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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
| 5 | | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois |
| 6 | | is amended by adding Section 605-1032 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 605/605-1032 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 605-1032. Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
| 10 | | "Not-for-profit corporation" has the meaning given to that |
| 11 | | term in Section 101.80 of the General Not For Profit |
| 12 | | Corporation Act of 1986. |
| 13 | | "Office" means the Office of Economic Equity and |
| 14 | | Empowerment. |
| 15 | | (b) The Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment is |
| 16 | | hereby created within the Department. The Office shall assist |
| 17 | | minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, |
| 18 | | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with |
| 19 | | disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, and other |
| 20 | | underserved communities and constituencies through targeted |
| 21 | | programs, resources, and outreach and promotional activities. |
| 22 | | The Office may engage in or conduct the following activities: |
| 23 | | (1) promoting and conducting outreach efforts to |
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| 1 | | ensure access to State and federal funding opportunities, |
| 2 | | and assisting minority-owned businesses, women-owned |
| 3 | | businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by |
| 4 | | persons with disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, |
| 5 | | and other underserved communities and constituencies in |
| 6 | | applying for and receiving loan funds in the State; |
| 7 | | (2) providing and hosting workshops and public forums |
| 8 | | and engaging in outreach efforts for minority-owned |
| 9 | | businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned |
| 10 | | businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, |
| 11 | | and other underserved communities and constituencies to |
| 12 | | encourage participation in programs under the Business |
| 13 | | Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with |
| 14 | | Disabilities Act, and assisting those businesses in |
| 15 | | becoming designated under that Act and under similar |
| 16 | | certification programs; |
| 17 | | (3) providing and hosting workshops and public forums |
| 18 | | and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate |
| 19 | | minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, |
| 20 | | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with |
| 21 | | disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, and other |
| 22 | | underserved communities and constituencies on the process |
| 23 | | of applying for and becoming certified to apply for State |
| 24 | | grant funds under the Grant Accountability and |
| 25 | | Transparency Act; |
| 26 | | (4) providing and hosting workshops and public forums |
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| 1 | | and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate |
| 2 | | aspiring and existing minority-owned businesses, |
| 3 | | women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, |
| 4 | | businesses owned by persons with disabilities, |
| 5 | | not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved |
| 6 | | communities and constituencies with understanding concepts |
| 7 | | such as, but not limited to, business formation and |
| 8 | | not-for-profit incorporation, business planning, capital |
| 9 | | access, and marketing a business or not-for-profit |
| 10 | | corporation; |
| 11 | | (5) administering programs established by the |
| 12 | | Department or the General Assembly to provide grants to |
| 13 | | minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, |
| 14 | | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with |
| 15 | | disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, and other |
| 16 | | underserved communities and constituencies; |
| 17 | | (6) coordinating assistance for minority-owned |
| 18 | | businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran-owned |
| 19 | | businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, |
| 20 | | not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved |
| 21 | | communities and constituencies with other State agencies; |
| 22 | | (7) providing staff, administration, and related |
| 23 | | support required to administer this Section; and |
| 24 | | (8) establishing applications, notifications, |
| 25 | | contracts, and other forms and procedures, and adopting |
| 26 | | rules deemed necessary and appropriate. |