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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Technology Advancement and Development Act
5 is amended by changing Section 2002 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 700/2002)  (from Ch. 127, par. 3702-2)
7     Sec. 2002. Grant purposes.
8     (a) Grants authorized under this Article shall be awarded
9 only for the following purposes: (i) applied innovation
10 research that provides initial grant funding to help serve
11 critical research and development projects to respond to
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
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
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
2 Illinois and university and industry initiatives that
3 strengthen the relationship between industry and academia in
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
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
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
21 research institution regarding best practice in industrial
22 commercialization of technology developments; (v) planning and
23 operational support for statewide support that improve
24 practices in technology commercialization including needs
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.
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.
9 (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)
 
10     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
11 2007.