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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by adding Section 605-1007 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1007 new)
8    Sec. 605-1007. New business permitting portal.
9    (a) By July 1, 2017, the Department shall create and
10maintain a website to help persons wishing to create new
11businesses or relocate businesses to Illinois. The Department
12shall consult with at least one organization representing small
13businesses in this State while creating the website.
14    (b) The website shall include:
15        (1) an estimate of license and permitting fees for
16    different businesses;
17        (2) State government application forms for business
18    licensing or registration;
19        (3) hyperlinks to websites of the responsible agency or
20    organization responsible for accepting the application;
21    and
22        (4) contact information for any local government
23    permitting agencies that may be relevant.

 

 

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1    (c) The Department shall contact all agencies to obtain
2business forms and other information for this website. Those
3agencies shall respond to the Department before July 1, 2016.
4    (d) The website shall also include some mechanism for the
5potential business owner to request more information from the
6Department that may be helpful in starting the business,
7including, but not limited to, State-based incentives that the
8business owner may qualify for when starting or relocating a
9business.
10    (e) The Department shall update the website at least once a
11year before July 1. The Department shall request that other
12State agencies report any changes in applicable application
13forms to the Department by June 1 of every year after 2016.