Bill Amendment: IL SB0532 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: GOVERNMENT-TECH

Status: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0532 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0532-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Thomas Cullerton

Filed: 4/5/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 532
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 532 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 605-922 as follows:
(20 ILCS 605/605-922 new)
Sec. 605-922. Division of Local Government Services.
(a) The Department shall create a Division of Local
Government Services, which shall provide:
(1) technical assistance to units of local government,
including, but not limited to, those activities described
in the Local Planning Technical Assistance Act;
(2) funding and technical assistance to help units of
local government study, plan for, and implement efficiency
measures through collaborative intergovernmental

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approaches, including, but not limited to, service sharing
partnerships and consolidation;
(3) information services for units of local
government; and
(4) resources to assist units of local government with
the training of their elected officials, staff, contracted
services, and residents.
The Division may offer assistance to high-need units of
local government with technical planning, transportation,
water management, and other services as determined by the
Division. The Division shall determine the level of service
necessary to provide assistance and shall directly assist units
of local government or refer the request to a regional partner.
The Division shall be responsible for carrying out the
Department's duties under the Local Planning Technical
Assistance Act.
The Division and the Department of Innovation and
Technology shall develop a data portal to provide technical
assistance and information relevant to units of local
government. This data portal may include, in the Division's
discretion, property tax information, adopted budgets,
intergovernmental agreements, and other resources helpful to a
unit of local government.
(b) The Division shall seek advice from an Advisory and
Coordination Committee consisting of members from State
agencies that provide programs or services for units of local

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government. The Advisory Coordination Committee shall also
include members from outside of State government to add
additional expertise and perspective. The Committee shall
include, but is not limited to, the following members:
(1) the State Comptroller or his or her designee;
(2) the Secretary of Innovation and Technology or his
or her designee;
(3) the Director of Natural Resources or his or her
designee;
(4) the Director of Revenue or his or her designee;
(5) the Secretary of Transportation or his or her
designee;
(6) the Director of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency or his or her designee;
(7) the Executive Director of the Illinois Housing
Development Authority or his or her designee;
(8) the Chairman of the State Board of Education or his
or her designee;
(9) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
or his or her designee;
(10) 6 members representing urban, suburban, and rural
municipalities throughout Illinois, appointed by the
Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
(11) 2 members representing academic institutions with
an expressed focus on government finance, public
administration, or a related field, appointed by the

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Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
(12) 3 members representing other non-municipal units
of local government throughout Illinois, appointed by the
Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
(13) 2 members representing regional planning agencies
or metropolitan planning organizations throughout
Illinois, appointed by the Director of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity; and
(14) a representative of the Office of the Governor,
appointed by the Governor.
(c) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department
shall propose a draft plan to create the Division and implement
this Section. The draft plan shall include, but is not limited
to, the scope of work for the Advisory Coordination Committee,
a set of activities for the Division, and milestones for the
Division to achieve within one year, 2 years, and 5 years of
its creation. The Department shall finalize the plan no later
than 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 101st General Assembly.
(d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary for the
implementation of this Section and the operation of the
Division and to ensure compliance with this Section.".