96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3422

 

Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Dan Kotowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 605/605-970
20 ILCS 605/605-65 rep.
20 ILCS 609/2
20 ILCS 630/3   from Ch. 48, par. 2403
30 ILCS 755/Act rep.
110 ILCS 205/9.25

    Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to provide that the Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force may meet at the call of the Chair or any 4 members (instead of shall meet at least quarterly) and to repeal a Section concerning grants under the Gang Control Grant Act. Amends the Center for Business Ownership Succession and Employee Ownership Act to provide that a Center for Business Ownership Succession and Employee Ownership may be (instead of is) created within DCEO. Amends the Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act to provide that the Governor may (instead of shall) appoint an Illinois Emergency Employment Development Coordinator within DCEO. Repeals the Gang Control Grant Act. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act to provide that the Board and DCEO may (instead of shall) conduct an economic and educational feasibility study for the future development of Parks College in Cahokia, Illinois.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 605-970 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 605/605-970)
8     Sec. 605-970. Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force.
9 The Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force is created within
10 the Department to gather information and make recommendations
11 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the creation
12 of a Motor Sports Promotion Council. The mission of the Motor
13 Sports Promotion Council shall be to conduct a study and make
14 recommendations regarding the effects that the motor sports
15 racing industry would have on the State of Illinois. The Motor
16 Sports Promotion Council would aim to enhance Illinois'
17 economy, image, and quality of life through the recruitment,
18 development, and promotion of regional, national, and
19 international motor racing industry events. The Council would
20 be responsible for enhancing the sports tourism industry
21 throughout the State by the process of attracting, hosting, and
22 supporting regional, national, and international motor sports
23 racing events and organizations throughout the State.

 

 

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1     The Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force shall consist
2 of 7 voting members as follows: 3 members appointed by the
3 Governor, one of whom shall be designated as Chair of the Task
4 Force at the time of appointment; one member appointed by the
5 President of the Senate; one member appointed by the Senate
6 Minority Leader; one member appointed by the Speaker of the
7 House; and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader.
8 If a vacancy occurs in the Motor Sports Promotion Council Task
9 Force membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same
10 manner as the initial appointment.
11     Task Force members shall serve without compensation, but
12 may be reimbursed for their personal travel expense from funds
13 available for that purpose. The Department shall provide staff
14 and administrative support services to the Task Force. The
15 Department and the Task Force may accept donated services and
16 other resources from registered not-for-profit organizations
17 that may be necessary to complete the work of the Task Force
18 with minimal expense to the State of Illinois.
19     The Motor Sports Promotion Council Task Force may begin to
20 conduct business upon appointment of a majority of the voting
21 members, including the Chair of the Task Force. The Task Force
22 may adopt bylaws and may shall meet at the call of the Chair or
23 any 4 members at least once each calendar quarter. The Task
24 Force may establish any committees and offices it deems
25 necessary. For purposes of Task Force meetings, a quorum is 4
26 voting members. Meetings of the Task Force are subject to the

 

 

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1 Open Meetings Act. The Task Force must afford an opportunity
2 for public comment at each of its meetings. The Task Force
3 shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly no
4 later than February 1, 2004 concerning its finding and
5 recommendations.
6 (Source: P.A. 93-327, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
7     (20 ILCS 605/605-65 rep.)
8     Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic
9 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
10 amended by repealing Section 605-65.
 
11     Section 15. The Center for Business Ownership Succession
12 and Employee Ownership Act is amended by changing Section 2 as
13 follows:
 
14     (20 ILCS 609/2)
15     Sec. 2. Center for Business Ownership Succession and
16 Employee Ownership.
17     (a) There may be is created within the Department of
18 Commerce and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and
19 Economic Opportunity) the Center for Business Ownership
20 Succession and Employee Ownership.
21     The purpose of the Center is to foster greater awareness of
22 the most effective techniques that facilitate business
23 ownership succession and employee ownership with an emphasis on

 

 

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1 the retention and creation of job opportunities.
2     (b) The Center shall have the authority to do the
3 following:
4         (1) Develop and disseminate materials to promote
5     effective business ownership succession and employee
6     ownership strategies.
7         (2) Provide counseling to individual companies and
8     referral services to provide professional advisors expert
9     in the field of business ownership succession and employee
10     ownership.
11         (3) Plan, organize, sponsor, or conduct conferences
12     and workshops on business ownership succession and
13     employee ownership issues.
14         (4) Network and contract with local economic
15     development agencies, business organizations, and
16     professional advisors to accomplish the goals of the
17     Center.
18         (5) Raise money from private sources to support the
19     work of the Center.
20     (c) (Blank).
21 (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
22     Section 20. The Illinois Emergency Employment Development
23 Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
24     (20 ILCS 630/3)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2403)

 

 

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1     Sec. 3. (a) The governor may shall appoint an Illinois
2 Emergency Employment Development Coordinator to administer the
3 provisions of this Act. The coordinator shall be within the
4 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, but shall be
5 responsible directly to the governor. The coordinator shall
6 have the powers necessary to carry out the purpose of the
7 program.
8     (b) The coordinator shall:
9         (1) Coordinate the Program with other State agencies;
10         (2) Coordinate administration of the program with the
11     general assistance program;
12         (3) Set policy regarding disbursement of program
13     funds; and
14         (4) Perform general program marketing and monitoring
15     functions.
16     (c) The coordinator shall administer the program within the
17 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Director
18 of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide
19 administrative support services to the coordinator for the
20 purposes of the program.
21     (d) The coordinator shall report to the Governor, the
22 Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council and the General
23 Assembly on a quarterly basis concerning (1) the number of
24 persons employed under the program; (2) the number and type of
25 employers under the program; (3) the amount of money spent in
26 each service delivery area for wages for each type of

 

 

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1 employment and each type of other expenses; (4) the number of
2 persons who have completed participation in the program and
3 their current employment, educational or training status; and
4 (5) any information requested by the General Assembly or
5 governor or deemed pertinent by the coordinator. Each report
6 shall include cumulative information, as well as information
7 for each quarter.
8     (e) Rules. The Director of Commerce and Economic
9 Opportunity, with the advice of the coordinator, shall adopt
10 rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act.
11 (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
12     (30 ILCS 755/Act rep.)
13     Section 25. The Gang Control Grant Act is repealed.
 
14     Section 30. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
15 changing Section 9.25 as follows:
 
16     (110 ILCS 205/9.25)
17     Sec. 9.25. Feasibility study; Parks College. The
18 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity along with the
19 Board of Higher Education may shall conduct an economic and
20 educational feasibility study for the future development of
21 Parks College in Cahokia, Illinois.
22 (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)