Full Text of HB4640 93rd General Assembly
HB4640eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning community revitalization.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Community
Self-Revitalization Act.
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| Section 5. Findings and purpose.
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that:
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| (1) There is a great need for economic revitalization | 9 |
| in many communities
throughout this State.
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| (2) Each community has valuable resources at its | 11 |
| fingertips that can be
tapped in the revitalization | 12 |
| process.
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| (3) With adequate support and assistance from the State | 14 |
| and other
resources, each community can participate in and | 15 |
| shepherd its
own economic renewal.
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| (4) Successful redevelopment plans are based on policy | 17 |
| that is responsive
to the existing composition and | 18 |
| character of the economically distressed
community and | 19 |
| that allows and compels the community to participate in the
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| redevelopment planning process.
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| (5) A successful redevelopment initiative creates and | 22 |
| maintains a capable
and adaptable workforce, has access to | 23 |
| capital, has a sound fiscal base, has
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| infrastructure, has well-managed natural resources, and | 25 |
| has an
attractive
quality of life.
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| (b) It is the purpose of this legislation to provide a | 27 |
| mechanism for an
economically distressed community to use in | 28 |
| its efforts to revitalize the
community.
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| Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Section:
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| "Community" means a municipality or a county with
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| to the unincorporated areas of a county.
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| "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | 2 |
| Opportunity.
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| "Economically distressed community" means (i) in the case | 4 |
| of a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more, a | 5 |
| municipality that is certified by the Department as being in | 6 |
| the highest 10% of all municipalities of 25,000 or more in the | 7 |
| State in its average annual total unemployment rate for the | 8 |
| last completed calendar year and its poverty rate, pursuant to | 9 |
| the most recent U.S. Census data available and (ii) in the case | 10 |
| of a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 or an | 11 |
| unincorporated area, a municipality or unincorporated area | 12 |
| that is located at least partly in a county that is certified | 13 |
| by the Department as being in the highest 10% of all counties | 14 |
| in its average annual total unemployment rate for the last | 15 |
| completed calendar year and its poverty rate, pursuant to the | 16 |
| most recent U.S. Census data available.
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| Section 15. Certification; Board of Economic Advisors.
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| (a) In order to receive the assistance as provided in this | 19 |
| Act, a community
shall
first, by
ordinance passed by its | 20 |
| corporate authorities, request that the Department
certify | 21 |
| that it is
an economically distressed community. The community | 22 |
| must submit a certified
copy of
the ordinance to the | 23 |
| Department. After review of the ordinance, if the
Department
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| determines that the community meets the requirements for | 25 |
| certification, the
Department
shall certify the community as an | 26 |
| economically distressed community.
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| (b) A community that is certified by the Department as
an
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| economically
distressed community may appoint a Board of | 29 |
| Economic Advisors
to create and implement a revitalization plan | 30 |
| for the community. The Board
shall
consist of 12 members of the | 31 |
| community, appointed by the
mayor or the presiding officer of | 32 |
| the county or jointly by the presiding
officers of each
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| municipality and county that have joined to form a community | 34 |
| for the purposes
of
this Act.
The Board members shall be | 35 |
| appointed from
the 12 sectors
vital to
community redevelopment |
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| as follows:
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| (1) A member representing households and families.
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| (2) A member representing religious organizations.
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| (3) A member representing educational institutions.
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| (4) A member representing daycare centers, care | 6 |
| centers for the
handicapped, and care centers for the | 7 |
| disadvantaged.
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| (5) A member representing community based | 9 |
| organizations such as
neighborhood improvement | 10 |
| associations.
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| (6) A member representing federal and State employment | 12 |
| service
systems, skill training centers, and placement | 13 |
| referrals.
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| (7) A member representing Masonic organizations, | 15 |
| fraternities, sororities,
and social clubs.
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| (8) A member representing hospitals, nursing homes, | 17 |
| senior citizens,
public health agencies, and funeral | 18 |
| homes.
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| (9) A member representing organized sports, parks, | 20 |
| parties, and games of
chance.
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| (10) A member representing political parties, clubs, | 22 |
| and affiliations, and
election related matters concerning | 23 |
| voter education and participation.
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| (11) A member representing the cultural aspects of the | 25 |
| community,
including cultural events, lifestyles, | 26 |
| languages, music, visual and performing
arts,
and | 27 |
| literature.
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| (12) A member representing police and fire protection | 29 |
| agencies, prisons,
weapons systems, and the military | 30 |
| industrial complex.
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| The Board shall meet initially
within 30 days of its | 32 |
| appointment, shall select one member as chairperson at
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| initial meeting, and
shall
thereafter meet at the call of the | 34 |
| chairperson. Members of the Board shall
serve without
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| compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | 36 |
| necessary
expenses from
funds available for that purpose.
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| (c) The Board shall create a 3-year to 5-year | 2 |
| revitalization plan for the
community.
The plan shall contain | 3 |
| distinct, measurable objectives for revitalization. The
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| objectives
shall be used to guide ongoing implementation of the | 5 |
| plan and to measure
progress
during the 3-year to 5-year | 6 |
| period. The Board shall work in a dynamic manner
defining goals
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| for the community based on the strengths and weaknesses of the | 8 |
| individual
sectors of the
community as presented by each member | 9 |
| of the Board. The Board shall meet
periodically and revise the | 10 |
| plan in light of the input from each member of
the
Board
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| concerning his or her respective sector of expertise. The | 12 |
| process shall be a
community
driven revitalization process, | 13 |
| with community-specific data determining the
direction and
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| scope of the revitalization.
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| Section 20. Action by the Board.
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| (a) Organize. The Board shall first assess the needs and | 17 |
| the resources of
the
community operating from the basic premise | 18 |
| that the family unit is the primary
unit of
community and that | 19 |
| the demand for goods and services from this residential
sector | 20 |
| is the
main source of recovery and growth for the redevelopment | 21 |
| of a community. The
Board
shall inventory community assets, | 22 |
| including the condition of the family with
respect to
the role | 23 |
| of the family as workers, consumers, and investors. The Board | 24 |
| shall
inventory
the type and viability of businesses and | 25 |
| industries currently in the community.
In
compiling the | 26 |
| inventory, the Board shall rely on the input of each Board | 27 |
| member
with
respect to his or her expertise in a given sector | 28 |
| of the revitalization plan.
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| (b) Revitalize. In implementing the revitalization plan, | 30 |
| the Board shall
focus on
and build from existing resources in | 31 |
| the community, growing existing businesses
rather
than luring | 32 |
| business into the community from the outside. The Board shall | 33 |
| also
focus on
the residents themselves rather than jobs. The | 34 |
| Board shall promote investment
in training
residents in areas | 35 |
| that will lead to employment and in turn will bring revenue
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| into the
community.
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| (c) Mobilize. The Board shall engage in the dynamic process | 3 |
| of community
self-revitalization through a continuous | 4 |
| reassessment of the needs of the
community
in the
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| revitalization process. As each goal of the 3-year to 5-year | 6 |
| plan is achieved,
the
Board shall
draw from the resources of | 7 |
| its members to establish new goals and implement new
strategies | 8 |
| employing the lessons learned in the earlier stages of
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| revitalization.
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| (d) Advise. The Board shall Act as the liaison between the | 11 |
| community and the
local, county, and State Government. The | 12 |
| Board shall make use of the resources
of these
governmental | 13 |
| entities and shall provide counsel to each of these bodies with
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| respect to
economic development.
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| The Board shall also act as a liaison between private | 16 |
| business entities
located in
the community and the community | 17 |
| itself. The Board shall offer advice and
assistance to
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| entities when requested and provide incentives and support, | 19 |
| both economic
and
otherwise, to facilitate expansion and | 20 |
| further investment in the community by
the
businesses.
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| The Board shall annually submit a report to the General
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| Assembly and the Governor summarizing the accomplishments of | 23 |
| the community
concerning revitalization and the goals of the | 24 |
| community for future
revitalization.
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| Section 25. Funding sources.
Subject to appropriation, the | 26 |
| Department may make grants to
communities
that are certified as | 27 |
| economically distressed communities under this Act and
that | 28 |
| create a Board of Economic
Advisors
under this Act for the | 29 |
| operational expenses of the Board. The procedures for
grant
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| application shall be established by the Department
by rule.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 33 |
| becoming law.
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