of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑800) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19a in part)
Sec. 605‑800.
Training grants for skills in critical demand.
(a) Grants to provide training in fields affected by critical
demands for certain skills may be made as provided in this Section.
(b) The Director may make grants to eligible employers or to other eligible
entities on behalf of employers as authorized in subsection (c) to provide
training for employees in fields for which there are critical demands for
certain skills.
(c) The Director may accept applications for training grant funds and grant
requests from: (i) entities sponsoring multi‑company eligible employee
training projects as defined in subsection (d), including business
associations, strategic business partnerships, institutions of secondary or
higher education, large manufacturers for supplier network companies, federal
Job Training Partnership Act administrative entities or grant recipients, and
labor organizations when those projects will address common training needs
identified by participating companies; and (ii) individual employers that are
undertaking eligible employee training projects as defined in subsection
(d), including intermediaries and training agents.
(d) The Director may make grants to eligible applicants as
defined in subsection (c) for employee training projects that
include, but need not be limited to, one or more of the following:
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(2) Job‑linked training that offers special skills | ||
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(3) Training necessary to implement total quality | ||
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(4) Training related to new machinery or equipment.
(5) Training of employees of companies that are | ||
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(6) Basic, remedial, or both basic and remedial | ||
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(7) Self‑employment training of the unemployed and | ||
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(8) Other training activities or projects, or both | ||
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(e) Grants shall be made on the terms and conditions that the Department
shall determine. No grant made under subsection (d), however, shall exceed 50%
of the direct costs of all approved training programs provided by the employer
or the employer's training agent or other entity as defined in subsection
(c). Under this Section, allowable costs include, but are not limited to:
(1) Administrative costs of tracking, documenting, | ||
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(2) Curriculum development.
(3) Wages and fringe benefits of employees.
(4) Training materials, including scrap product | ||
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(5) Trainee travel expenses.
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(7) Rent, purchase, or lease of training equipment.
(8) Other usual and customary training costs.
(f) The Director will ensure that a minimum of one on‑site grant
monitoring visit is conducted by the Department either during the course of
the grant period or within 6 months following the end of the grant period.
The Department shall verify that the grantee's financial management system is
structured to provide for accurate, current, and complete disclosure of the
financial results of the grant program in accordance with all provisions,
terms, and conditions contained in the grant contract.
(g) The Director may establish and collect a schedule of
charges from subgrantee entities and other system users under federal
job‑training programs for participating in and utilizing the Department's
automated job‑training program information systems if the systems and the
necessary participation and utilization are requirements of the federal
job‑training programs. All monies collected pursuant to this subsection
shall be deposited into the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund,
except that any moneys that may be necessary to pay liabilities outstanding
as of June 30, 2000 shall be deposited into the Federal Job‑Training
Information Systems Revolving Fund.
(Source: P.A. 90‑454, eff. 8‑16‑97; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑476, eff.
8‑11‑99; 91‑704, eff. 7‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑805) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19a in part)
Sec. 605‑805.
Federal Job‑Training Information Systems Revolving Fund.
There is hereby created a special fund in the State treasury to be known as
the Federal Job‑Training Information Systems Revolving Fund. On September
1, 2000, or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably practicable,
the State Comptroller shall transfer all unobligated funds from the
Federal Job‑Training Information Systems Revolving Fund into the Title III
Social Security and Employment Fund. Moneys collected pursuant
to subsection (g) of Section 605‑800 may be used,
subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, only for the purpose of
financing the maintenance and operation of the automated Federal Job‑Training
Information Systems described in that subsection.
(Source: P.A. 90‑454, eff. 8‑16‑97; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑704, eff. 7‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑807)
Sec. 605‑807.
Federal Workforce Training Fund.
(a) The Federal Workforce Training Fund is created as a special fund in the
State
treasury. The Department may accept gifts, grants, awards, matching
contributions,
interest income, appropriations, and cost sharings from individuals,
businesses,
governments, and other third party sources, on terms that the Director deems
advisable.
Moneys received under this Section may be expended for purposes consistent with
the
conditions under which those moneys are received, subject to appropriations
made by the
General Assembly for those purposes.
(b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
General
Assembly, all moneys received by the State pursuant to the federal Workforce
Investment
Act or Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security Act shall be deposited into the
Federal Workforce Training Fund, to be used for purposes consistent with the conditions
under which those moneys are received by the State, except that any moneys received
pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act and necessary to pay
liabilities
incurred in connection with that Act and outstanding as of June 30, 2003, or
any moneys
received pursuant to Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security Act and
necessary to
pay liabilities incurred in connection with that Act and outstanding as of June
30, 2003,
shall be deposited into the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund.
On September 1, 2003, or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably practical,
the
State Comptroller shall transfer all unobligated moneys received by the State
pursuant to
the federal Workforce Investment Act or Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social
Security
Act from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund to the Federal
Workforce
Training Fund. The moneys transferred pursuant to this Amendatory Act of the
93rd
General Assembly may be used or expended for purposes consistent with the
conditions
under which those moneys were received by the State.
(c) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
General
Assembly, all moneys received by the State pursuant to the federal Illinois
Trade
Adjustment Assistance Program shall be deposited into the Federal Workforce
Training
Fund, to be used for purposes consistent with the conditions under which those
moneys
are received by the State, except that any moneys received pursuant to the
federal Illinois
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program and necessary to pay liabilities incurred
in
connection with that program and outstanding as of June 30, 2003, shall be
deposited into
the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund.
On July 1, 2003 or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably practical, the
State
Comptroller shall make one or more transfers of all moneys received by the
State
pursuant to the federal Illinois Trade Adjustment Assistance Program in excess
of those
necessary to pay liabilities in connection with that program and outstanding as
of June
30, 2003 from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund to the Federal
Workforce Training Fund. The moneys transferred pursuant to this amendatory Act
of
the 93rd General Assembly may be used or expended for purposes consistent with
the
conditions under which those moneys were received by the State.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑810) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19a in part)
Sec. 605‑810.
Reemployment of former employees.
When the Department is involved in developing a federal or State
funded training or retraining program for any employer, the Department will
assist and encourage that employer in making every effort to reemploy
individuals previously employed at the facility. Further, the Department
will provide a list of those employees to the
employer for
consideration
for reemployment and will report the results of this effort to the Illinois
Job Training Coordinating Council. This requirement shall be in effect
when all of the following conditions are met:
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(3) The product or service produced by, or proposed | ||
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(Source: P.A. 90‑454, eff. 8‑16‑97; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑815) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19a in part)
Sec. 605‑815.
Unemployed and underemployed single parents.
The Department, in cooperation with the Departments of Human
Services and
Employment Security, may establish a program to encourage community action
agencies to establish programs that will help unemployed and
underemployed single parents to identify, access, and develop, through such
means as counseling or mentoring, internal and external resources that will
enable those single parents to become emotionally and financially
self‑sufficient. The intended primary beneficiaries of the local programs
shall
be female heads of households who are at least 22 but less than 46 years of age
and who are physically able to work but are unemployed or underemployed. The
Department may make grants, subject to the availability of funding, to
communities and local agencies for the purpose of establishing local programs
as described in this Section. A grant under this
Section shall
be made for a period of one year and may be renewed if the Department
determines that the program is successful in meeting its objectives. If the
Department determines that implementation of a program has resulted in a
savings of State moneys that otherwise would have been paid to beneficiaries of
the program, the Department, on renewing a grant, may adjust the grant amount
for those demonstrated savings.
For purposes of this Section, a person is
underemployed if his or her income from employment is less than 185% of the
federal official poverty income guideline.
(Source: P.A. 90‑454, eff. 8‑16‑97; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑817) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19k)
Sec. 605‑817.
Family loan program.
(a) From amounts appropriated for such purpose, the Department in
consultation with the Department of Human Services shall solicit proposals to
establish programs to be known as family loan programs. Such programs shall
provide small, no‑interest loans to custodial parents with income below 200% of
the federal poverty level an who are working or enrolled in a post‑secondary
education program, to aid in covering the costs of unexpected expenses that
could interfere with their ability to maintain employment or continue
education. Loans awarded through a family loan program may be paid directly
to a third party on behalf of a loan recipient and in either case shall not
constitute income or resources for the purposes of public assistance and care
so long as the funds are used for the intended purpose.
(b) The Director shall enter into written agreements with not‑for‑profit
organizations or local government agencies to administer loan pools.
Agreements shall be entered into with no more than 4 organizations or agencies,
no more than one of which shall be located in the city of Chicago.
(c) Program sites shall be approved based on the demonstrated ability of the
organization or governmental agency to secure funding from private or public
sources sufficient to establish a loan pool to be maintained through repayment
agreements entered into by eligible low‑income families. Funds awarded by the
Department to approved program sites shall be used for the express purposes of
covering staffing and administration costs associated with administering the
loan pool.
(Source: P.A. 91‑372, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑820) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.49)
Sec. 605‑820.
Public hearings on Job Training Partnership Act plans and
programs. To require
Service Delivery Areas established under the federal Job Training
Partnership Act to hold public hearings on the job training plans developed
for their respective jurisdictions pursuant to Section 104 of the federal
Job Training Partnership Act. The public hearings shall be held by
the
Service Delivery Areas prior to the submission of the job training plans to
the Department for review and approval or disapproval on behalf of the
Governor. The Department shall, as part of its plan submission
requirements, direct Service Delivery Areas to submit evidence that the
hearings have been held.
The Department shall hold public hearings regarding those Job Training
Partnership Act programs set aside under that Act for direct administration
and implementation by the Governor. The public hearings shall be
held prior
to the submission of the Governor's Coordination and Special Services Plan to
the General Assembly for review and comment and to the Governor for approval.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑825) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.65)
Sec. 605‑825.
Earnfare Program.
The Department shall,
through
the
Job Training Partnership Act and local private industry councils, provide
job skills training, job placement, client management, and supportive
services for Earnfare participants, using existing II‑A funds.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑850) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.32a in part)
Sec. 605‑850.
Labor‑management‑community relations;
Labor‑Management‑Community Cooperation Committee.
(a) Because economic development investment programs must be supplemented
with efforts to maintain a skilled, stable, and diverse workforce able to meet
the needs of new and growing business enterprises, the Department shall promote
better labor‑management‑community and government operations by providing
assistance in the development of local labor‑management‑community committees
and coalitions established to address employment issues facing families and by
helping Illinois current and prospective employers attract and retain a diverse
and productive workforce through the promotion and support of dependent care
policies and programs in the workplace and community.
(b) In the Department there shall be a Labor‑Management‑Community
Cooperation Committee composed of 18 public members appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate. Six members shall represent
executive level management of businesses, 6 members shall represent major
labor union leadership, and 6 members shall represent community leadership.
The Governor shall designate one business representative and one labor representative as cochairmen. Appointed members shall not be
represented at a meeting by another person. There shall be 9 ex officio
nonvoting members: the Director, who shall serve as Secretary, the Director
of Labor, the Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Public Health, the
Director of Employment Security, the President of the Senate, the Minority
Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Each ex officio member shall
serve during the term of his or her office. Ex officio members may be
represented by duly authorized substitutes.
In making the initial public member appointments to the Committee, 3 of
the business representatives and 3 of the labor union representatives shall
be appointed for terms expiring July 1, 1987. The remaining public members
shall be appointed for terms expiring July 1, 1988. The public members
appointed under this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall be
divided into 2 groups with the first group having terms that expire on July
1, 2002 and the second group having terms that expire on July 1, 2003.
Thereafter, public
members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of 2 years expiring on
July 1, or until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Governor
may at any time, with the advice and consent of the Senate, make appointments
to fill vacancies for the balance of an unexpired term. Public members shall
serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by the Department for
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Department
shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.
(c) The Committee shall have the following duties:
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(3) To assess the progress of area | ||
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(6) To advise the Department on dependent care and | ||
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(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99; 91‑476, eff.
8‑11‑99; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)
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(2) Be composed of labor, management, and community | ||
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(3) Service a distinct and identifiable geographic | ||
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(4) Be staffed by a professional chief executive | ||
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(7) Ensure that their efforts and activities are | ||
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Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Department of Labor
Economic development agencies
Planning agencies
Colleges, universities, and community colleges
U.S. Department of Labor
Statewide Job Training Partnership Act entities | ||
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Further, the purpose of the local labor‑management‑community committees will
include, but not be limited to, the following:
(i) Enhancing the positive | ||
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(ii) Assisting in the retention, expansion, and | ||
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(iii) Creating and maintaining a regular | ||
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(iv) Acting as an intermediary for initiating local | ||
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(v) Encouraging, assisting, and facilitating the | ||
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Any local labor‑management‑community committee meeting these criteria may
apply to the Department for annual matching grants, provided that the local
committee contributes at least 25% in matching funds, of which no
more than 50% shall be "in‑kind" services. Funds received by a
local committee pursuant to this subsection shall be used for the ordinary
operating expenses of the local committee.
(c) Matching grants to local labor‑management‑community
committees that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria set forth in
subsection (b). However, to be eligible to apply for a grant under this
subsection (c), the local labor‑management‑community committee, at a minimum,
shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Be composed of labor, management, and community | ||
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(2) Service a distinct and identifiable geographic | ||
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(3) Operate in compliance with the rules set forth | ||
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(4) Ensure that its efforts and activities are | ||
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Any local labor‑management‑community committee meeting these criteria may
apply to the Department for an annual matching grant, provided that the local
committee contributes at least 25% in matching funds of which no more than 50%
shall be "in‑kind" services. Funds received by a local committee pursuant to
this subsection (c) shall be used for the ordinary and operating expenses of
the local committee. Eligible committees shall be limited to 3 years of
funding under this subsection. With respect to those committees participating
in this program prior to enactment of this amendatory Act of 1988 that fail to
qualify under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c), previous
years' funding shall be counted in determining whether those committees
have reached their funding limit under this subsection (c).
(d) Grants to
develop and conduct specialized education and training programs of direct
benefit to representatives of labor, management, labor‑management‑community
committees and/or their staff. The type of education and training programs
to be developed and offered will be determined and prioritized annually by
the Department, with the advice of the Labor‑Management‑Community Cooperation
Committee. The Department will develop and issue an annual request for
proposals detailing the program specifications.
(e) Grants for research and development projects
related to labor‑management‑community or employment‑related family issues.
The Department, with the advice of the Labor‑Management‑Community Cooperation
Committee, will develop and prioritize annually the type and scope of the
research and development projects deemed necessary.
(f) Grants of up to a maximum of $5,000 to support
the planning of regional work, family, and community planning conferences that
will be based on specific community concerns.
(g) Grants to initiate or support recently created
employer‑led coalitions to establish pilot projects that promote the
understanding of the work and family issues and support local workforce
dependent care services.
(h) The Department is authorized to establish applications and
application procedures and promulgate any rules deemed necessary in the
administration of the grants.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑860) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.32a in part)
Sec. 605‑860.
Office of Work and Family Issues.
To administer the grant programs created by this Law, the
Department shall establish an Office of Work and Family Issues.
The purpose of this office shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) To administer the grant programs, including | ||
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(2) To serve as State liaison with other state, | ||
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(3) To provide technical assistance to area, | ||
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(4) To serve as a clearinghouse for information | ||
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(5) To serve as a catalyst to developing and | ||
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(6) To provide any other programs or services that | ||
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(7) To establish an Illinois Work and Family | ||
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(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99; 91‑467, eff.
8‑11‑99; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)
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(2) flexible work hours and schedules;
(3) time off for caring for sick or injured | ||
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(4) the provision of onsite or nearby dependent care;
(5) dependent care referral services; and
(6) in‑kind contributions to community dependent | ||
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Those
employers chosen by the Department may be recognized with annual
"family‑friendly workplace" awards and a Statewide information and advertising
campaign publicizing the employers' awards, their contributions to
family‑friendly child care, and the methods they used to improve the dependent
care experiences of their employees' families.
(Source: P.A. 93‑478, eff. 8‑8‑03; 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑875) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.68)
Sec. 605‑875.
Safety loan program.
(a) The Department may develop and implement a small business safety loan program to
allow employers the opportunity to improve workplace safety. The loans shall
be made from appropriations for that purpose. The loans shall be secured by
adequate collateral, may be for a term of no more than 5 years, and may bear
interest at a discounted rate. The Department shall promulgate all necessary
rules to implement the program.
(b) Any loan made under this Section shall:
(1) be made only if an on‑site safety and health consultation and
recommendations for correction have been completed by the Department's
Industrial Service Division; and (2) finance no more than $50,000 or 80% of
the total project and no less than $10,000.
(c) The Illinois Safety Revolving Loan Fund is created as a
separate fund within the State treasury.
The purpose of the Fund is to provide loans to and finance
administration of loans to small businesses in Illinois.
There shall be deposited into the Fund amounts including, but not
limited to, the following:
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(2) All proceeds of assets of whatever nature | ||
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(3) Any appropriations, grants, or gifts made to the | ||
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(4) Any income received from interest on investments | ||
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(d) The implementation of or continuation of this program during
any
fiscal year is dependent upon federal funding, through the Department of Labor,
committed to the Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program prior to the
beginning of that fiscal year.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑900) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.6b)
Sec. 605‑900.
Construction loans to local governments for revenue producing
capital facilities. To make loans to units of local government for
construction
of revenue producing capital facilities, subject to the terms and
conditions it deems necessary to ensure repayment.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑905) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.41b)
Sec. 605‑905.
Grants to local governments in connection with federal
prisons. To make grants to units of local government for (i)
land
acquisition and all necessary improvements upon or related thereto for the
purpose of facilitating the location of federal prisons in Illinois and
(ii) for the development of industrial or commercial parks, or both, that
are adjacent to or abut any federal prison constructed in Illinois after
January 9, 1990 (the effective date of Public Act
86‑1017).
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑910) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.56)
Sec. 605‑910.
Grants to municipalities for site development along
waterways. In cooperation with the Department of
Transportation, to
make grants and provide financial assistance to municipalities for site
development along waterways in order to promote commercial and industrial
development.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑915) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.45)
Sec. 605‑915.
Assisting local governments to achieve lower borrowing
costs. To cooperate with the Illinois Finance
Authority in assisting local governments to achieve
overall lower borrowing costs and more favorable terms under the Illinois
Finance Authority Act,
including
using the Department's federally funded Community Development Assistance
Program for those purposes.
(Source: P.A. 93‑205, eff. 1‑1‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑920) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.47)
Sec. 605‑920.
Assisting local governments; debt management, capital
facility planning, infrastructure. To provide, in cooperation
with the Illinois Finance Authority, technical assistance to local governments
with respect to
debt management and bond issuance, capital facility planning,
infrastructure financing, infrastructure maintenance, fiscal management,
and other infrastructure areas.
(Source: P.A. 93‑205, eff. 1‑1‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑925) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.48)
Sec. 605‑925.
Helping local governments reduce infrastructure costs.
To
develop and recommend to the Governor and the General
Assembly, in cooperation with the Illinois Finance
Authority
and local governments, methods and techniques that can be used to help
local governments reduce their public infrastructure costs, including
strengthened local financial management, user fees, and other
appropriate options.
(Source: P.A. 93‑205, eff. 1‑1‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑930) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.27)
Sec. 605‑930.
Assisting home rule units; composite bond issues for
mortgages. At the request of any home rule unit, to assist the home
rule unit in providing composite bond issues for mortgages in order to enable
the home rule unit to benefit from the federal allocation of tax
exempt
mortgage revenue bonds authorized under the federal Mortgage Subsidy Bond
Tax Act of 1981 (Title XI of Public Law 96‑499).
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑935) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.32)
Sec. 605‑935.
Referrals to State universities for special economic
problems. To encourage the establishment, with the
assistance of the Board of Higher Education, of a system for referring
representatives of communities in which there exist special economic
problems and opportunities to the most appropriate State university for
assistance. The Department may also cooperate with the universities in
providing advice and assistance to communities or groups of citizens
seeking to offset the economic impact of the removal or termination of
substantial industrial or commercial operations.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑940) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.37)
Sec. 605‑940.
Clearing house for local government problems; aid with
financial and administrative matters. The Department shall provide
for a central clearing house for information concerning local government
problems and various solutions to those problems and shall assist and
aid local governments of the State in matters relating to budgets,
fiscal procedures, and administration. In performing this responsibility
the Department shall have the power and duty to do the following:
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(2) Assemble and disseminate information concerning | ||
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(3) Assist in coordinating activities by obtaining | ||
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(4) Provide direct consultative services to local | ||
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(5) Render advice and assistance with respect to the | ||
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(6) Act as the official State agency for the receipt | ||
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(7) Administer laws relating to local government | ||
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(8) Provide all advice and assistance to improve | ||
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(9) Give advice and counsel on fiscal problems of | ||
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(10) Prepare uniform budgetary forms for use by the | ||
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(11) Assist and advise the local governments of the | ||
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(12) Be a repository for financial reports and | ||
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(13) (Blank).
(14) Prepare proposals and advise on the investment | ||
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(15) Administer the program of grants, loans, and | ||
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(16) After January 1, 1985, upon the request of | ||
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(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑583, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff.
6‑28‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑945) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.38)
Sec. 605‑945.
Development of safe and decent housing.
The
Department shall
foster the development of safe and decent housing for Illinois citizens
and shall perform all duties provided by law. In performing this
responsibility the Department shall have the power and duty to do the
following:
(1) Coordinate and, wherever provided by law, | ||
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(2) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties provided | ||
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(3) Perform other duties that may be necessary to | ||
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(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑950) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.38a)
Sec. 605‑950.
Federal funds for housing.
The Department is
authorized to receive and distribute federal funds to foster safe and
decent housing and for reimbursement of social service expenses in
connection with emergency shelter for the homeless.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑970)
Sec. 605‑970.
Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force.
The
Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force is created within the Department
to gather information and make recommendations to the Governor and the
General Assembly regarding the creation of a Motor Sports Promotion Council.
The mission of the Motor Sports Promotion Council shall be to conduct a study
and make recommendations regarding the effects that the motor sports racing
industry would have on the State of Illinois. The Motor Sports Promotion
Council
would aim to enhance Illinois' economy, image, and quality of life through the
recruitment, development, and promotion of regional, national, and
international
motor racing industry events. The Council would be responsible for enhancing
the sports tourism industry throughout the State by the process of attracting,
hosting, and supporting regional, national, and international motor sports
racing
events and organizations throughout the State.
The Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force shall consist of 7 voting
members as follows: 3 members appointed by the Governor, one of whom
shall be designated as
Chair of the Task Force at the time of appointment; one member appointed by the
President of the Senate; one member appointed by
the Senate Minority Leader; one member appointed by the Speaker of the House;
and
one member appointed by the House Minority Leader. If a vacancy occurs in the
Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force membership, the vacancy shall be
filled in the same manner as the initial appointment.
Task Force members shall serve without compensation, but may be
reimbursed for their personal travel expense from funds available for that
purpose. The Department shall provide staff and administrative support services
to the Task Force. The Department and the Task Force may accept donated
services and other resources from registered not‑for‑profit organizations that
may
be necessary to complete the work of the Task Force with minimal expense to
the State of Illinois.
The Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force may begin to conduct
business upon appointment of a majority of the voting members, including the
Chair of the Task Force. The Task Force may adopt bylaws and shall meet at
least once each calendar quarter. The Task Force may establish any committees
and offices it deems necessary. For purposes of Task Force meetings, a quorum
is 4 voting members. Meetings of the Task Force are subject to the Open
Meetings Act. The Task Force must afford an opportunity for public comment at
each of its meetings. The Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor and
General Assembly no later than February 1, 2004 concerning its finding and
recommendations.
(Source: P.A. 93‑327, eff. 1‑1‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑990) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.37a)
Sec. 605‑990.
Notice of legislation affecting local governments.
Beginning
on March 1, 1984 and annually thereafter, the
Department shall notify each county, municipality, and township of all
State
legislation that has taken effect during the preceding 12 months
that
in the Department's view directly affects or has significant impact upon
the functioning of local governments. Notice shall be provided by delivering,
by mail or otherwise, to each such unit of local government a listing of
the legislation.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605‑995) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.40)
Sec. 605‑995.
Contracts to perform functions at request of local
governments. The Director may contract on behalf of the
Department,
at the request
of the corporate authorities of any municipality if the proposed
function takes place within the municipality or at the
request of the corporate
authorities of the county if the proposed function takes place in an
unincorporated area, with any person, firm, or corporation to perform any
of the functions provided herein within the corporate limits as
provided in this Section. The Department shall not expend State funds on
a contractual basis for those functions unless those functions and
expenditures are expressly authorized by the General Assembly.
All contracts entered into by the Director shall provide for
annual audits and reports of activities conducted under terms of the
contract, unless more frequently requested by the Director. The Director
shall take other steps as necessary to ensure
the proper
discharge of contract responsibilities.
The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning
the Department's operations or programs established to meet these
purposes.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(2) The support and coordination of American steel | ||
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(3) The promotion and coordination of available | ||
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(4) The cooperation to the fullest extent possible | ||
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(6) Focusing on existing steel research, marketing, | ||
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(7) Reasonable ways, before initiating any | ||
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(8) The adoption, amendment, and repeal of rules, | ||
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(9) The search for, the acceptance of, and | ||
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(10) The publication, from time to time, of the | ||
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(c) The Board shall also provide advice and make | ||
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(1) The creation and maintenance of current and | ||
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(2) The identification of all current and | ||
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(3) The identification of alternative plans or | ||
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(4) The development of strategies and proposing | ||
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(Source: P.A. 94‑279, eff. 1‑1‑06.)
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