HB4949 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4949

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. William Davis

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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Amends the Illinois Literacy Act. Removes the representative of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Illinois Literacy Council. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may (currently, must) develop an Engineering Excellence Program. Provides that certain actions concerning the new business permitting portal are permissive. Repeals certain provisions concerning the duties of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Amends the Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory Committee and the work incentive demonstration project. Amends the Local Government Consolidation Commission Act of 2011. Repeals provisions concerning compensation for the Local Government Consolidation Commission. Amends the Bikeway Act. Provides that a designee of the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (currently, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) may serve on the interagency council on the bikeways program. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Literacy Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

(15 ILCS 322/20)

Sec. 20. Illinois Literacy Council.

(a) The Council shall facilitate the improvement of literacy levels of Illinois citizens by providing a forum from which representatives from throughout the State can promote literacy, share expertise, and recommend policy.

(b) The Council shall be appointed by and be responsible to the Governor. The Secretary of State shall serve as chairman. The Council shall advise the Governor and other agencies on strategies that address the literacy needs of the State, especially with respect to the needs of workplace literacy, family literacy, program evaluation, public awareness, and public and private partnerships.

(c) The Council will determine its own procedures and the number, time, place, and conduct of its meetings. It shall meet at least 4 times a year. The Council may be assisted in its activities by the Literacy Office. Council members shall not receive compensation for their services.

(d) The Council's membership shall consist of representatives of public education, public and private sector employment, labor organizations, community literacy organizations, libraries, volunteer organizations, the Office of the Secretary of State, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Community College Board, the Department of Employment Security, the Department of Human Services, the State Board of Education, the Department of Corrections, and the Prairie State 2000 Authority.

(e) The Council members representing State agencies shall act as an interagency coordinating committee to improve the system for delivery of literacy services, provide pertinent information and agency comments to Council members, and implement the recommendations forwarded by the Council and approved by the Governor.

(f) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Council, shall expend moneys to perform Council functions as authorized by this Act from the Literacy Advancement Fund, a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury. All moneys received from an income tax checkoff for the Literacy Advancement Fund as provided in Section 507I of the Illinois Income Tax Act shall be deposited into the Fund.

(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)

Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Sections 605-460 and 605-1007 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-460)

Sec. 605-460. Engineering excellence program.

(a) Coordination between engineering schools and private business is an important tool in fostering innovation. Universities have eager students, experienced faculty, and state-of-the-art research facilities. Businesses have existing markets, production capital, and evolving needs. The General Assembly believes that universities and businesses should share resources to allow students to participate in the research and development area of innovative design and to allow businesses to benefit from the developing skills of these students.

(b) In order to facilitate engineering excellence, the Department may shall develop a program to achieve the goals set forth in subsection (a). Under this program, the Department may must:

(1) Annually contact the State's major public and private universities with engineering schools.

(2) Request a one-page written summary of the internship, externship, or residency programs operated by the engineering college of each of the contacted universities.

(3) Identify the manufacturing businesses within 50 miles of each university that responded under paragraph (2) that could benefit from assistance in the area of innovative design.

(4) Send a letter to each manufacturer identified under paragraph (3), informing it of the university's program and advising the business to contact the university if it wishes to participate in the engineering school's program.

(c) The Department may shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 97-721, eff. 6-29-12.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-1007)

Sec. 605-1007. New business permitting portal.

(a) By July 1, 2017, the Department shall create and maintain, in consultation with the Department of Innovation and Technology, a website to help persons wishing to create new businesses or relocate businesses to Illinois. The Department shall consult with at least one organization representing small businesses in this State while creating the website.

(b) The website may shall include:

(1) an estimate of license and permitting fees for different businesses;

(2) State government application forms for business licensing or registration;

(3) hyperlinks to websites of the responsible agency or organization responsible for accepting the application; and

(4) contact information for any local government permitting agencies that may be relevant.

(c) The Department may shall contact all agencies to obtain business forms and other information for this website. Those agencies shall respond to the Department before July 1, 2016.

(d) The website may shall also include some mechanism for the potential business owner to request more information from the Department that may be helpful in starting the business, including, but not limited to, State-based incentives that the business owner may qualify for when starting or relocating a business.

(e) The Department may shall update the website at least once a year before July 1. The Department may shall request that other State agencies report any changes in applicable application forms to the Department by June 1 of every year after 2016.

(Source: P.A. 99-134, eff. 1-1-16; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-110 rep.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-205 rep.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-340 rep.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-575 rep.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-825 rep.)

(20 ILCS 605/605-860 rep.)

Section 15. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing Sections 605-110, 605-205, 605-340, 605-575, 605-825, and 605-860.

(20 ILCS 630/11 rep.)

(20 ILCS 630/17 rep.)

Section 20. The Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act is amended by repealing Sections 11 and 17.

(20 ILCS 3987/20 rep.)

Section 25. The Local Government Consolidation Commission Act of 2011 is amended by repealing Section 20.

(30 ILCS 375/3 rep.)

Section 30. The Local Government Debt Offering Act is amended by repealing Section 3.

(310 ILCS 30/2 rep.)

Section 35. The Redevelopment Project Rehousing and Capital Improvements Act is amended by repealing Section 2.

Section 40. The Bikeway Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(605 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 121, par. 604)

Sec. 4. In expending funds available for purposes of this Act, the Department shall cooperate with municipalities, townships, counties, road districts, park districts and other appropriate agencies and organizations and, where possible and practicable, shall allocate its expenditures among the several regions of the State, proportionally to the bicycling population.

The Secretary of Transportation shall serve as chairman of and shall at least quarterly convene an interagency council on the bikeways program, comprised of the Director of Natural Resources, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, the State Superintendent of Education, a county engineer or county superintendent of highways chosen by the statewide association of county engineers, a representative of the Cook County Forest Preserve District, and the Secretary of Transportation, for the purpose of determining policy and priorities in effectuating the purposes of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.