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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Technology Advancement and Development Act | ||||||
| 5 | is amended by changing Section 2002 as follows:
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| 6 | (20 ILCS 700/2002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3702-2)
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| 7 | Sec. 2002. Grant purposes.
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| 8 | (a) Grants authorized under this Article
shall be awarded | ||||||
| 9 | only for the following purposes: (i) applied innovation
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| 10 | research that provides initial grant funding to help serve | ||||||
| 11 | critical research
and development projects to respond
to
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| 12 | unique, advanced technology projects and which foster the | ||||||
| 13 | development of
Illinois' economy through
the advancement of the | ||||||
| 14 | State's economic, scientific, and technological
assets, or
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| 15 | which are recognized as technology programs of exemplary and | ||||||
| 16 | outstanding
research in the field of science and technology; or | ||||||
| 17 | to assist
eligible
applicants in the State apply for, or | ||||||
| 18 | qualify for and leverage, federal
funds awarded for advanced | ||||||
| 19 | technology projects concerning research and
development, | ||||||
| 20 | business innovation research or technical development, or the
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| 21 | transfer of useful technology to the private sector;
(ii) | ||||||
| 22 | university and industry partnerships that create high-skill | ||||||
| 23 | employment
opportunities and internship
activities in the | ||||||
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| 1 | communities that enable graduates and faculty to stay in
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| 2 | Illinois and
university and industry initiatives that | ||||||
| 3 | strengthen the relationship between
industry and academia in
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| 4 | Illinois so that applied university research is responsive to | ||||||
| 5 | the needs of the
various state industries
and industry | ||||||
| 6 | clusters;
(iii)
centers of excellence in technology | ||||||
| 7 | commercialization, innovation evaluation,
and intellectual
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| 8 | property management that encourages the growth of new | ||||||
| 9 | enterprises based on
technologies
developed at Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | research centers including technology
partnerships, technology | ||||||
| 11 | consortiums or research centers and industry
technology | ||||||
| 12 | associations that are, or will be, established to perform | ||||||
| 13 | research
and development in present and emerging technologies | ||||||
| 14 | that can be developed for
use by commerce and industry; and
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| 15 | (iv) technology
transfer projects involving promotion of new or | ||||||
| 16 | innovative technologies
among
small and medium-sized Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | manufacturers where the technologies have
immediate commercial | ||||||
| 18 | application; training
and information dissemination that is | ||||||
| 19 | directly applicable to small and
medium-sized Illinois | ||||||
| 20 | manufacturer needs; or information transfer to Illinois
based
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| 21 | research institution regarding best practice in industrial
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| 22 | commercialization of technology developments; (v) planning and | ||||||
| 23 | operational
support for statewide support that improve | ||||||
| 24 | practices in technology
commercialization including
needs
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| 25 | assessment and evaluation of the status of technology | ||||||
| 26 | implementation throughout
the State; and (vi) research and | ||||||
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| 1 | testing of products that render the use of anhydrous ammonia | ||||||
| 2 | inert in the production of methamphetamine.
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| 3 | (b) Grants awarded pursuant to this Article may be used to | ||||||
| 4 | help
subsidize expenses, as approved by the Department, for | ||||||
| 5 | capital
improvements, equipment, contractual services, | ||||||
| 6 | commodities, personnel,
support costs, including | ||||||
| 7 | telecommunication, electronic data and
commodities, or other | ||||||
| 8 | costs.
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| 9 | (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)
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| 10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
| 11 | 2007.
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