EMPOWERMENT COMM SCHOOL ACT House SponsorsRep. Wyvetter H. Younge 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community School Facility Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and the University of Illinois' Urban School Improvement Program shall implement an EZ/EC program to develop and demonstrate mechanisms to attract federal resources and private sector investments to administer the program and support the repair, renovation, and improvement of school buildings and facilities in communities designated under federal law or regulations as Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. Specifies types of demonstration methods that employ federal EZ/EC incentives to leverage private investment in support of improving school buildings and facilities. Provides for implementation of the EZ/EC program in conjunction with schools in communities located in Chicago, East St. Louis, and Springfield. Effective immediately.Fiscal Note (Dept of Commerce and Community Affairs) An estimate of the amount of contractual assistance that would be required by the Department in order to implement and administer this program based on this legislation cannot be made at this time. Therefore, a reasonable estimate of the fiscal impact of House Bill 2175 on the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs cannot be made at this time. 2/13/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge 2/14/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/14/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/19/2003HouseAssigned to Commerce and Business Development Committee 2/27/2003HouseFiscal Note Filed 3/13/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die