SB0014sam002 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Emil Jones Jr.

Filed: 4/12/2005

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 14

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 14 on page 4, by replacing lines 3 through 8 with the following: "Corporation as a government corporation and instrumentality of the State. Except as provided in"; and

on page 6, line 11, by inserting ", cultural," after "geographic"; and

on page 8, line 25, by inserting after the period the following: "The selection of a fund manager shall be through a public, competitive, and open request for proposals process that is fully publicized on the Corporation's website home page and in the print media throughout the State."; and

on page 8, line 31, by inserting after the period the following: "The fund manager shall set forth his or her goals and plans to achieve the goals under this Act and under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The goals and plans shall become a material part of the contract between the manager and Corporation."; and

on page 11, line 12, after "Act", by inserting the following:

"shall be deposited into the Illinois Special Projects Fund"; and

on page 11, line 31, by inserting after the period the following: "Not less than 12% of the total Illinois Opportunity Fund shall be invested in any one calender year in minority and female owned businesses and businesses owned by a person with a disability as defined under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act."; and

on page 12, line 1, by inserting after the period the following: "The fund manager shall annually report to the General Assembly the degree to and the manner in which he or she has achieved the goals under this Act and under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act."; and

on page 15, lines 6 and 7, by replacing "15(g), 16(b), and 20(b)" with "15(k) and 16(b)".