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| Public Act 102-0569 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning journalism.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
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Journalism Task Force Act. | ||||
Section 5. Establishment. The Local Journalism Task Force
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is established to:
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(1) conduct a comprehensive, nonbinding study relative
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to communities underserved by local journalism in
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Illinois; and | ||||
(2) review all aspects of local journalism including,
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but not limited to, the adequacy of press coverage of
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communities, the ratio of residents to media outlets, the
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history of local news in Illinois, print and digital
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business models for media outlets, the impact of social
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media on local news, strategies to improve local news
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access, and public policy solutions to improve the
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sustainability of local press business models and private
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and nonprofit solutions.
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Section 10. Membership. The Task Force shall consist of
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the following 13 members:
one member of the House of
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Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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Representatives; one member of the House of Representatives | ||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||
Representatives; one member of the Senate appointed by
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President of the Senate; one member of the Senate appointed by | ||
the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member appointed by the
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Governor; one representative of the Medill School of
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Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at
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Northwestern University; one representative of the Public | ||
Affairs Reporting Program at the
University of
Illinois at | ||
Springfield; one representative of the School
of Journalism at | ||
Southern Illinois University Carbondale; one
representative of | ||
the Illinois Press Association; one representative of the
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Illinois Broadcasters Association; one representative of the | ||
Illinois
Legislative Correspondents Association; one | ||
representative of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council; | ||
one representative of the Illinois News Broadcasters | ||
Association; one representative of the University of Illinois | ||
at Urbana-Champaign; and one representative of the
Illinois | ||
Municipal League. Appointments shall be made no later
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days following the effective date of this Act.
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Section 15. Meetings. The Task Force shall meet a minimum
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of 5 times to review, study, and analyze existing literature | ||
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well as quantitative and qualitative data on the status of
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journalism in the State of Illinois. | ||
Section 20. Support. The Department of Commerce and
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Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative and other
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support to the Task Force.
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Section 25. Findings and recommendations. The Task Force
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shall submit its findings, along with its recommendations for
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legislation, to the Governor and the General Assembly no later
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than one year after the effective date of this Act.
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Section 30. Repeal. This Act is repealed 2 years after the
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effective date of this Act.
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