HB2394 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2005 and 2006
HB2394

Introduced 2/16/2005, by Rep. Ruth Munson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 605/605-513 new

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Provides that the Department shall create and maintain, subject to appropriation, a program for funding the website development of small businesses. Provides that the Department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program and sets forth certain provisions of the program. Effective January 1, 2006.

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HB2394

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1 AN ACT concerning State government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic

5 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is

6 amended by adding Section 605-513 as follows:

7 (20 ILCS 605/605-513 new)

8 Sec. 605-513. Small business website development. The

9 Department shall create and maintain, subject to

10 appropriation, a program for funding the website development of

11 small businesses. The Department shall promulgate rules for the

12 administration of the program including, but not limited to,

13 minimum project standards and minimum qualifications of

14 website developers. Minimum project standards shall be

15 objective criteria created by the Department that evaluate the

16 small business website development's ability to (i) modernize

17 operations to remain competitive in the global market, (ii)

18 increase market share, (iii) create new jobs, (iv) streamline

19 existing operations, and (v) stimulate owner reinvestment in

20 the business. For purposes of this Section, "small business"

21 has the same meaning as provided in 5 ILCS 100/1-75.

22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January

23 1, 2006.