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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 Technology Advancement and Development Act
5 is amended by changing Section 2002 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 700/2002)  (from Ch. 127, par. 3702-2)
7     Sec. 2002. Grant purposes.
8     (a) Grants authorized under this Article shall be awarded
9 only for the following purposes: (i) applied innovation
10 research that provides initial grant funding to help serve
11 critical research and development projects to respond to
12 unique, advanced technology projects and which foster the
13 development of Illinois' economy through the advancement of the
14 State's economic, scientific, and technological assets, or
15 which are recognized as technology programs of exemplary and
16 outstanding research in the field of science and technology; or
17 to assist eligible applicants in the State apply for, or
18 qualify for and leverage, federal funds awarded for advanced
19 technology projects concerning research and development,
20 business innovation research or technical development, or the
21 transfer of useful technology to the private sector; (ii)
22 university and industry partnerships that create high-skill
23 employment opportunities and internship activities in the
24 communities that enable graduates and faculty to stay in
25 Illinois and university and industry initiatives that
26 strengthen the relationship between industry and academia in
27 Illinois so that applied university research is responsive to
28 the needs of the various state industries and industry
29 clusters; (iii) centers of excellence in technology
30 commercialization, innovation evaluation, and intellectual
31 property management that encourages the growth of new
32 enterprises based on technologies developed at Illinois

 

 

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1 research centers including technology partnerships, technology
2 consortiums or research centers and industry technology
3 associations that are, or will be, established to perform
4 research and development in present and emerging technologies
5 that can be developed for use by commerce and industry; and
6 (iv) technology transfer projects involving promotion of new or
7 innovative technologies among small and medium-sized Illinois
8 manufacturers where the technologies have immediate commercial
9 application; training and information dissemination that is
10 directly applicable to small and medium-sized Illinois
11 manufacturer needs; or information transfer to Illinois based
12 research institution regarding best practice in industrial
13 commercialization of technology developments; (v) planning and
14 operational support for statewide support that improve
15 practices in technology commercialization including needs
16 assessment and evaluation of the status of technology
17 implementation throughout the State; and (vi) research and
18 testing of products that render the use of anhydrous ammonia
19 inert in the production of methamphetamine.
20     (b) Grants awarded pursuant to this Article may be used to
21 help subsidize expenses, as approved by the Department, for
22 capital improvements, equipment, contractual services,
23 commodities, personnel, support costs, including
24 telecommunication, electronic data and commodities, or other
25 costs.
26 (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)
 
27     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July
28 1, 2005.