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92_HB4750

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning development.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The State and Regional Development Strategy
 5    Act is amended by changing Section 20-10 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 695/20-10)
 7        Sec.  20-10.   Strategic  Planning.   The  Department  of
 8    Commerce  and  Community  Affairs  may  prepare  an  economic
 9    development strategy for Illinois. By no later than  February
10    1,  2001  and  biennially thereafter, the Department may make
11    modifications in the economic  development  strategy  as  the
12    modifications are warranted by changes in economic conditions
13    or   by  other  factors,  including  changes  in  policy.  In
14    preparing the strategy and in  making  modifications  to  the
15    strategy,  the Department may consider take cognizance of the
16    special economic attributes of the various component areas of
17    the State.
18             (1)  The "component areas" shall  be  determined  by
19        the  Department  and may group counties that are close in
20        geographical proximity and share common  economic  traits
21        such  as  commuting  zones,  labor market areas, or other
22        economically integrated regions.
23             (2)  The  strategy   may   recommend   actions   for
24        promoting  sustained economic growth at or above national
25        rates of economic growth.
26             (3)  The  strategy  may  include  an  assessment  of
27        historical patterns of economic activity  for  the  State
28        and  projections of future economic trends using national
29        economic trends and projections for comparative purposes.
30        All assumptions made in the formulation of  the  economic
31        projections  shall be clearly and explicitly set forth in
 
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 1        the strategy.
 2             (4)  The  strategy  may  identify  those   community
 3        economic improvement characteristics that will positively
 4        influence the rate of overall State economic growth.
 5             (5)  The  strategy  may  recommend actions to foster
 6        and  promote  economic  growth,   taking   into   account
 7        indigenous resources and prevalent economic factors.
 8                  (A)  The  strategy  may  identify  the critical
 9             business development approaches being considered  or
10             to  be  considered.  The approaches may include, but
11             are not limited to: investment recruitment, such  as
12             industry  attraction, expansion and retention; trade
13             development efforts including  international  trade,
14             support  for  small  businesses'  efforts  to export
15             products  and  services,  tourism   attraction   and
16             development  including  cultural tourism; technology
17             development     efforts     including     technology
18             commercialization and  manufacturing  modernization;
19             and    business   development   efforts,   including
20             entrepreneurship  and   entrepreneurial   education,
21             small  business  management assistance, and business
22             financing.
23                  (B)  The strategy may identify  for  the  State
24             and  each region the critical workforce training and
25             development approaches being  considered  or  to  be
26             considered.  The approaches may include, but are not
27             limited to: customized job training, retraining  and
28             skill  upgrading,  economic adjustment, job creation
29             and addressing labor  shortages  in  areas  of  high
30             demand;  the  market  for  and  quality of the local
31             labor  force;  the  quality  of  the  education  and
32             workforce infrastructure; and related issues.
33                  (C)  The strategy  may  identify  the  critical
34             community development approaches being considered or
 
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 1             to  be  considered.  The approaches may include, but
 2             are not limited to: community growth management such
 3             as  regional  planning  and   smart   growth;   area
 4             revitalization  including  brownfields redevelopment
 5             and facility reuse; and family self-sufficiency such
 6             as  through  housing   conservation   and   economic
 7             opportunity.
 8                  (D)  The  strategy  may  identify  the critical
 9             public  facilities  development   approaches   being
10             considered  or to be considered.  The approaches may
11             include,  but  are  not  limited  to:  local  public
12             services; the local, regional,  and  State  tax  and
13             regulatory  climate;  the  physical  infrastructure,
14             including communications and transportation systems;
15             the  capacity  of area utilities; and the quality of
16             public institutions such as schools.
17                  (E)  The  strategy  may  identify   the   other
18             critical   marketplace   systems,   including:   the
19             financial marketplace; the competitive advantages of
20             the  area  in  terms  of  natural resources, capital
21             resources or technology resources; and other factors
22             affecting area development.
23             (6)  In preparing the strategy or  modifications  to
24        the   strategy,   the  Department  may  work  with  State
25        agencies, boards,  and  commissions  whose  programs  and
26        activities  significantly affect economic activity in the
27        State as appropriate.  The  Directors  of  the  agencies,
28        boards,  and  commissions shall provide the assistance to
29        the Department as the Governor deems appropriate.
30             (7)  In preparing the strategy or the  modifications
31        to  the  strategy,  the Department may consult with local
32        and regional economic  development  organizations,  local
33        elected officials, community-based organizations, service
34        delivery   providers,   and   other  organizations  whose
 
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 1        programs and  activities  significantly  affect  economic
 2        activity.
 3             (8)  In  preparing the strategy or the modifications
 4        to  the  strategy,   the   Department   may   take   into
 5        consideration any decisions or recommendations related to
 6        programs,  services, and government regulations that have
 7        been rendered as a  result  of  a  Statewide  Performance
 8        Review.
 9             (9)  The   strategy   shall   be  presented  to  the
10        Governor,  the  President  and  Minority  Leader  of  the
11        Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the  House  of
12        Representatives,  the  members  of  the Illinois Economic
13        Development Board, and the  Chair  of  the  Economic  and
14        Fiscal  Commission   on  February  1, 2001 and biennially
15        thereafter,  as  warranted   by   changes   in   economic
16        conditions  or  by  other  factors,  including changes in
17        policy.
18             (10)  The  strategy  shall  be  published  and  made
19        available to the public  in  both  paper  and  electronic
20        media.
21    (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99; 92-490, eff. 8-23-01.)

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