Public Act 102-0276
 
HB0832 EnrolledLRB102 13431 HLH 18775 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 Illinois Literacy Act is amended by
changing Section 20 as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 322/20)
    Sec. 20. Illinois Literacy Council.
    (a) The Council shall facilitate the improvement of
literacy levels of Illinois citizens by providing a forum from
which representatives from throughout the State can promote
literacy, share expertise, and recommend policy.
    (b) The Council shall be appointed by and be responsible
to the Governor. The Secretary of State shall serve as
chairman. The Council shall advise the Governor and other
agencies on strategies that address the literacy needs of the
State, especially with respect to the needs of workplace
literacy, family literacy, program evaluation, public
awareness, and public and private partnerships.
    (c) The Council will determine its own procedures and the
number, time, place, and conduct of its meetings. It shall
meet at least 4 times a year. The Council may be assisted in
its activities by the Literacy Office. Council members shall
not receive compensation for their services.
    (d) The Council's membership shall consist of
representatives of public education, public and private sector
employment, labor organizations, community literacy
organizations, libraries, volunteer organizations, the Office
of the Secretary of State, the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Community College Board,
the Department of Employment Security, the Department of Human
Services, the State Board of Education, and the Department of
Corrections, and the Prairie State 2000 Authority.
    (e) The Council members representing State agencies shall
act as an interagency coordinating committee to improve the
system for delivery of literacy services, provide pertinent
information and agency comments to Council members, and
implement the recommendations forwarded by the Council and
approved by the Governor.
    (f) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Council, shall expend moneys to perform Council functions as
authorized by this Act from the Literacy Advancement Fund, a
special fund hereby created in the State Treasury. All moneys
received from an income tax checkoff for the Literacy
Advancement Fund as provided in Section 507I of the Illinois
Income Tax Act shall be deposited into the Fund.
(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
    Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
is amended by changing Sections 605-460 and 605-1007 as
follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 605/605-460)
    Sec. 605-460. Engineering excellence program.
    (a) Coordination between engineering schools and private
business is an important tool in fostering innovation.
Universities have eager students, experienced faculty, and
state-of-the-art research facilities. Businesses have existing
markets, production capital, and evolving needs. The General
Assembly believes that universities and businesses should
share resources to allow students to participate in the
research and development area of innovative design and to
allow businesses to benefit from the developing skills of
these students.
    (b) In order to facilitate engineering excellence, the
Department may shall develop a program to achieve the goals
set forth in subsection (a). Under this program, the
Department may must:
        (1) Annually contact the State's major public and
    private universities with engineering schools.
        (2) Request a one-page written summary of the
    internship, externship, or residency programs operated by
    the engineering college of each of the contacted
    universities.
        (3) Identify the manufacturing businesses within 50
    miles of each university that responded under paragraph
    (2) that could benefit from assistance in the area of
    innovative design.
        (4) Send a letter to each manufacturer identified
    under paragraph (3), informing it of the university's
    program and advising the business to contact the
    university if it wishes to participate in the engineering
    school's program.
    (c) The Department may shall adopt rules for the
implementation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-721, eff. 6-29-12.)
 
    (20 ILCS 605/605-1007)
    Sec. 605-1007. New business permitting portal.
    (a) By July 1, 2017, the Department shall, subject to
appropriation, create and maintain, in consultation with the
Department of Innovation and Technology, a website to help
persons wishing to create new businesses or relocate
businesses to Illinois. The Department shall consult with at
least one organization representing small businesses in this
State while creating the website.
    (b) The website shall include:
        (1) an estimate of license and permitting fees for
    different businesses;
        (2) State government application forms for business
    licensing or registration;
        (3) hyperlinks to websites of the responsible agency
    or organization responsible for accepting the application;
    and
        (4) contact information for any local government
    permitting agencies that may be relevant.
    (c) The Department shall contact all agencies to obtain
business forms and other information for this website. Those
agencies shall respond to the Department before July 1, 2016.
    (d) The website shall also include some mechanism for the
potential business owner to request more information from the
Department that may be helpful in starting the business,
including, but not limited to, State-based incentives that the
business owner may qualify for when starting or relocating a
business.
    (e) The Department shall update the website at least once
a year before July 1. The Department shall request that other
State agencies report any changes in applicable application
forms to the Department by June 1 of every year after 2016.
(Source: P.A. 99-134, eff. 1-1-16; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)
 
    (20 ILCS 605/605-110 rep.)
    (20 ILCS 605/605-205 rep.)
    (20 ILCS 605/605-340 rep.)
    (20 ILCS 605/605-575 rep.)
    (20 ILCS 605/605-825 rep.)
    (20 ILCS 605/605-860 rep.)
    Section 15. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
is amended by repealing Sections 605-110, 605-205, 605-340,
605-575, 605-825, and 605-860.
 
    (20 ILCS 630/11 rep.)
    (20 ILCS 630/17 rep.)
    Section 20. The Illinois Emergency Employment Development
Act is amended by repealing Sections 11 and 17.
 
    (20 ILCS 3987/Act rep.)
    Section 25. The Local Government Consolidation Commission
Act of 2011 is repealed.
 
    (30 ILCS 375/3 rep.)
    Section 30. The Local Government Debt Offering Act is
amended by repealing Section 3.
 
    (310 ILCS 30/2 rep.)
    Section 35. The Redevelopment Project Rehousing and
Capital Improvements Act is amended by repealing Section 2.
 
    Section 40. The Bikeway Act is amended by changing Section
4 as follows:
 
    (605 ILCS 30/4)  (from Ch. 121, par. 604)
    Sec. 4. In expending funds available for purposes of this
Act, the Department shall cooperate with municipalities,
townships, counties, road districts, park districts and other
appropriate agencies and organizations and, where possible and
practicable, shall allocate its expenditures among the several
regions of the State, proportionally to the bicycling
population.
    The Secretary of Transportation shall serve as chairman of
and shall at least quarterly convene an interagency council on
the bikeways program, comprised of the Director of Natural
Resources, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
or his or her designee, the State Superintendent of Education,
a county engineer or county superintendent of highways chosen
by the statewide association of county engineers, a
representative of the Cook County Forest Preserve District,
and the Secretary of Transportation, for the purpose of
determining policy and priorities in effectuating the purposes
of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/6/2021