HB2394eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2394 Engrossed LRB094 08998 RSP 39219 b

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 605-513 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-513 new)

Sec. 605-513. Small business website development. The Department shall create and maintain, subject to appropriation, a program for funding the website development of small businesses. The Department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program including, but not limited to, minimum project standards and minimum qualifications of website developers. Minimum project standards shall be objective criteria created by the Department that evaluate the small business website development's ability to (i) modernize operations to remain competitive in the global market, (ii) increase market share, (iii) create new jobs, (iv) streamline existing operations, and (v) stimulate owner reinvestment in the business. For purposes of this Section, "small business" has the same meaning as provided in 5 ILCS 100/1-75.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2006.