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Public Act 099-0158
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| HB3840 Enrolled | LRB099 09869 MGM 30081 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Equal |
Economic Opportunity Task Force Act.
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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. |
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(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.
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