95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1615


 
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Dave Syverson - Dale A. Righter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














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    Amends the Illinois Business Regulatory Review Act. In a Section concerning the regulatory policy responsibilities of the Business Regulatory Review Committee, provides that the Committee shall identify effective and efficient ways of notifying small business about proposed and newly adopted rules.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Business Regulatory Review Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 15-20 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 3966/15-20)



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    Sec. 15-20. Regulatory policy responsibilities of the 
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Committee. In
addition to those duties and responsibilities as 
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directed by the Board, the
Committee shall analyze, determine, 
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and report to the Board, so that the Board
may report to the 
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Governor and executive agencies under the control of the

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Governor, the constitutional officers, and the General 
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Assembly, overall
methods
of achieving greater small business 
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impact of the regulatory process the
following information:


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        (1) Identify specific ways in which existing 
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    regulations and regulatory
programs can be made more 
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    responsive and responsible to small business.


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        (2) Identify more effective ways of eliciting 
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    participation from the
private sector in efforts to 
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    simplify and clarify regulations so that they are
not 
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    overly complex or burdensome.


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        (3) Provide suggestions for involving small business 
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    owners and their
representatives in the rulemaking process 
 


 






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    in a more meaningful way.


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        (4) Provide constructive suggestions for reducing 
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    forms and paperwork
particularly where they are 
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    duplicative, overly complicated, or otherwise
burdensome 
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    for small business.


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        (5) Determine effective ways to communicate with small 
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    business owners and
to assist them in their understanding 
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    and implementation of complex
regulations.


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        (6) Recommend non-punitive methods of ensuring 
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    compliance with regulatory
objectives or requirements 
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    including pre-inspection programs, advisory
services, 
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    education and training, and industry self-regulation.
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        (7) Identify effective and efficient ways of notifying 
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    small business about proposed and newly adopted rules.


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(Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)