98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5819
 
Introduced , by Rep. Darlene J. Senger
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Illinois Collar County Economic Development Task Force Act. Provides that the Task Force shall consist of 16 members. Provides that the county board chairman or county executive from a collar county shall appoint 2 members from his or her county. Provides that the Governor shall appoint one member from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and one member from the general public. Directs the Task Force to identify issues of importance to the job climate in those counties and to reports its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by January 1, 2016. Provides for a repeal date of January 1, 2016. Defines "collar counties". Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Illinois Collar County Economic Development Task Force Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, "collar 
7counties" means the counties of DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, 
8Lake, McHenry, and Will.
 
9    Section 10. Illinois Collar County Economic Development 
10Task Force. There is created the Illinois Collar County 
11Economic Development Task Force with 16 members appointed as 
12follows:  Each county board chairman or county executive from a 
13collar county shall  appoint 2 members from his or her county. 
14The Governor shall appoint one member from the Department of 
15Commerce and Economic Opportunity and one member from the 
16general public. Members of the Task Force shall receive no 
17compensation, but may be reimbursed for their expenses from 
18funds appropriated for that purpose. The Chairperson of the 
19Task Force shall be elected by the members from among the 
20membership of the Task Force. The Task Force shall meet at the 
21call of the Chairperson. The appointing authority shall appoint 
22a replacement member upon the death, disability, or resignation 
 
 
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1of any member in the same manner as the original appointment. 
2The Task Force shall be staffed by the Department of Commerce 
3and Economic Opportunity.
 
4    Section 15. Task Force duties. The Task Force shall 
5identify issues of importance to the job climate in the collar 
6counties including, but not limited to, transportation, 
7workforce skills, State regulation, and tax policy, in order to 
8make its recommendations to the General Assembly for further 
9action to improve the economic conditions of the collar 
10counties and to foster their ongoing economic development.
 
11    Section 20. Findings and recommendations. By January 1, 
122016, the Task Force shall submit a report to the General 
13Assembly and the Governor setting forth its findings and 
14recommendations.
 
15    Section 25. Repeal.  This Act is repealed on January 1, 
162016.
 
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.