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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Grocery Initiative Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
8Opportunity.
9    "Food desert" means a census tract that:
10        (1) meets one of the following poverty standards:
11            (A) the census tract has a poverty rate of at least
12        20%; or
13            (B) the census tract is not located within a
14        metropolitan statistical area and has a median family
15        income that is less than or equal to 80% of the
16        statewide median household income; or
17            (C) the census tract is located within a
18        metropolitan statistical area and has a median family
19        income that is less than or equal to 80% of the greater
20        of (i) the statewide median household income or (ii)
21        the metropolitan area median family income; and
22        (2) meets one of the following population density and
23    food accessibility standards:

 

 

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1            (A) the census tract is a rural tract, and at least
2        33% of the population of the tract or at least 500
3        residents in the tract reside more than 10 miles from
4        the nearest grocery store; or
5            (B) the census tract is an urban tract, and at
6        least 33% of the population of the tract or at least
7        500 residents in the tract reside more than one-half
8        mile from the nearest grocery store.
9    "Grocery store" means an existing or planned retail
10establishment that: (1) has or will have a primary business of
11selling a variety of grocery products, including fresh
12produce; (2) derives or will derive no more than 30% of its
13revenue from sales of tobacco and alcohol in any given year;
14(3) is or will be classified as a supermarket or other grocery
15retailer in the 2022 North American Industry Classification
16System under code 445110; (4) accepts or will accept
17Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and Special
18Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
19Children benefits; and (5) provides or will provide for the
20retail sale of a substantial variety of perishable foods,
21including fresh or frozen dairy products, fresh produce, and
22fresh meats, poultry, and fish.
23    "Local governmental unit" means any county, municipality,
24township, special district, or unit that is designated as a
25unit of local government by law and exercises limited
26governmental powers or powers in respect to limited

 

 

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1governmental subjects. "Local governmental unit" also includes
2any school district or community college district.
3    "Rural tract" means a census tract that is not an urban
4tract.
5    "Urban tract" means a census tract having its geographic
6centroid in an urban area, as defined by the Bureau of the
7Census for the most recent year in which all relevant data to
8identify food deserts is available.
 
9    Section 10. Grocery Initiative Study. The Department
10shall, subject to appropriation, study food insecurity in
11urban and rural food deserts. The study may include an
12exploration of the reasons for current market failures,
13potential policy solutions, geographic trends, and the need
14for independent grocers, and it shall identify communities at
15risk of becoming food deserts. The study may also include a
16disparity study to assess the need for aspirational goals for
17ownership among minority, women, and persons with a disability
18as defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
19and Persons with Disabilities Act. The Department may enter
20into contracts, grants, or other agreements to complete this
21study. This report shall be submitted to the General Assembly
22by December 31, 2024. This Section is repealed on January 1,
232026.
 
24    Section 15. Grocery Initiative Grants and Financial

 

 

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1Support.
2    (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation,
3establish the Grocery Initiative to expand access to healthy
4foods in food deserts in Illinois and areas at risk of becoming
5food deserts in Illinois by providing grants and other forms
6of financial assistance to independently owned for-profit
7grocery stores, as well as grocery stores owned and operated
8by local governmental units. The Department may enter into
9contracts, grants, or other agreements to administer these
10grants and other forms of financial assistance. The Department
11may, by rule, place limits on the size of the grocery stores
12that are eligible for grants and other financial assistance
13under this Act, including, but not limited to, limits on the
14annual revenue or projected revenue of the applicant, number
15of full-time employees, or square footage of the facilities.
16The Department may prioritize grant awards and loan funding to
17applicants based on poverty rates, income, geographic
18diversity, local ownership, access to grocery stores in the
19area surrounding proposed project locations, and other factors
20as determined by the Department. The Department may award
21grants or provide loans for any one or more of the following:
22        (1) market and site feasibility studies, promotional
23    materials, and marketing;
24        (2) salaries and benefits for workers;
25        (3) rent or a down payment to acquire a facility;
26        (4) purchase of ownership of a grocery store as part

 

 

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1    of establishing a new independently owned grocery store;
2        (5) capital improvements, planning, renovations, land
3    acquisition, demolition, durable and non-durable equipment
4    purchases; or
5        (6) other costs as determined eligible by the
6    Department.
7    (b) The Department may, subject to appropriation, provide
8grants for equipment upgrades for existing
9independently-owned, cooperative, and for-profit grocery
10stores. The Department shall use no more than 20% of total
11program funding for this purpose. Equipment upgrades shall be
12focused on providing access to equipment that is energy
13efficient.
 
14    Section 20. Technical Assistance.
15    (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation,
16provide technical assistance to grantees awarded grants under
17the Act, and other small, independently owned grocery stores
18to ensure their long-term viability and business success.
19Technical assistance, online resources, and materials provided
20shall include, but shall not be limited to, business planning,
21marketing, financing, supply chain management, and workforce
22development assistance.
23    (b) The Department may enter into grants, contracts, or
24other agreements to provide assistance. At least one technical
25assistance provider shall be located in a county with a

 

 

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1population of at least 3,000,000 inhabitants, and at least one
2provider shall be located in a county with a population of less
3than 400,000 inhabitants.
 
4    Section 25. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules
5to implement and administer this Act.
 
6    Section 30. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
7changing Section 5.5 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 655/5.5)   (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1)
9    Sec. 5.5. High Impact Business.
10    (a) In order to respond to unique opportunities to assist
11in the encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of
12the private sector through large scale investment and
13development projects, the Department is authorized to receive
14and approve applications for the designation of "High Impact
15Businesses" in Illinois, for an initial term of 20 years with
16an option for renewal for a term not to exceed 20 years,
17subject to the following conditions:
18        (1) such applications may be submitted at any time
19    during the year;
20        (2) such business is not located, at the time of
21    designation, in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
22    this Act;
23        (3) the business intends to do one or more of the

 

 

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1    following:
2            (A) the business intends to make a minimum
3        investment of $12,000,000 which will be placed in
4        service in qualified property and intends to create
5        500 full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location
6        in Illinois or intends to make a minimum investment of
7        $30,000,000 which will be placed in service in
8        qualified property and intends to retain 1,500
9        full-time retained jobs at a designated location in
10        Illinois. The terms "placed in service" and "qualified
11        property" have the same meanings as described in
12        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
13        Tax Act; or
14            (B) the business intends to establish a new
15        electric generating facility at a designated location
16        in Illinois. "New electric generating facility", for
17        purposes of this Section, means a newly constructed
18        electric generation plant or a newly constructed
19        generation capacity expansion at an existing electric
20        generation plant, including the transmission lines and
21        associated equipment that transfers electricity from
22        points of supply to points of delivery, and for which
23        such new foundation construction commenced not sooner
24        than July 1, 2001. Such facility shall be designed to
25        provide baseload electric generation and shall operate
26        on a continuous basis throughout the year; and (i)

 

 

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1        shall have an aggregate rated generating capacity of
2        at least 1,000 megawatts for all new units at one site
3        if it uses natural gas as its primary fuel and
4        foundation construction of the facility is commenced
5        on or before December 31, 2004, or shall have an
6        aggregate rated generating capacity of at least 400
7        megawatts for all new units at one site if it uses coal
8        or gases derived from coal as its primary fuel and
9        shall support the creation of at least 150 new
10        Illinois coal mining jobs, or (ii) shall be funded
11        through a federal Department of Energy grant before
12        December 31, 2010 and shall support the creation of
13        Illinois coal-mining jobs, or (iii) shall use coal
14        gasification or integrated gasification-combined cycle
15        units that generate electricity or chemicals, or both,
16        and shall support the creation of Illinois coal-mining
17        jobs. The term "placed in service" has the same
18        meaning as described in subsection (h) of Section 201
19        of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or
20            (B-5) the business intends to establish a new
21        gasification facility at a designated location in
22        Illinois. As used in this Section, "new gasification
23        facility" means a newly constructed coal gasification
24        facility that generates chemical feedstocks or
25        transportation fuels derived from coal (which may
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1        and nitrogen fertilizer), that supports the creation
2        or retention of Illinois coal-mining jobs, and that
3        qualifies for financial assistance from the Department
4        before December 31, 2010. A new gasification facility
5        does not include a pilot project located within
6        Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to
7        Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal;
8        or
9            (C) the business intends to establish production
10        operations at a new coal mine, re-establish production
11        operations at a closed coal mine, or expand production
12        at an existing coal mine at a designated location in
13        Illinois not sooner than July 1, 2001; provided that
14        the production operations result in the creation of
15        150 new Illinois coal mining jobs as described in
16        subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this Section, and further
17        provided that the coal extracted from such mine is
18        utilized as the predominant source for a new electric
19        generating facility. The term "placed in service" has
20        the same meaning as described in subsection (h) of
21        Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or
22            (D) the business intends to construct new
23        transmission facilities or upgrade existing
24        transmission facilities at designated locations in
25        Illinois, for which construction commenced not sooner
26        than July 1, 2001. For the purposes of this Section,

 

 

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1        "transmission facilities" means transmission lines
2        with a voltage rating of 115 kilovolts or above,
3        including associated equipment, that transfer
4        electricity from points of supply to points of
5        delivery and that transmit a majority of the
6        electricity generated by a new electric generating
7        facility designated as a High Impact Business in
8        accordance with this Section. The term "placed in
9        service" has the same meaning as described in
10        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
11        Tax Act; or
12            (E) the business intends to establish a new wind
13        power facility at a designated location in Illinois.
14        For purposes of this Section, "new wind power
15        facility" means a newly constructed electric
16        generation facility, a newly constructed expansion of
17        an existing electric generation facility, or the
18        replacement of an existing electric generation
19        facility, including the demolition and removal of an
20        electric generation facility irrespective of whether
21        it will be replaced, placed in service or replaced on
22        or after July 1, 2009, that generates electricity
23        using wind energy devices, and such facility shall be
24        deemed to include any permanent structures associated
25        with the electric generation facility and all
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1        equipment related to the generation of electricity
2        from wind energy devices. For purposes of this
3        Section, "wind energy device" means any device, with a
4        nameplate capacity of at least 0.5 megawatts, that is
5        used in the process of converting kinetic energy from
6        the wind to generate electricity; or
7            (E-5) the business intends to establish a new
8        utility-scale solar facility at a designated location
9        in Illinois. For purposes of this Section, "new
10        utility-scale solar power facility" means a newly
11        constructed electric generation facility, or a newly
12        constructed expansion of an existing electric
13        generation facility, placed in service on or after
14        July 1, 2021, that (i) generates electricity using
15        photovoltaic cells and (ii) has a nameplate capacity
16        that is greater than 5,000 kilowatts, and such
17        facility shall be deemed to include all associated
18        transmission lines, substations, energy storage
19        facilities, and other equipment related to the
20        generation and storage of electricity from
21        photovoltaic cells; or
22            (F) the business commits to (i) make a minimum
23        investment of $500,000,000, which will be placed in
24        service in a qualified property, (ii) create 125
25        full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
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1        designated location in Illinois that complies with the
2        set-back standards as described in Table 1: Initial
3        Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the 2012
4        Emergency Response Guidebook published by the United
5        States Department of Transportation, (iv) pay a
6        prevailing wage for employees at that location who are
7        engaged in construction activities, and (v) secure an
8        appropriate level of general liability insurance to
9        protect against catastrophic failure of the fertilizer
10        plant or any of its constituent systems; in addition,
11        the business must agree to enter into a construction
12        project labor agreement including provisions
13        establishing wages, benefits, and other compensation
14        for employees performing work under the project labor
15        agreement at that location; for the purposes of this
16        Section, "fertilizer plant" means a newly constructed
17        or upgraded plant utilizing gas used in the production
18        of anhydrous ammonia and downstream nitrogen
19        fertilizer products for resale; for the purposes of
20        this Section, "prevailing wage" means the hourly cash
21        wages plus fringe benefits for training and
22        apprenticeship programs approved by the U.S.
23        Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
24        Training, health and welfare, insurance, vacations and
25        pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the
26        work is being performed, to employees engaged in work

 

 

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1        of a similar character on public works; this paragraph
2        (F) applies only to businesses that submit an
3        application to the Department within 60 days after
4        July 25, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
5        98-109); and
6            (G) the business is a grocery store, as that term
7        is defined in Section 5 of the Grocery Initiative Act,
8        and receives financial support under that Act within
9        the 10 years before submitting its application under
10        this Act; and
11        (4) no later than 90 days after an application is
12    submitted, the Department shall notify the applicant of
13    the Department's determination of the qualification of the
14    proposed High Impact Business under this Section.
15    (b) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
16pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section shall
17qualify for the credits and exemptions described in the
18following Acts: Section 9-222 and Section 9-222.1A of the
19Public Utilities Act, subsection (h) of Section 201 of the
20Illinois Income Tax Act, and Section 1d of the Retailers'
21Occupation Tax Act; provided that these credits and exemptions
22described in these Acts shall not be authorized until the
23minimum investments set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
24Section have been placed in service in qualified properties
25and, in the case of the exemptions described in the Public
26Utilities Act and Section 1d of the Retailers' Occupation Tax

 

 

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1Act, the minimum full-time equivalent jobs or full-time
2retained jobs set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
3Section have been created or retained. Businesses designated
4as High Impact Businesses under this Section shall also
5qualify for the exemption described in Section 5l of the
6Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The credit provided in
7subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
8shall be applicable to investments in qualified property as
9set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section.
10    (b-5) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
11pursuant to subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(B-5), (a)(3)(C),
12and (a)(3)(D) of this Section shall qualify for the credits
13and exemptions described in the following Acts: Section 51 of
14the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9-222 and Section
159-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection (h) of
16Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; however, the
17credits and exemptions authorized under Section 9-222 and
18Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection
19(h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act shall not be
20authorized until the new electric generating facility, the new
21gasification facility, the new transmission facility, or the
22new, expanded, or reopened coal mine is operational, except
23that a new electric generating facility whose primary fuel
24source is natural gas is eligible only for the exemption under
25Section 5l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
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1pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(E) or (a)(3)(E-5) of this
2Section shall qualify for the exemptions described in Section
35l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; any business so
4designated as a High Impact Business being, for purposes of
5this Section, a "Wind Energy Business".
6    (b-7) Beginning on January 1, 2021, businesses designated
7as High Impact Businesses by the Department shall qualify for
8the High Impact Business construction jobs credit under
9subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
10if the business meets the criteria set forth in subsection (i)
11of this Section. The total aggregate amount of credits awarded
12under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9)
13shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
14    (c) High Impact Businesses located in federally designated
15foreign trade zones or sub-zones are also eligible for
16additional credits, exemptions and deductions as described in
17the following Acts: Section 9-221 and Section 9-222.1 of the
18Public Utilities Act; and subsection (g) of Section 201, and
19Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
20    (d) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
21(a)(3)(E) or (a)(3)(E-5) of this Section, existing Illinois
22businesses which apply for designation as a High Impact
23Business must provide the Department with the prospective plan
24for which 1,500 full-time retained jobs would be eliminated in
25the event that the business is not designated.
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1under subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this Section, new proposed
2facilities which apply for designation as High Impact Business
3must provide the Department with proof of alternative
4non-Illinois sites which would receive the proposed investment
5and job creation in the event that the business is not
6designated as a High Impact Business.
7    (f) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
8(a)(3)(E) of this Section, in the event that a business is
9designated a High Impact Business and it is later determined
10after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing as
11provided under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, that
12the business would have placed in service in qualified
13property the investments and created or retained the requisite
14number of jobs without the benefits of the High Impact
15Business designation, the Department shall be required to
16immediately revoke the designation and notify the Director of
17the Department of Revenue who shall begin proceedings to
18recover all wrongfully exempted State taxes with interest. The
19business shall also be ineligible for all State funded
20Department programs for a period of 10 years.
21    (g) The Department shall revoke a High Impact Business
22designation if the participating business fails to comply with
23the terms and conditions of the designation.
24    (h) Prior to designating a business, the Department shall
25provide the members of the General Assembly and Commission on
26Government Forecasting and Accountability with a report

 

 

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1setting forth the terms and conditions of the designation and
2guarantees that have been received by the Department in
3relation to the proposed business being designated.
4    (i) High Impact Business construction jobs credit.
5Beginning on January 1, 2021, a High Impact Business may
6receive a tax credit against the tax imposed under subsections
7(a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act in an
8amount equal to 50% of the amount of the incremental income tax
9attributable to High Impact Business construction jobs credit
10employees employed in the course of completing a High Impact
11Business construction jobs project. However, the High Impact
12Business construction jobs credit may equal 75% of the amount
13of the incremental income tax attributable to High Impact
14Business construction jobs credit employees if the High Impact
15Business construction jobs credit project is located in an
16underserved area.
17    The Department shall certify to the Department of Revenue:
18(1) the identity of taxpayers that are eligible for the High
19Impact Business construction jobs credit; and (2) the amount
20of High Impact Business construction jobs credits that are
21claimed pursuant to subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the
22Illinois Income Tax Act in each taxable year. Any business
23entity that receives a High Impact Business construction jobs
24credit shall maintain a certified payroll pursuant to
25subsection (j) of this Section.
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1    "High Impact Business construction jobs credit" means an
2amount equal to 50% (or 75% if the High Impact Business
3construction project is located in an underserved area) of the
4incremental income tax attributable to High Impact Business
5construction job employees. The total aggregate amount of
6credits awarded under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of
7Public Act 101-9) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State
8fiscal year
9    "High Impact Business construction job employee" means a
10laborer or worker who is employed by an Illinois contractor or
11subcontractor in the actual construction work on the site of a
12High Impact Business construction job project.
13    "High Impact Business construction jobs project" means
14building a structure or building or making improvements of any
15kind to real property, undertaken and commissioned by a
16business that was designated as a High Impact Business by the
17Department. The term "High Impact Business construction jobs
18project" does not include the routine operation, routine
19repair, or routine maintenance of existing structures,
20buildings, or real property.
21    "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
22during the taxable year from the compensation of High Impact
23Business construction job employees.
24    "Underserved area" means a geographic area that meets one
25or more of the following conditions:
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1    according to the latest American Community Survey;
2        (2) 35% or more of the families with children in the
3    area are living below 130% of the poverty line, according
4    to the latest American Community Survey;
5        (3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive
6    assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
7    Program (SNAP); or
8        (4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
9    determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
10    Security, that is more than 120% of the national
11    unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
12    of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
13    years preceding the date of the application.
14    (j) Each contractor and subcontractor who is engaged in
15and executing a High Impact Business Construction jobs
16project, as defined under subsection (i) of this Section, for
17a business that is entitled to a credit pursuant to subsection
18(i) of this Section shall:
19        (1) make and keep, for a period of 5 years from the
20    date of the last payment made on or after June 5, 2019 (the
21    effective date of Public Act 101-9) on a contract or
22    subcontract for a High Impact Business Construction Jobs
23    Project, records for all laborers and other workers
24    employed by the contractor or subcontractor on the
25    project; the records shall include:
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1            (B) the worker's address;
2            (C) the worker's telephone number, if available;
3            (D) the worker's social security number;
4            (E) the worker's classification or
5        classifications;
6            (F) the worker's gross and net wages paid in each
7        pay period;
8            (G) the worker's number of hours worked each day;
9            (H) the worker's starting and ending times of work
10        each day;
11            (I) the worker's hourly wage rate;
12            (J) the worker's hourly overtime wage rate;
13            (K) the worker's race and ethnicity; and
14            (L) the worker's gender;
15        (2) no later than the 15th day of each calendar month,
16    provide a certified payroll for the immediately preceding
17    month to the taxpayer in charge of the High Impact
18    Business construction jobs project; within 5 business days
19    after receiving the certified payroll, the taxpayer shall
20    file the certified payroll with the Department of Labor
21    and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; a
22    certified payroll must be filed for only those calendar
23    months during which construction on a High Impact Business
24    construction jobs project has occurred; the certified
25    payroll shall consist of a complete copy of the records
26    identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection (j), but

 

 

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1    may exclude the starting and ending times of work each
2    day; the certified payroll shall be accompanied by a
3    statement signed by the contractor or subcontractor or an
4    officer, employee, or agent of the contractor or
5    subcontractor which avers that:
6            (A) he or she has examined the certified payroll
7        records required to be submitted by the Act and such
8        records are true and accurate; and
9            (B) the contractor or subcontractor is aware that
10        filing a certified payroll that he or she knows to be
11        false is a Class A misdemeanor.
12    A general contractor is not prohibited from relying on a
13certified payroll of a lower-tier subcontractor, provided the
14general contractor does not knowingly rely upon a
15subcontractor's false certification.
16    Any contractor or subcontractor subject to this
17subsection, and any officer, employee, or agent of such
18contractor or subcontractor whose duty as an officer,
19employee, or agent it is to file a certified payroll under this
20subsection, who willfully fails to file such a certified
21payroll on or before the date such certified payroll is
22required by this paragraph to be filed and any person who
23willfully files a false certified payroll that is false as to
24any material fact is in violation of this Act and guilty of a
25Class A misdemeanor.
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1records submitted in accordance with this subsection on or
2after June 5, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-9) for
3a period of 5 years from the date of the last payment for work
4on a contract or subcontract for the High Impact Business
5construction jobs project.
6    The records submitted in accordance with this subsection
7shall be considered public records, except an employee's
8address, telephone number, and social security number, and
9made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information
10Act. The Department of Labor shall share the information with
11the Department in order to comply with the awarding of a High
12Impact Business construction jobs credit. A contractor,
13subcontractor, or public body may retain records required
14under this Section in paper or electronic format.
15    (k) Upon 7 business days' notice, each contractor and
16subcontractor shall make available for inspection and copying
17at a location within this State during reasonable hours, the
18records identified in this subsection (j) to the taxpayer in
19charge of the High Impact Business construction jobs project,
20its officers and agents, the Director of the Department of
21Labor and his or her deputies and agents, and to federal,
22State, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
23    (l) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
24Act of the 102nd General Assembly, other than the changes in
25subsection (a), apply to high impact businesses that submit
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1Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
2(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-108, eff. 1-1-22;
3102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-605, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662, eff.
49-15-21; 102-673, eff. 11-30-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
5102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)