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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 Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
5 | Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 605-975 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 605/605-975 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 605-975. Support Your Neighbor Commission. | ||||||
9 | (a) The Support Your Neighbor Commission is created within | ||||||
10 | the Department to help increase the number of American and | ||||||
11 | Illinois made products procured and sold by the State. | ||||||
12 | (b) The Commission shall be composed of: | ||||||
13 | (1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
14 | Representatives; | ||||||
15 | (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
16 | House of Representatives; | ||||||
17 | (3) One member appointed by the President of the | ||||||
18 | Senate; | ||||||
19 | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
20 | Senate; | ||||||
21 | (5) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
22 | labor organizations representing manufacturing employees | ||||||
23 | with over 500,000 members; |
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1 | (6) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
2 | auto workers' unions; | ||||||
3 | (7) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
4 | machinist workers' unions; | ||||||
5 | (8) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
6 | garment workers' unions; | ||||||
7 | (9) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
8 | statewide business groups representing American | ||||||
9 | manufacturers; | ||||||
10 | (10) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
11 | the auto industry manufacturing sector; | ||||||
12 | (11) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
13 | the interests of construction equipment and farm implement | ||||||
14 | manufacturing; and | ||||||
15 | (12) One member appointed by the Governor to represent | ||||||
16 | the interests of the American garment industry. | ||||||
17 | (c) In addition to the members listed in subsection (b) of | ||||||
18 | this Section, each of the following, or their designee, shall | ||||||
19 | serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Commission: the | ||||||
20 | Director of Central Management Services, the Director of the | ||||||
21 | Department of Labor, the Director of the Department of Commerce | ||||||
22 | and Economic Opportunity, the Executive Director of the Board | ||||||
23 | of Higher Education, the Secretary of Transportation, and the | ||||||
24 | Director of the Department of Natural Resources. | ||||||
25 | (d) Appointed members shall serve a term of 4 years. The | ||||||
26 | initial terms for members of the Commission shall commence on |
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1 | January 26, 2015. | ||||||
2 | (e) The members of the Commission shall serve without | ||||||
3 | compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | ||||||
4 | necessary expenses, including travel expenses, from | ||||||
5 | appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
6 | Opportunity available for that purpose and subject to the rules | ||||||
7 | of the appropriate travel control board. | ||||||
8 | (f) Except ex-officio members, the members of the | ||||||
9 | Commission shall be considered members with voting rights. A | ||||||
10 | quorum of the Commission members shall consist of a majority of | ||||||
11 | the members of the Commission. All actions and recommendations | ||||||
12 | of the Commission must be approved by a majority vote of the | ||||||
13 | members. | ||||||
14 | (g) Vacancies occurring among the members shall be filled | ||||||
15 | in the same manner as the original appointment for the | ||||||
16 | remainder of the unexpired term. Members are eligible for | ||||||
17 | reappointment. | ||||||
18 | (h) The Commission shall file a report by December 31 of | ||||||
19 | each year with the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
20 | Opportunity. This report shall be posted on the Internet | ||||||
21 | website of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. | ||||||
22 | Section 10. The Department of Natural Resources Act is | ||||||
23 | amended by adding Section 20-20 as follows: | ||||||
24 | (20 ILCS 801/20-20 new) |
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1 | Sec. 20-20. Products manufactured in the United States. The | ||||||
2 | Illinois State Museum shall set aside a booth or section of the | ||||||
3 | gift shop for the sale of products manufactured in the United | ||||||
4 | States. As used in this Section, "products manufactured in the | ||||||
5 | United States" means assembled articles, materials, or | ||||||
6 | supplies for which design, final assembly, processing, | ||||||
7 | packaging, testing, or other process that adds value, quality, | ||||||
8 | or reliability occurred in the United States. | ||||||
9 | Section 15. The State Parks Act is amended by adding | ||||||
10 | Section 4b as follows: | ||||||
11 | (20 ILCS 835/4b new) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 4b. Products manufactured in the United States. Gift | ||||||
13 | shops and concession areas within State parks and parkways | ||||||
14 | shall set aside a booth or section for the sale of products | ||||||
15 | manufactured in the United States. As used in this Section, | ||||||
16 | "products manufactured in the United States" means assembled | ||||||
17 | articles, materials, or supplies for which design, final | ||||||
18 | assembly, processing, packaging, testing, or other process | ||||||
19 | that adds value, quality, or reliability occurred in the United | ||||||
20 | States. | ||||||
21 | Section 20. The Historic Preservation Agency Act is amended | ||||||
22 | by adding Section 35 as follows: |
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1 | (20 ILCS 3405/35 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 35. Products manufactured in the United States. State | ||||||
3 | Historic Sites, State Memorials, and other properties that are | ||||||
4 | under the jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Agency | ||||||
5 | under Section 6 of this Act shall set aside a booth or section | ||||||
6 | for the sale of products manufactured in the United States. As | ||||||
7 | used in this Section, "products manufactured in the United | ||||||
8 | States" means assembled articles, materials, or supplies for | ||||||
9 | which design, final assembly, processing, packaging, testing, | ||||||
10 | or other process that adds value, quality, or reliability | ||||||
11 | occurred in the United States.
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
13 | becoming law. |