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| Public Act 098-0515 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Illinois Small Business and Workforce Development Task Force | ||||
Act. | ||||
Section 5. Illinois Small Business and Workforce | ||||
Development Task Force. The Illinois Small Business and | ||||
Workforce Development Task Force is created as a 17-member Task | ||||
Force. Four members of the Task Force shall be appointed by | ||||
each legislative leader. One of the appointees by each | ||||
legislative leader shall be a person representing small | ||||
business, one of the appointees shall be a person representing | ||||
labor, and 2 of the appointees shall be members of the General | ||||
Assembly. Members of the Task Force shall receive no | ||||
compensation, but may be reimbursed for their expenses from | ||||
appropriations available for that purpose. The Chairperson of | ||||
the University of Illinois Board of Trustees or his or her | ||||
designee shall be the chairperson of the Task Force. The Task | ||||
Force shall meet at the call of the Chair. Each Task Force | ||||
member shall have a 2-year term. A legislative leader may | ||||
appoint a replacement member upon the death, disability, or | ||||
resignation of any member appointed by that leader. | ||||
Section 10. Administrative support. The University of | ||
Illinois shall provide administrative support to the Task | ||
Force. | ||
Section 15. Task Force duties. The Task Force shall | ||
identify issues of importance to small business that may be | ||
addressed by the 98th General Assembly and future General | ||
Assemblies. The Task Force shall make recommendations | ||
regarding the issues identified. The issues and | ||
recommendations shall address access to capital, State | ||
procurement policies, State regulatory policies, program | ||
sustainability, and workforce concerns.
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Section 20. Findings and recommendations. By November 30, | ||
2013, and by November 30 of every year thereafter, the Task | ||
Force shall submit a report to the General Assembly setting | ||
forth its findings and recommendations. The requirement for | ||
reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied by filing | ||
copies of the report with the Speaker, Minority Leader, and | ||
Clerk of the House of Representatives, the President, Minority | ||
Leader, and Secretary of the Senate, and the Legislative | ||
Research Unit as required under Section 3.1 of the General | ||
Assembly Organization Act.
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Section 97. Repeal. This Act is repealed January 1, 2017.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||