POE-SMITH,MICHAEL-KLINGLER-MYERS,RICHARD-LAWFER, REITZ, HARTKE, O'BRIEN, FOWLER, DANIELS, BLACK, JONES,JOHN, WAIT, WINKEL, WINTERS, STEPHENS, MOFFITT, BOST, CURRY,JULIE, MITCHELL,BILL, TURNER,JOHN, O'CONNOR, BERNS AND RIGHTER. (NOLAND-WALSH,L) New Act Creates the Illinois AgFirst Infrastructure Development Act. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a Crises Safety Net Response Program to provide job training and employment services for farmers and farm workers. Creates a value-added virtual equity loan and grant program to promote value-added processing of Illinois farm products. Creates the Enhanced Value-Added Agriculture Production Guarantee Program to provide State Guarantees for loans to finance or refinance debts for specialized agri-businesses that engage in the process of adding value to agricultural products. Requires the Department to adopt an agriculture management curriculum. Creates the Illinois Agricultural Small Business Authority within the Department to provide technical and managerial assistance to new-generation co-ops and small agri-businesses. Creates the Agri-business Outreach Program within the Department to provide assistance to the public, the General Assembly, the Governor's Office, and State and local government agencies. Requires the Department to develop a voluntary certification process that guarantees buyers that certified products warrant a premium price. Requires the Department to identify consumer preferences; identify new markets; identify preserved products; underwrite certain demonstrations; and provide market analyses and trend projections to interested persons. Repealed on July 1, 2005. Effective July 1, 2001. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Allows (instead of requires) the Department of Agriculture to establish a Crisis Safety Net Response Program to provide job training and employment services for farmers and farm workers. Provides that grants under the value-added virtual equity program may not exceed 10% (instead of 50%) of the project's total cost. Provides that State Guarantees under the Enhanced Value-Added Agriculture Production Guarantee Program may not exceed $5,000,000 (instead of $1,000,000) per applicant. Deletes provisions concerning the certification process for Illinois products that have traits and qualities that warrant a premium price. Makes technical corrections. Provides that the aggregate amount of State guarantees to any applicant may not exceed $5,000,000 (instead of $1,000,000). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 120/1.02 from Ch. 102, par. 41.02 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new 20 ILCS 205/40.43 rep. Deletes everything. Creates the Illinois Agriculture Infrastructure Development Act of 2001. Creates the Infrastructure Development Advisory Board for Agriculture in the Department of Agriculture. Provides for the appointment of members to the Board. Sets the powers and duties of the Board. Requires the Director of Agriculture to annually report to the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives on the Department of Agriculture's activities during the previous calendar year. Creates an Agriculture Infrastructure Development Grant Program to promote the value-added processing of Illinois' agricultural products. Requires grant recipients to submit periodic reports to the Department of Agriculture. Contains other provisions. Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that the Infrastructure Development Advisory Board for Agriculture is subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Fund. Repeals a provision of the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois concerning the Illinois Value-Added Agricultural Enhancement Program. Effective immediately. DEC-08-2000 H PREFILED WITH CLERK JAN-10-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-10-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FORBY JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KLINGLER FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARTKE FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LAWFER FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER FEB-22-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-AGRICULTURE H FEB-22-2001 H ADOPTED FEB-22-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 012-000-000 HAGR FEB-22-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DANIELS FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BLACK FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSMOND FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WAIT FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINKEL FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINTERS FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STEPHENS FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOST FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER FEB-27-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-27-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE MAR-01-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL MAR-01-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,JOHN MAR-08-2001 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-08-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-POE MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-20-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'CONNOR MAR-23-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-POE MAR-23-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-23-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-POE MAR-23-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-23-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-23-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER MAR-26-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 110-000-000 MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BERNS MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RIGHTER MAR-27-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-27-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-28 MAR-27-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR NOLAND MAR-27-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-27-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-05-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L APR-17-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary