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HB2394 Engrossed |
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LRB094 08998 RSP 39219 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 605-513 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 605/605-513 new) |
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| Sec. 605-513. Small business website development. The |
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| Department shall create and maintain, subject to |
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| appropriation, a program for funding the website development of |
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| small businesses. The Department shall promulgate rules for the |
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| administration of the program including, but not limited to, |
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| minimum project standards and minimum qualifications of |
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| website developers. Minimum project standards shall be |
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| objective criteria created by the Department that evaluate the |
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| small business website development's ability to (i) modernize |
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| operations to remain competitive in the global market, (ii) |
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| increase market share, (iii) create new jobs, (iv) streamline |
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| existing operations, and (v) stimulate owner reinvestment in |
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| the business. For purposes of this Section, "small business" |
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| has the same meaning as provided in 5 ILCS 100/1-75.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
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| 1, 2006.
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