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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Trade 
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and Tourism Study Commission Act.
 
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    Section 5. Commission established. 
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    (a) The Trade and Tourism Study Commission is established 
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to examine and evaluate the State's trade and tourism 
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promotion.  The Commission shall consist of the following 
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members:
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        (1) Four members of the Senate, appointed 2 each by the 
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    President and Minority Leader of the Senate.
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        (2) Four members of the House of Representatives, 
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    appointed 2 each by the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives.
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        (3) Four representatives of Illinois trade and tourism 
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    organizations, appointed by the Governor.  One of these 
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    members must represent the International Visitors Center 
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    of Chicago.  The organizations represented by the 
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    Governor's appointees must represent the State's 
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    geographic diversity.
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    (b) Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the member's 
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appointing authority, and a vacancy on the Commission shall be 
 


 






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filled by the original appointing authority.  The Commission 
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shall annually select a chairperson from among its members and 
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shall meet as frequently as necessary at the call of the 
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chairperson.  Members shall not receive compensation but shall 
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be reimbursed for expenses from appropriations for that 
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purpose.
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    (c) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
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shall be responsible for providing the Commission with staff 
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and administrative assistance.
 
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    Section 10. Report.   The commission shall study the State's 
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various programs and expenditures for the promotion and support 
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of Illinois trade and tourism at the State, regional, national, 
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and international levels, examining their operations and 
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evaluating their efficacy.
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    The Commission shall report its findings and any 
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recommendations for change to the Governor and General Assembly 
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by January 1, 2009 and annually thereafter.