Full Text of HB3870 102nd General Assembly
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Illinois Commission on Amateur Sports Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Illinois Commission on Amateur Sports; purpose; | 7 | | duties. | 8 | | (a) The Illinois Commission on Amateur Sports is created. | 9 | | (b) The purpose of the Commission is to research, study, | 10 | | and to make recommendations to the Governor, the General | 11 | | Assembly, and the Department of Commerce and Economic | 12 | | Opportunity about the promotion, development, expansion, | 13 | | hosting, and fostering of amateur sports, amateur sports | 14 | | programs, and amateur sporting events and tournaments | 15 | | throughout the State. | 16 | | (c) Recommendations made by the Commission shall focus | 17 | | generally on the promotion and encouragement of physical | 18 | | fitness through the participation in amateur sports and | 19 | | amateur sports programs and on the development of local and | 20 | | statewide business opportunities and economic development | 21 | | relating to amateur sports, amateur sports programs, | 22 | | competitions, events and tournaments. The recommendations | 23 | | reported by the Commission to the Governor, the General |
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| 1 | | Assembly, and the Department of Commerce and Economic | 2 | | Opportunity shall include, but are not limited to, the | 3 | | following objectives: | 4 | | (1) To provide workshops, training, and conferences to | 5 | | schools and communities throughout the State to increase | 6 | | youth participation in amateur sports and amateur sports | 7 | | programs. | 8 | | (2) To connect public, private, local, and State | 9 | | entities to generate funding for amateur sports programs | 10 | | and to facilitate the communication of information | 11 | | statewide about amateur sports programs and events. | 12 | | (3) To support the development of and investment in an | 13 | | Olympic Training Center in the State. | 14 | | (4) To promote the participation of community amateur | 15 | | sports programs in national and international amateur | 16 | | athletic competitions and events. | 17 | | (5) To encourage the inclusion and participation of | 18 | | persons with disabilities in amateur sports and amateur | 19 | | sports programs. | 20 | | (6) To encourage the inclusion and participation of | 21 | | persons from historically disadvantaged
communities in | 22 | | amateur sports and amateur sports programs. | 23 | | (7) To support and encourage the development of sports | 24 | | tourism. | 25 | | Section 10. Membership. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Commission shall include the following members: | 2 | | (1) Four members appointed by the Governor who have | 3 | | recognized experience in promoting, organizing, or | 4 | | administering amateur sports programs or other athletic | 5 | | organizations. | 6 | | (2) Two members appointed by the Governor who are | 7 | | Olympians and who participated in youth sports. | 8 | | (3) One member of the Senate appointed by the | 9 | | President of the Senate. | 10 | | (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | 11 | | Leader of the Senate. | 12 | | (5) One member of the House of Representatives | 13 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | 14 | | (6) One member of the House of Representatives | 15 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 16 | | Representatives. | 17 | | (7) One member appointed by the Governor who | 18 | | represents an Illinois high school athletic association. | 19 | | (8) One member appointed by the Governor who | 20 | | represents an Illinois collegiate athletic association. | 21 | | (9) One member appointed by the Governor who is a | 22 | | representative of the Illinois Council of Convention and | 23 | | Visitor Bureaus or represents any other similar | 24 | | State-certified entity. | 25 | | (10) Fifteen members appointed by the Governor who | 26 | | shall individually represent one category of the following |
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| 1 | | amateur youth sports, but shall as a group represent all | 2 | | of the following categories of amateur youth sports: | 3 | | (A) Baseball. | 4 | | (B) Basketball. | 5 | | (C) Gymnastics. | 6 | | (D) Cross country running or other track and field | 7 | | sports. | 8 | | (E) Football. | 9 | | (F) Golf. | 10 | | (G) Hockey. | 11 | | (H) Soccer. | 12 | | (I) Softball. | 13 | | (J) Swimming. | 14 | | (K) Volleyball. | 15 | | (L) Cheerleading. | 16 | | (M) Wrestling. | 17 | | (N) Tennis. | 18 | | (O) The
Special Olympics. | 19 | | (b) More than 4 members of the General Assembly may be | 20 | | appointed to serve on the Commission as long as the number of | 21 | | members appointed at any time, except during a vacancy, | 22 | | represent equally each of the majority and minority caucuses | 23 | | of each house. | 24 | | (c) The Governor shall select the chairperson of the | 25 | | Council from among the members. |
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| 1 | | Section 15. Terms; meetings; support; expenses. | 2 | | (a) Each member of the Commission shall be appointed for a | 3 | | 2-year term, or until his or her successor is appointed. The | 4 | | Governor may stagger the members' terms to ensure continuity | 5 | | in the performance of the Commission's responsibilities. | 6 | | (b) The Commission shall meet initially within 90 days | 7 | | after the effective date of this Act, and at least quarterly | 8 | | thereafter, at the times and places in this State that the | 9 | | Commission designates. | 10 | | (c) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 11 | | shall provide administrative and other support to the | 12 | | Commission. | 13 | | (d) Members of the Commission shall receive no | 14 | | compensation for their participation, but may be reimbursed by | 15 | | the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for | 16 | | expenses in connection with their participation, including | 17 | | travel, subject to the rules of the appropriate travel control | 18 | | board, if funds are available. | 19 | | Section 20. Reporting. The Commission shall submit a | 20 | | report of its findings, research, and recommendations to the | 21 | | Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Commerce | 22 | | and Economic Opportunity on or before December 31, 2023 and | 23 | | each December 31 thereafter. | 24 | | Section 25. Repeal. The Commission is dissolved and this |
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| 1 | | Act is repealed on January 1, 2026.
| 2 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 3 | | becoming law.
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