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Full Text of SB0859 103rd General Assembly

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Senate Amendment 001
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SB0859sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Sen. Celina Villanueva
Filed: 4/5/2024

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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 859
2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 859 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4     "Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
6 is amended by adding Section 605-1032 as follows:

7     (20 ILCS 605/605-1032 new)
8     Sec. 605-1032. Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment.
9     (a) As used in this Section:
10     "Eligible not-for-profit corporation" means a
11 not-for-profit corporation, as defined in Section 101.80 of
12 the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, that
13 primarily serves minorities, women, veterans, or persons with
14 a disability.
15     "Office" means the Office of Economic Equity and
16 Empowerment.

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1     (b) The Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment is
2 hereby created within the Department. The Office shall assist
3 minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses,
4 veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with
5 disabilities, eligible not-for-profit corporations, and other
6 underserved communities and constituencies through targeted
7 programs, resources, and outreach and promotional activities.
8 The Office may engage in or conduct the following activities:
9         (1) promoting and conducting outreach efforts to
10     ensure access to State and federal funding opportunities,
11     and assisting minority-owned businesses, women-owned
12     businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by
13     persons with disabilities, eligible not-for-profit
14     corporations, and other underserved communities and
15     constituencies in applying for and receiving loan funds in
16     the State;
17         (2) providing and hosting workshops and public forums
18     and engaging in outreach efforts for minority-owned
19     businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned
20     businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities,
21     and other underserved communities and constituencies to
22     encourage participation in programs under the Business
23     Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
24     Disabilities Act, and assisting those businesses in
25     becoming designated under that Act and under similar
26     certification programs;

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1         (3) providing and hosting workshops and public forums
2     and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate
3     minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses,
4     veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with
5     disabilities, eligible not-for-profit corporations, and
6     other underserved communities and constituencies on the
7     process of applying for and becoming certified to apply
8     for State grant funds under the Grant Accountability and
9     Transparency Act;
10         (4) providing and hosting workshops and public forums
11     and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate
12     aspiring and existing minority-owned businesses,
13     women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses,
14     businesses owned by persons with disabilities, eligible
15     not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved
16     communities and constituencies with understanding concepts
17     including, but not limited to, business formation and
18     not-for-profit incorporation, business planning, capital
19     access, and marketing a business or not-for-profit
20     corporation;
21         (5) administering programs established by the
22     Department or the General Assembly to provide grants to
23     minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses,
24     veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with
25     disabilities, eligible not-for-profit corporations, and
26     other underserved communities and constituencies;

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1         (6) coordinating assistance for minority-owned
2     businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran-owned
3     businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities,
4     eligible not-for-profit corporations, and other
5     underserved communities and constituencies with other
6     State agencies;
7         (7) providing staff, administration, and related
8     support required to administer this Section; and
9         (8) establishing applications, notifications,
10     contracts, and other forms and procedures, and adopting
11     rules deemed necessary and appropriate.
12     (c) The Office may use vendors or enter into contracts to
13 carry out the purposes of this Section.".

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