House Sponsors: MILLER-O'BRIEN-OSTERMAN-PARKE-KOSEL, CROTTY AND NOVAK. Short description: BRICK INDUSTRY CHECK-OFF Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Brick Education and Research Act. Creates an Illinois Brick Education and Research Council. The Council shall consist of 11 members and shall develop programs to enhance consumer and employee safety and training, to provide for research and development, and to inform and educate the public about safety and other issues associated with the use of brick. Provides for assessments on brick to be collected from producers and forwarded to the Council on a monthly basis. Those assessed may apply for and receive a refund from the Council in the amount of the assessment. No assessment funds may be used for lobbying. The price of brick shall be determined by market forces. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) A reasonable estimate of the fiscal impact of HB 4054 on the Department cannot be made at this time because the amount of funding generated by brick assessments and the complexity of the Council's budget requests are currently unknown. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status