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90_HB2059enr 20 ILCS 1305/10-30 new Amends the Department of Human Services Act to allow the Department to enter into a contract with a not-for-profit organization to establish a revolving loan program to assist not-for-profit organizations that work in service partnerships with the State to maintain and improve their facilities. Effective July 1, 1997. LRB9005169NTsb HB2059 Enrolled LRB9005169NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the Department of Human Services Act by 2 adding Section 10-30. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is 6 amended by adding Section 10-30 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 1305/10-30 new) 8 Sec. 10-30. Revolving loan program to maintain and 9 improve not-for-profit organizations' facilities. 10 (a) The Department, after soliciting a request for 11 proposals and subject to appropriation, shall contract with a 12 qualified statewide not-for-profit community development 13 financial institution to establish a revolving loan program 14 for the purpose of assisting Illinois not-for-profit 15 organizations that qualify as exempt under Section 501(c)(3) 16 of the Internal Revenue Code and have purchase of service 17 contracts with the State to maintain and improve their 18 facilities. A qualified statewide not-for-profit community 19 development financial institution is one that has been in 20 existence for at least 7 years prior to the effective date of 21 this amendatory Act of 1997 and has assets in excess of 22 $25,000,000. 23 (b) The revolving loan program established by the 24 community development financial institution shall be a 25 statewide program. Equal consideration shall be given to 26 loan applications throughout the State. Before making any 27 loans under the revolving loan program, the community 28 development financial institution shall develop a plan to 29 seek out qualified loan applications throughout the State. 30 (c) The contract shall require all of the following: 31 (1) All principal shall be used by the statewide HB2059 Enrolled -2- LRB9005169NTsb 1 not-for-profit community development financial 2 institution to make loans to qualifying borrowers, to 3 serve as collateral for borrowers, and to leverage other 4 private funds. 5 (2) A Department representative chosen by the 6 Secretary of Human Services shall participate in 7 screening applicants. 8 (3) Repaid principal shall be used for the same 9 purpose as provided in item (1) of this subsection (c). 10 (d) This revolving loan program shall be used for the 11 following purposes: 12 (1) To assist not-for-profit organizations 13 identified in subsection (a) of this Section in meeting 14 regulatory standards. 15 (2) To enable not-for-profit organizations 16 identified in subsection (a) of this Section to comply 17 with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 18 (3) To enable not-for-profit organizations 19 identified in subsection (a) of this Section to remove 20 lead and asbestos from their buildings. 21 (4) To encourage not-for-profit organizations 22 identified in subsection (a) of this Section to 23 voluntarily make capital improvements for the purposes of 24 maintenance, repair and replacement, and preventive 25 maintenance of their facilities, such as improvements to 26 heating and cooling systems and structural items 27 necessary to comply with applicable building codes. 28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 29 1, 1997.