House Sponsors: HOWARD-HAMOS-SCULLY-RYAN-SOTO AND ERWIN. Senate Sponsors: TROTTER Short description: DIGITAL DIVIDE LAW-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Eliminate the Digital Divide Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 780/5-3 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 780/5-50 new 30 ILCS 780/5-55 new 30 ILCS 780/5-60 new 30 ILCS 780/5-65 new 30 ILCS 780/5-70 new Deletes everything. Amends the Eliminate the Digital Divide Law. Allows the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, subject to appropriation, to make Community Technology Network Grants for the purpose of providing business planning tools, sustainability planning assistance, and outcome tracking tools for community technology centers and initiatives. Requires the Department, subject to appropriation, to establish and support a Statewide Community Technology Center Network. Allows the Department, subject to appropriation, to make Community Computer Recycling Grants for the planning, establishment, administration, and expansion of community computer recycling and other programs. Requires the Department, subject to appropriation, to establish and support a Statewide Community Computer Recycling Network. Requires the Illinois Century Network, in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, to establish a Community-Higher Education Extension Consortium. Requires the Department, in cooperation with the Illinois Century Network, the Governor's Office of Technology, public agencies, and private sector parties, to review and make recommendations on developments in priorities for community technology planning and support programs of the federal government. Requires the review to be completed no later than December 1, 2001. Allows the Department to make grants for community-based technology job training. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Eliminate the Digital Divide Law. Provides that the Illinois Century Network's Community-Higher Education Information Extension Program is subject to appropriation. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs' technology planning and community-based technology job training duties are subject to appropriation. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) The total cost of HB 3353 (H-am 1, 2) to DCCA to administer three new grant programs, establish two statewide networks, re- view federal priorities, hold conferences, and report recommen- dations is estimated to be $11.0 million ($7.5 million for grants, $2.7 million for network costs, $800,000 for 10 addi- tional staff and distance-learning conference costs). The cost to the Illinois Century Network to establish the Community- Higher Education Information Program is unknown at this time. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status