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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 | 5 |
| Illinois Global Partnership Act.
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| Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 7 |
| context requires otherwise:
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| "Board" means the board of directors of Illinois Global | 9 |
| Partnership, Inc.
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| "IGP" or "Partnership" means Illinois Global Partnership, | 11 |
| Inc., the not-for-profit entity incorporated as provided in | 12 |
| this Act.
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| Section 10. Findings; purpose. The General Assembly finds | 14 |
| that it is important to encourage international business | 15 |
| developments for Illinois companies and to encourage | 16 |
| international tourism in Illinois by creating partnerships | 17 |
| that open markets, by accessing customers, and by facilitating | 18 |
| transactions. Therefore, the purpose of the Illinois Global | 19 |
| Partnership, Inc., is to build Illinois' profile as a region | 20 |
| prepared to do business with the world and as a world tourism | 21 |
| destination. The Partnership shall encourage international | 22 |
| business development for Illinois companies and international | 23 |
| tourism by affecting policy and creating partnerships that open | 24 |
| markets, access customers, and facilitate transactions.
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| Section 15. Partnership established. A not-for-profit | 26 |
| corporation to be known as "Illinois Global Partnership, Inc." | 27 |
| is created. IGP shall be incorporated under the General Not for | 28 |
| Profit Corporation Act of 1986 and shall be registered, | 29 |
| incorporated, organized, and operated in compliance with the | 30 |
| laws of this State. IGP shall not be a State agency. The |
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| General Assembly determines, however, that public policy | 2 |
| dictates that IGP operate in the most open and accessible | 3 |
| manner consistent with its public purpose. To this end, the | 4 |
| General Assembly specifically declares that IGP and its board | 5 |
| and advisory committee shall adopt and adhere to the provisions | 6 |
| of the State Records Act, the Open Meetings Act, and the | 7 |
| Freedom of Information Act.
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| IGP shall establish one or more corporate offices, at least | 9 |
| one of which shall be located in Sangamon County.
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| Section 20. Board of directors. IGP shall be governed by a | 11 |
| board of directors. The IGP board of directors shall consist of | 12 |
| 14 members. Five of the members shall be voting members | 13 |
| appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the | 14 |
| Senate. The Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of | 15 |
| Representatives, the President and Minority Leader of the | 16 |
| Senate, the Lieutenant Governor, the Director of Agriculture, | 17 |
| the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the | 18 |
| Chairperson of the Illinois Arts Council, and the Director of | 19 |
| the Illinois Finance Authority, or the designee of each, shall | 20 |
| be non-voting ex officio members. | 21 |
| Of the members appointed by the Governor, one member must | 22 |
| have a background in agriculture, one member must have a | 23 |
| background in manufacturing, and one member must have a | 24 |
| background in international business relations. | 25 |
| Of the initial members appointed by the Governor, 3 members | 26 |
| shall serve 4-year terms and 2 members shall serve 2-year terms | 27 |
| as designated by the Governor. Thereafter, members appointed by | 28 |
| the Governor shall serve 4-year terms. A vacancy among members | 29 |
| appointed by the Governor shall be filled by appointment by the | 30 |
| Governor for the remainder of the vacated term. | 31 |
| Members of the board shall receive no compensation but | 32 |
| shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of | 33 |
| their duties. | 34 |
| The Governor shall designate the chairman of the board | 35 |
| until a successor is designated. The board shall meet at the |
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| call of the chair.
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| No less than 90 days after a majority of the members of the | 3 |
| board of directors of the IGP is appointed by the Governor, the | 4 |
| board shall develop a policy adopted by resolution of the board | 5 |
| stating the board's plan for the use of services provided by | 6 |
| businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with | 7 |
| disabilities, as defined under the Business Enterprise for | 8 |
| Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The | 9 |
| board shall provide a copy of this resolution to the Governor | 10 |
| and the General Assembly upon its adoption. | 11 |
| On December 31 of each year, the board shall report to the | 12 |
| General Assembly and the Governor regarding the use of services | 13 |
| provided by businesses owned by minorities, females, and | 14 |
| persons with disabilities, as defined under the Business | 15 |
| Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with | 16 |
| Disabilities Act.
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| Section 25. Powers of IGP. IGP has the power to: | 18 |
| (1) Host monthly leadership forums to give small groups | 19 |
| of top business leaders the ability to interact with top | 20 |
| federal, State, and local governmental officials. | 21 |
| (2) Manage trips to Washington, D.C., for key business | 22 |
| leaders, giving this group exposure to top policy makers in | 23 |
| the federal administration and Congress. | 24 |
| (3) Manage trips to the State for members of Congress | 25 |
| and their staffs, giving this group exposure to Illinois | 26 |
| businesses, research facilities, and other statewide | 27 |
| highlights. | 28 |
| (4) Host monthly trade missions from international | 29 |
| companies, introducing these influential travelers to key | 30 |
| leaders at Illinois businesses for the expressed purpose of | 31 |
| building partnerships with suppliers and customers. | 32 |
| (5) Manage trips to other states and foreign countries | 33 |
| for Illinois business leaders to give them and their | 34 |
| respective companies exposure to new and expanding | 35 |
| markets. |
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| (6) Manage meetings with prospective partners to | 2 |
| discuss products, markets, pricing, and other elements of | 3 |
| the transaction. | 4 |
| (7) Attract international participation in high | 5 |
| profile Illinois projects. | 6 |
| (8) Make recommendations to the Governor and the | 7 |
| members of the General Assembly concerning the role the | 8 |
| State performs in international business development.
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| (9) Assist Illinois businesses to engage in, expand, | 10 |
| and increase foreign trade. | 11 |
| (10) Establish or co-sponsor mentoring conferences, | 12 |
| using experienced
manufacturing exporters, to explain and | 13 |
| provide information to prospective
export manufacturers | 14 |
| and businesses concerning the process of exporting to both
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| domestic and international opportunities.
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| (11) Provide technical assistance to prospective | 17 |
| export manufacturers and
businesses seeking to establish | 18 |
| domestic and international export
opportunities.
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| (12) Coordinate with the Department of Commerce and | 20 |
| Economic Opportunity's Small Business Development Centers
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| to link buyers with prospective export manufacturers and | 22 |
| businesses.
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| (13) Promote, both domestically and abroad, products | 24 |
| made in Illinois in
order to inform consumers and buyers of | 25 |
| their high quality
standards and craftsmanship.
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| (14) Develop an electronic data base to compile | 27 |
| information on
international trade and investment | 28 |
| activities in Illinois companies,
provide access to | 29 |
| research and business opportunities through external data
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| bases, and connect this data base through international | 31 |
| communication
systems with appropriate domestic and | 32 |
| worldwide networks users.
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| (15) Collect and distribute to foreign commercial | 34 |
| libraries directories,
catalogs, brochures, and other | 35 |
| information of value to foreign businesses
considering | 36 |
| doing business in this State.
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| (16) Establish an export finance awareness program to | 2 |
| provide
information to banking organizations about methods | 3 |
| used by banks to provide
financing for businesses engaged | 4 |
| in exporting and about other State and
federal programs to | 5 |
| promote and expedite export financing.
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| (17) Undertake a survey of Illinois' businesses to | 7 |
| identify exportable
products and the businesses interested | 8 |
| in exporting.
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| (18) In cooperation with the Department of
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| Agriculture, (i) provide
assistance to
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| and service companies that desire to export
agricultural
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| machinery, implements, equipment, other manufactured | 13 |
| products, and
professional services; (ii) encourage | 14 |
| Illinois companies to
initiate
exporting or increase their | 15 |
| export sales of agricultural and manufactured
products; | 16 |
| (iii) cooperate with agencies and instrumentalities of
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| federal
government in trade development activities in | 18 |
| overseas markets; (iv) conduct
the necessary research | 19 |
| within Illinois and in overseas markets in order to
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| exporting companies; (v) promote the State of Illinois as a
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| source
of agricultural and manufactured products through | 22 |
| information and promotion
campaigns overseas; and (vi) | 23 |
| conduct an information program for
foreign
buyers of | 24 |
| Illinois agricultural and manufactured products. | 25 |
| (19) In cooperation with the
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| Agriculture, establish overseas offices for (i) the | 27 |
| promotion of the export of
Illinois
agricultural and | 28 |
| manufactured products; (ii) representation of
Illinois
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| seaports; (iii) economic development; and (iv) tourism
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| promotion and services. | 31 |
| (20) Charge fees for and recover the costs of its | 32 |
| services. | 33 |
| (21) Participate in the authority and responsibility | 34 |
| of the State's international tourism programs, | 35 |
| initiatives, undertakings, and efforts. IGP and its board | 36 |
| may exercise their powers and shall perform their duties in |
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| accordance with the fulfillment of IGP's responsibility | 2 |
| for international tourism. | 3 |
| (22) Assume from the Department of Agriculture on July | 4 |
| 1, 2005, all contractual personnel, books, records, | 5 |
| papers, documents, property both real and personal, and | 6 |
| pending business in any way pertaining to the international | 7 |
| functions of the Bureau of Marketing. | 8 |
| Section 30. Powers of the board of directors. The board of | 9 |
| directors shall have the power to:
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| (1) Secure funding for programs and activities of IGP from | 11 |
| federal, State, local, and private sources and from fees | 12 |
| charged for services and published materials; solicit, | 13 |
| receive, hold, invest, and administer any grant, payment, or | 14 |
| gift of funds or property; and make expenditures consistent | 15 |
| with the powers granted to it.
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| (2) Make and enter into contracts and other instruments | 17 |
| necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and | 18 |
| functions.
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| (3) Sue and be sued, and appear and defend in all actions | 20 |
| and proceedings, in its corporate name to the same extent as a | 21 |
| natural person.
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| (4) Adopt, use, and alter a common corporate seal for IGP.
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| (5) Elect or appoint officers and agents as its affairs | 24 |
| require and allow them reasonable compensation.
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| (6) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, not inconsistent with | 26 |
| the powers granted to it or the articles of incorporation, for | 27 |
| the administration of the affairs of IGP and the exercise of | 28 |
| its corporate powers.
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| (7) Acquire, enjoy, use, and dispose of patents, | 30 |
| copyrights, and trademarks and any licenses, royalties, and | 31 |
| other rights or interests thereunder or therein.
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| (8) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry | 33 |
| out the powers granted to it.
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| Section 35. President. The board shall appoint a |
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| President, who is the chief executive officer of the board and | 2 |
| of IGP. In addition to any other duties set forth in this Act, | 3 |
| the President shall do the following: | 4 |
| (1) Direct and supervise the administrative affairs | 5 |
| and activities of the board and of IGP, in accordance with | 6 |
| the board's rules and policies.
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| (2) Attend meetings of the board. | 8 |
| (3) Keep minutes of all proceedings of the board. | 9 |
| (4) Approve all accounts for salaries, per diem | 10 |
| payments, and allowable expenses of the board and IGP | 11 |
| employees and consultants and approve all expenses | 12 |
| incidental to the operation of the board and IGP. | 13 |
| (5) Report and make recommendations to the board on the | 14 |
| merits and status of any proposed facility. | 15 |
| (6) Perform any other duty that the board requires for | 16 |
| carrying out the provisions of this Act.
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| Section 40. Advisory committee. An advisory committee is | 18 |
| established for the benefit of IGP and its board of directors | 19 |
| in the performance of their powers, duties, and functions under | 20 |
| this Act. The board shall provide for the number, | 21 |
| qualifications, and appointment of members of the advisory | 22 |
| committee.
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| Section 45. Employees. The Department of Agriculture may | 24 |
| establish a lease agreement program under which IGP may hire | 25 |
| any individual who, as of July 1, 2005, is employed by the | 26 |
| Department of Agriculture or who, as of July 1, 2005, is | 27 |
| employed by the Office of the Governor and has responsibilities | 28 |
| specifically in support of an international trade or tourism | 29 |
| program. Under the agreement, the employee shall retain his or | 30 |
| her status as a State employee but shall work under the direct | 31 |
| supervision of IGP. Retention of State employee status shall | 32 |
| include the right to participate in the State Employees | 33 |
| Retirement System. The Department of Central Management | 34 |
| Services shall establish the terms and conditions of the lease |
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| agreements.
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| Section 50. Finances; audits; annual report. | 3 |
| (a) IGP may accept funds, grants, gifts, and services from | 4 |
| the government of the United States or its agencies, from this | 5 |
| State or its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, from | 6 |
| any other governmental unit, and from private and civic sources | 7 |
| for the purpose of funding any projects authorized by this Act. | 8 |
| IGP may receive appropriations. | 9 |
| (b) Services of personnel, use of equipment and office | 10 |
| space, and other necessary services may be accepted from | 11 |
| members of the board as part of IGP's financial support. | 12 |
| (c) State funds appropriated for the operations and | 13 |
| functions of IGP for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year | 14 |
| thereafter should not exceed 60% of IGP's funding from all | 15 |
| sources for the fiscal year.
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| (d) The board shall arrange for the annual financial audit | 17 |
| of IGP by one or more independent certified public accountants | 18 |
| in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. | 19 |
| The annual audit results shall be included in the annual report | 20 |
| required under subsection (e).
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| (e) IGP shall report annually on its activities and | 22 |
| finances to the Governor and the members of the General | 23 |
| Assembly.
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| Section 55. Agriculture marketing. IGP has authority and | 25 |
| responsibility with respect to: | 26 |
| (1) Marketing and promotion of Illinois agricultural | 27 |
| products. | 28 |
| (2) Consulting services and marketing information for | 29 |
| Illinois agribusinesses. | 30 |
| (3) Representing Illinois at trade shows and seminars | 31 |
| related
to the State's agricultural exporting capabilities.
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| Section 60. Other State programs. State executive branch | 33 |
| agencies may consult with IGP before continuing or undertaking |
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| any international marketing program or programs authorized by | 2 |
| law as of or after the effective date of this Act. | 3 |
| Section 90. Authority of DCEO. Nothing in this Act shall | 4 |
| diminish the authority of the Department of Commerce and | 5 |
| Economic Opportunity with respect to the Bureau of Tourism and | 6 |
| the overseas offices of the Office of Trade and Investment. | 7 |
| Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | 8 |
| severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 10 |
| 2005.
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