101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB1554
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael Halpin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
65 ILCS 5/Art. 10 Div. 6 heading new
65 ILCS 5/10-6-5 new
65 ILCS 5/10-6-10 new
65 ILCS 5/10-6-15 new
65 ILCS 5/10-6-20 new
65 ILCS 5/10-6-25 new

     Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention Task Force.  Provides that the Task Force will consist of 11 members appointed by the President and minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the county board chairman of Rock Island County, and the Governor.  Provides that the Governor shall appoint one member from the organization that represents the largest number of businesses in the Quad Cities (the Cities of East Moline, Moline, and Rock Island) and the county board chairman of Rock Island County shall appoint one member from an organization that represents union workers.  Provides that the members of the Task Force shall not receive compensation and shall hold meetings at least quarterly. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.  Provides that on or before January 1, 2020, the Task Force shall prepare and submit a report to the General Assembly and the report shall, at a minimum: (1) recommend how the State can keep employers and jobs in Illinois; (2) identify and describe best practices to prevent outsourcing of Illinois jobs; and (3) identify employment sectors most affected by outsourcing. Provides that the Division creating and concerning the Task Force shall be repealed 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act.

Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by adding 
5Division 6 to Article 10 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 10 Div. 6 heading new)
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DIVISION  6.  QUAD CITIES OUTSOURCING PREVENTION TASK FORCE

 
8    (65 ILCS 5/10-6-5 new)
9    Sec. 10-6-5. Task force established. There is hereby 
10established the Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention Task Force.  
11The Task Force shall make recommendations to the General 
12Assembly about job losses in Illinois due to outsourcing.
 
13    (65 ILCS 5/10-6-10 new)
14    Sec. 10-6-10. Members; compensation; meetings.
15    (a)   The Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention Task Force shall 
16have 11 members and the members shall be appointed no later 
17than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
18the 101st General Assembly as follows:
19        (1)  the President and minority leader of the Senate and 
20    the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
21    Representatives shall each appoint 2 members;
 
 
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1        (2)    the Director of the Department of Commerce and 
2    Economic Opportunity shall appoint one member;
3        (3)    the county board chairman of Rock Island County 
4    shall appoint one member from an organization that 
5    represents union workers; and
6        (4) the Governor shall appoint one member from the 
7    organization that represents the largest number of 
8    businesses in the Quad Cities.
9    Members of the Task Force shall choose a chairperson from 
10the appointed members.
11    (b)    The members of the Task Force shall not receive 
12compensation.
13    (c)    The Task Force shall hold meetings at least quarterly.
14    (d)    As used in this Section, "Quad Cities" are the Cities 
15of East Moline, Moline, and Rock Island.
 
16    (65 ILCS 5/10-6-15 new)
17    Sec. 10-6-15. Administrative support. The Department of 
18Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative 
19and other support to the Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention 
20Task Force.
 
21    (65 ILCS 5/10-6-20 new)
22    Sec. 10-6-20. Report to General Assembly. On or before 
23January 1, 2020, the Quad Cities Outsourcing Prevention Task 
24Force shall prepare and submit a report to the General 
 
 
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1Assembly.  The report shall, at a minimum:
2        (1)   recommend how the State can keep employers and jobs 
3    in Illinois;
4        (2)   identify and describe best practices to prevent 
5    outsourcing of Illinois jobs; and
6        (3)   identify employment sectors most affected by 
7    outsourcing.
 
8    (65 ILCS 5/10-6-25 new)
9    Sec. 10-6-25. Repeal. This Division is repealed on January 
101, 2021.
 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.