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Public Act 094-0097 |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||
Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by adding Section 605-417 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 605/605-417 new) | ||||
Sec. 605-417. International standardization assistance | ||||
program.
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The Department may create a program for the assistance of | ||||
Illinois manufacturers and other businesses to become | ||||
accredited and reaccredited in approved international | ||||
standardization organizations. This program is subject to | ||||
appropriation and may provide for the collaboration of | ||||
statewide manufacturing extension organizations and other | ||||
providers of programs offering certification in international | ||||
standardization organizations. | ||||
The Department may promulgate rules regarding all aspects | ||||
of the program of assistance provided for in this Section. | ||||
For the purposes of this Section, an "international | ||||
standardization organization" shall mean a recognized body | ||||
that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, | ||||
specifications, and criteria to be applied consistently in the | ||||
classification of materials, in the manufacture and supply of | ||||
products, in testing and analysis, in terminology, and in the | ||||
provision of services and may include a reference framework or | ||||
a common technological language between suppliers and their | ||||
customers that facilitates trade and the transfer of | ||||
technology.
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