Public Act 099-0158
 
HB3840 EnrolledLRB099 09869 MGM 30081 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Equal 
Economic Opportunity Task Force Act.
 
    Section 5. The Equal Economic Opportunity Task Force.
    (a) There is hereby created the Equal Economic Opportunity 
Task Force.
    (b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
        (1) Four members of the General Assembly, appointed one 
    each by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of 
    the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
    and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
        (2) The Governor, or his or her designee;
        (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
    or his or her designee;
        (4) The Secretary of  Human Services, or his or her 
    designee;
        (5) The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, or 
    his or her designee; and
        (6) Two members from entities representing the 
    interests of the retail and banking industries in this 
    State appointed by the Governor.
    (c) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or 
his or her designee, shall serve as chairperson of the task 
force, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
shall provide technical support and assistance to the task 
force and shall be responsible for administering its operations 
and ensuring that the requirements of this Act are met.
    (d) The task force may consult with any persons or entities 
it deems necessary to carry out its purposes.
    (e) Members of the task force shall be appointed no later 
than 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The members 
of the task force shall receive no compensation for serving as 
members of the task force.
    (f)  The task force shall examine: (1) barriers to economic 
opportunity in economically depressed communities; (2)  issues 
discouraging local investment and business development; (3) 
local community concerns; and (4)  current economic conditions, 
and shall establish a comprehensive economic development 
policy for small, medium, and large businesses.  The task force 
shall give members of the public the opportunity to provide 
input during the task force's examinations.
    (g)  The task force shall prepare a report summarizing the 
findings of the examinations undertaken pursuant to subsection 
(f) and shall provide recommendations as to whether further 
legislation is needed to address the problems identified by the 
task force.  The report shall be submitted to the General 
Assembly on or before January 1, 2017.
  
 
    Section 10. Expiration.  This Act is repealed on January 1, 
2018.