Full Text of HB3829 98th General Assembly
HB3829ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Carol A. Sente Filed: 4/8/2014
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3829
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3829 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic | 5 | | Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | 6 | | amended by changing Section 605-300 as follows:
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 605/605-300) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.2)
| 8 | | Sec. 605-300. Economic and business development plans; | 9 | | Illinois Business Development Council. | 10 | | (a) Economic development plans. The Department shall | 11 | | develop a strategic economic development plan for the State by | 12 | | July 1, 2014. By no later than July 1, 2015, and by July 1 | 13 | | annually thereafter, the Department shall make modifications | 14 | | to the plan as modifications are warranted by changes in | 15 | | economic conditions or by other factors, including changes in | 16 | | policy. In addition to the annual modification, the plan shall |
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| 1 | | be reviewed and redeveloped in full every 5 years. In the | 2 | | development of the annual economic development plan, the | 3 | | Department shall consult with representatives of the private | 4 | | sector, other State agencies, academic institutions, local | 5 | | economic development organizations, local governments, and | 6 | | not-for-profit organizations. The annual economic development | 7 | | plan shall set specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and | 8 | | time-sensitive goals and shall include a focus on areas of high | 9 | | unemployment or poverty. | 10 | | The term "economic development" shall be construed broadly | 11 | | by the Department and may include, but is not limited to, job | 12 | | creation, job retention, tax base enhancements, development of | 13 | | human capital, workforce productivity, critical | 14 | | infrastructure, regional competitiveness, social inclusion, | 15 | | standard of living, environmental sustainability, energy | 16 | | independence, quality of life, the effective use of financial | 17 | | incentives, the utilization of public private partnerships | 18 | | where appropriate, and other metrics determined by the | 19 | | Department. | 20 | | The plan shall be based on relevant economic data, focus on | 21 | | economic development as prescribed by this Section, and | 22 | | emphasize strategies to retain and create jobs. | 23 | | The plan shall identify and develop specific strategies for | 24 | | utilizing the assets of regions within the State defined as | 25 | | counties and municipalities or other political subdivisions in | 26 | | close geographical proximity that share common economic traits |
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| 1 | | such as commuting zones, labor market areas, or other | 2 | | economically integrated characteristics. | 3 | | If the plan includes strategies that have a fiscal impact | 4 | | on the Department or any other agency, the plan shall include a | 5 | | detailed description of the estimated fiscal impact of such | 6 | | strategies. | 7 | | Prior to publishing the plan in its final form, the | 8 | | Department shall allow for a reasonable time for public input. | 9 | | The Department shall transmit copies of the economic | 10 | | development plan to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 11 | | later than July 1, 2014, and by July 1 annually thereafter. The | 12 | | plan and its corresponding modifications shall be published and | 13 | | made available to the public in both paper and electronic | 14 | | media, on the Department's website, and by any other method | 15 | | that the Department deems appropriate. | 16 | | The Department shall annually submit legislation to | 17 | | implement the strategic economic development plan or | 18 | | modifications to the strategic economic development plan to the | 19 | | Governor, the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, and | 20 | | the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of | 21 | | Representatives. The legislation shall be in the form of one or | 22 | | more substantive bills drafted by the Legislative Reference | 23 | | Bureau. | 24 | | (b) Business development plans; Illinois Business | 25 | | Development Council. | 26 | | (1) There is created the Illinois Business Development |
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| 1 | | Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council. The | 2 | | Council shall consist of the Director, who shall serve as | 3 | | co-chairperson, and 12 voting members who shall be | 4 | | appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of | 5 | | the Senate. | 6 | | (A) The voting members of the Council shall include | 7 | | one representative from each of the following | 8 | | businesses and groups: small business, coal, | 9 | | healthcare, large manufacturing, small or specialized | 10 | | manufacturing, agriculture, high technology or applied | 11 | | science, local economic development entities, private | 12 | | sector organized labor, a local or state business | 13 | | association or chamber of commerce. | 14 | | (B) There shall be 2 at-large voting members who | 15 | | reside within areas of high unemployment within | 16 | | counties or municipalities that have had an annual | 17 | | average unemployment rate of at least 120% of the | 18 | | State's annual average unemployment rate as reported | 19 | | by the Department of Employment Security for the 5 | 20 | | years preceding the date of appointment. | 21 | | (2) All appointments shall be made in a geographically | 22 | | diverse manner. | 23 | | (3) For the initial appointments to the Council, 6 | 24 | | voting members shall be appointed to serve a 2-year term | 25 | | and 6 voting members shall be appointed to serve a 4-year | 26 | | term. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of 4 |
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| 1 | | years. The initial term of voting members shall commence on | 2 | | the first Wednesday in February 2014. Thereafter, the terms | 3 | | of voting members shall commence on the first Wednesday in | 4 | | February, except in the case of an appointment to fill a | 5 | | vacancy. Vacancies occurring among the members shall be | 6 | | filled in the same manner as the original appointment for | 7 | | the remainder of the unexpired term. For a vacancy | 8 | | occurring when the Senate is not in session, the Governor | 9 | | may make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of | 10 | | the Senate when a person shall be nominated to fill the | 11 | | office, and, upon confirmation by the Senate, he or she | 12 | | shall hold office during the remainder of the term. A | 13 | | vacancy in membership does not impair the ability of a | 14 | | quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the | 15 | | Council. A member is eligible for reappointment. | 16 | | (4) Members shall serve without compensation, but may | 17 | | be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | 18 | | performance of their duties from funds appropriated for | 19 | | that purpose. | 20 | | (5) In addition, the following shall serve as ex | 21 | | officio, non-voting members of the Council in order to | 22 | | provide specialized advice and support to the Council: the | 23 | | Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee; the | 24 | | Director of Employment Security, or his or her designee; | 25 | | the Executive Director of the Illinois Finance Authority, | 26 | | or his or her designee; the Director of Agriculture, or his |
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| 1 | | or her designee; the Director of Revenue, or his or her | 2 | | designee; the Director of Labor, or his or her designee; | 3 | | and the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, or | 4 | | his or her designee. Ex officio Ex-officio members shall | 5 | | provide staff and technical assistance to the Council when | 6 | | appropriate. | 7 | | (6) In addition to the Director, the voting members | 8 | | shall elect a co-chairperson. | 9 | | (7) The Council shall meet at least twice annually and | 10 | | at such other times as the co-chairpersons or any 5 voting | 11 | | members consider necessary. Seven voting members shall | 12 | | constitute a quorum of the Council. | 13 | | (8) The Department shall provide staff assistance to | 14 | | the Council. | 15 | | (9) The Council shall provide the Department relevant | 16 | | information in a timely manner pursuant to its duties as | 17 | | enumerated in
this Section that can be used by the | 18 | | Department to enhance the State's strategic economic | 19 | | development plan. | 20 | | (10) The Council shall: | 21 | | (A) Develop an overall strategic business | 22 | | development plan for the State of Illinois and update | 23 | | the plan at least annually ; that plan shall include, | 24 | | without limitation, (i) an assessment of the economic | 25 | | development practices of states that border Illinois | 26 | | and (ii) recommendations for best practices with |
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| 1 | | respect to economic development, business incentives, | 2 | | business attraction, and business retention for | 3 | | counties in Illinois that border at least one other | 4 | | state . | 5 | | (B) Develop business marketing plans for the State | 6 | | of Illinois to effectively solicit new company | 7 | | investment and existing business expansion. Insofar as | 8 | | allowed under the Illinois Procurement Code, and | 9 | | subject to appropriations made by the General Assembly | 10 | | for such purposes, the Council may assist the | 11 | | Department in the procurement of outside vendors to | 12 | | carry out such marketing plans. | 13 | | (C) Seek input from local economic development | 14 | | officials to develop specific strategies to | 15 | | effectively link State and local business development | 16 | | and marketing efforts focusing on areas of high | 17 | | unemployment or poverty. | 18 | | (D) Provide the Department with advice on | 19 | | strategic business development
and business marketing | 20 | | for the State of Illinois. | 21 | | (E) Provide the Department research and recommend | 22 | | best practices for developing investment tools for | 23 | | business attraction and retention.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 98-397, eff. 8-16-13; revised 10-8-13.)
| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 1 | | becoming law.".
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