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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Illinois Collar County Economic Development Task Force Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, "collar 
7counties" means the counties of DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, 
8Lake, McHenry, Will, and Kankakee.
 
9    Section 10. Illinois Collar County Economic Development 
10Task Force. There is created the Illinois Collar County 
11Economic Development Task Force with 18 members appointed as 
12follows:  Each county board chairman or county executive from a 
13collar county shall  appoint 2 members from his or her county. 
14The Governor shall appoint one member from the Department of 
15Commerce and Economic Opportunity and one member from the 
16general public. Members of the Task Force shall receive no 
17compensation. The Chairperson of the Task Force shall be 
18elected by the members from among the membership of the Task 
19Force. The Task Force shall meet at the call of the 
20Chairperson. The appointing authority shall appoint a 
21replacement member upon the death, disability, or resignation 
22of any member in the same manner as the original appointment. 
 
 
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1The Task Force shall be staffed by the Department of Commerce 
2and Economic Opportunity.
 
3    Section 15. Task Force duties. The Task Force shall 
4identify issues of importance to the job climate in the collar 
5counties including, but not limited to, transportation, 
6workforce skills, State regulation, and tax policy, in order to 
7make its recommendations to the General Assembly for further 
8action to improve the economic conditions of the collar 
9counties and to foster their ongoing economic development.
 
10    Section 20. Findings and recommendations. By January 1, 
112016, the Task Force shall submit a report to the General 
12Assembly and the Governor setting forth its findings and 
13recommendations.
 
14    Section 25. Repeal.  This Act is repealed on January 1, 
152016.
 
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.