HB6239 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6239

Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Keith Wheeler

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 605/605-1020 new

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish a Networking for Success Program. Provides that the program shall assist small to mid-sized businesses in strategic market research, geographic information systems, web design and search engine optimization, and social media marketing. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 605-1020 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-1020 new)

Sec. 605-1020. Networking for Success Program.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish a Networking for Success Program. The program shall be designed to assist small to mid-sized businesses in the following areas:

(1) strategic market research;

(2) geographic information systems;

(3) web design and search engine optimization; and

(4) social media marketing.

(b) The Department may enter into partnerships with non-profit business consulting firms to facilitate all or part of the Program.

(c) The Department shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2018 on the effectiveness of the Program. That report shall contain a recommendation on whether or not to continue the Program.

(d) As used in this Section, "small to mid-sized business" means a business that:

(1) employs between 10 and 50 employees;

(2) generates between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 in annual revenue; and

(3) has been located in the State for at least 2 years prior to the date of application.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.