Full Text of HB4950 94th General Assembly
HB4950 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB4950
Introduced 1/19/2006, by Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Community Self-Revitalization Act. Provides that a municipality, county, or any combination of municipalities and counties that are certified as an economically distressed community or communities by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in order to receive the assistance as provided under this Act, may appoint a Board of Economic Advisors. Provides that the Board shall consist of 18 members of the community, appointed by the corporate authorities of the community, representing the perspective of 13 sectors vital to community redevelopment, including families, businesses, and government. Provides that the Board shall create a 3-year to 5-year revitalization plan for the community containing distinct, measurable objectives for revitalization. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may, subject to appropriation, make grants to communities to create a Board of Economic Advisors under the Act for the operational expenses of the Board. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall advise Boards of available funding and assist Boards in securing this funding. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning community revitalization.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 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, the | 5 |
| municipality is certified by the Department as being in the | 6 |
| 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 or (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 18 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 18 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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| (13) A member representing local businesses. | 32 |
| (14) A member representing the retail industry.
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| (15) A member representing the service industry.
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| (16) A member representing the industrial, production, | 35 |
| and manufacturing sectors.
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| (17) A member representing the advertising and |
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| marketing industry.
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| (18) A member representing the technology services | 3 |
| industry. | 4 |
| The Board shall meet initially
within 30 days of its | 5 |
| appointment, shall select one member as chairperson at
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| initial meeting, and
shall
thereafter meet at the call of the | 7 |
| chairperson. Members of the Board shall
serve without
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| compensation.
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| (c) The Board shall create a 3-year to 5-year | 10 |
| revitalization plan for the
community.
The plan shall contain | 11 |
| distinct, measurable objectives for revitalization. The
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| objectives
shall be used to guide ongoing implementation of the | 13 |
| plan and to measure
progress
during the 3-year to 5-year | 14 |
| 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 | 16 |
| individual
sectors of the
community as presented by each member | 17 |
| of the Board. The Board shall meet
periodically and revise the | 18 |
| 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 | 20 |
| process shall be a
community
driven revitalization process, | 21 |
| 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 | 25 |
| the resources of
the
community operating from the basic premise | 26 |
| that the family unit is the primary
unit of
community and that | 27 |
| the demand for goods and services from this residential
sector | 28 |
| is the
main source of recovery and growth for the redevelopment | 29 |
| of a community. The
Board
shall inventory community assets, | 30 |
| including the condition of the family with
respect to
the role | 31 |
| of the family as workers, consumers, and investors. The Board | 32 |
| shall
inventory
the type and viability of businesses and | 33 |
| industries currently in the community.
In
compiling the | 34 |
| inventory, the Board shall rely on the input of each Board | 35 |
| member
with
respect to his or her expertise in a given sector |
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| of the revitalization plan.
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| (b) Revitalize. In implementing the revitalization plan, | 3 |
| the Board shall
focus on
and build from existing resources in | 4 |
| the community, growing existing businesses
rather
than luring | 5 |
| business into the community from the outside. The Board shall | 6 |
| also
focus on
the residents themselves rather than jobs. The | 7 |
| Board shall promote investment
in training
residents in areas | 8 |
| 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 | 11 |
| of community
self-revitalization through a continuous | 12 |
| 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 | 14 |
| plan is achieved,
the
Board shall
draw from the resources of | 15 |
| its members to establish new goals and implement new
strategies | 16 |
| 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 | 19 |
| community and the
local, county, and State Government. The | 20 |
| Board shall make use of the resources
of these
governmental | 21 |
| 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 | 24 |
| business entities
located in
the community and the community | 25 |
| itself. The Board shall offer advice and
assistance to
these | 26 |
| entities when requested and provide incentives and support, | 27 |
| both economic
and
otherwise, to facilitate expansion and | 28 |
| 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 | 31 |
| the community
concerning revitalization and the goals of the | 32 |
| community for future
revitalization.
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| Section 25. Funding sources.
Subject to appropriation, the | 34 |
| Department may make grants to
communities
that are certified as | 35 |
| economically distressed communities under this Act and
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| create a Board of Economic
Advisors
under this Act for the | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| becoming law.
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