SB1615 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1615

Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Dave Syverson - Dale A. Righter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 3966/15-20

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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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 Business Regulatory Review Act is amended by changing Section 15-20 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3966/15-20)

Sec. 15-20. Regulatory policy responsibilities of the Committee. In addition to those duties and responsibilities as directed by the Board, the Committee shall analyze, determine, and report to the Board, so that the Board may report to the Governor and executive agencies under the control of the Governor, the constitutional officers, and the General Assembly, overall methods of achieving greater small business impact of the regulatory process the following information:

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

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

(3) Provide suggestions for involving small business owners and their representatives in the rulemaking process in a more meaningful way.

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

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

(6) Recommend non-punitive methods of ensuring compliance with regulatory objectives or requirements including pre-inspection programs, advisory services, education and training, and industry self-regulation.

(7) Identify effective and efficient ways of notifying small business about proposed and newly adopted rules.

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