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| Public Act 102-0276 | ||||
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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 5. The Illinois Literacy Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 20 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 322/20)
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Sec. 20. Illinois Literacy Council.
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(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
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literacy, share expertise, and recommend policy.
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(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
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agencies on strategies that address the literacy needs of
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State, especially with respect to the needs of
workplace | ||||
literacy, family literacy, program evaluation,
public | ||||
awareness, and public and private partnerships.
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(c) The Council will determine its own procedures and the
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number, time, place, and conduct of its meetings. It shall
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meet at least 4 times a year. The Council may be assisted
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its activities by the Literacy Office. Council members
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not receive compensation for their services.
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(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.
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(e) The Council members representing State agencies shall
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act as an interagency coordinating committee to improve the
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system for delivery of literacy services, provide pertinent
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information and agency comments to Council members, and
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implement the recommendations forwarded by the Council and
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approved by the Governor.
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(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
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Income Tax Act shall be deposited into the Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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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.
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(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.
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(Source: P.A. 99-134, eff. 1-1-16; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605-110 rep.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605-205 rep.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605-340 rep.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605-575 rep.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605-825 rep.)
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(20 ILCS 605/605-860 rep.)
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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.
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(30 ILCS 375/3 rep.)
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Section 30. The Local Government Debt Offering Act is | ||
amended by repealing Section 3.
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(310 ILCS 30/2 rep.)
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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:
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(605 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 121, par. 604)
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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.
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The Secretary of Transportation shall serve as chairman of | ||
and shall
at least quarterly convene an interagency council on
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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
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determining policy and priorities in effectuating the purposes | ||
of this
Act.
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(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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