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Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Filed: 4/17/2015
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3840
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3840 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Equal |
| 5 | | Economic Opportunity Task Force Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. The Equal Economic Opportunity Task Force. |
| 7 | | (a) There is hereby created the Equal Economic Opportunity |
| 8 | | Task Force. |
| 9 | | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: |
| 10 | | (1) Four members of the General Assembly, appointed one |
| 11 | | each by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of |
| 12 | | the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
| 13 | | and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; |
| 14 | | (2) The Governor, or his or her designee; |
| 15 | | (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
| 16 | | or his or her designee; |
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| 1 | | (4) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her |
| 2 | | designee; |
| 3 | | (5) The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, or |
| 4 | | his or her designee; and |
| 5 | | (6) Two members from entities representing the |
| 6 | | interests of the retail and banking industries in this |
| 7 | | State appointed by the Governor. |
| 8 | | (c) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or |
| 9 | | his or her designee, shall serve as chairperson of the task |
| 10 | | force, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
| 11 | | shall provide technical support and assistance to the task |
| 12 | | force and shall be responsible for administering its operations |
| 13 | | and ensuring that the requirements of this Act are met. |
| 14 | | (d) The task force may consult with any persons or entities |
| 15 | | it deems necessary to carry out its purposes. |
| 16 | | (e) Members of the task force shall be appointed no later |
| 17 | | than 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The members |
| 18 | | of the task force shall receive no compensation for serving as |
| 19 | | members of the task force. |
| 20 | | (f) The task force shall examine: (1) barriers to economic |
| 21 | | opportunity in economically depressed communities; (2) issues |
| 22 | | discouraging local investment and business development; (3) |
| 23 | | local community concerns; and (4) current economic conditions, |
| 24 | | and shall establish a comprehensive economic development |
| 25 | | policy for small, medium, and large businesses. The task force |
| 26 | | shall give members of the public the opportunity to provide |
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| 1 | | input during the task force's examinations. |
| 2 | | (g) The task force shall prepare a report summarizing the |
| 3 | | findings of the examinations undertaken pursuant to subsection |
| 4 | | (f) and shall provide recommendations as to whether further |
| 5 | | legislation is needed to address the problems identified by the |
| 6 | | task force. The report shall be submitted to the General |
| 7 | | Assembly on or before January 1, 2017.
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| 8 | | Section 10. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1, |
| 9 | | 2018.".
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