Bill Text: IL HB5181 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Aerospace Competitiveness Act. Establishes the Illinois Council on Aerospace and provides for its membership. The purpose of the Council is to emulate national and international best practices that will: (1) improve coordination and responsiveness of the State's aerospace training, education, research, and development programs to meet industry needs; (2) enhance the State's economic climate for the industry; and (3) ensure that Illinois remains the best place in the world to design and manufacture aircraft and grow jobs in the aerospace industry. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Council and provides for funding and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Aerospace Council Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-26 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5181 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB5181-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB5181 Introduced 2/1/2010, by Rep. Dave Winters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.755 new
Creates the Aerospace Competitiveness Act. Establishes the Illinois Council on Aerospace and provides for its membership. The purpose of the Council is to emulate national and international best practices that will: (1) improve coordination and responsiveness of the State's aerospace training, education, research, and development programs to meet industry needs; (2) enhance the State's economic climate for the industry; and (3) ensure that Illinois remains the best place in the world to design and manufacture aircraft and grow jobs in the aerospace industry. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Council and provides for funding and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Aerospace Council Fund.
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AN ACT relating to aerospace competitiveness.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Aerospace Competitiveness Act.
Section 5. Illinois Council on Aerospace.
(a) The Illinois Council on Aerospace is created within the
Office of the Governor. The purpose of the Council is to
emulate national and international best practices that will:
(1) improve coordination and responsiveness of the
State's aerospace training, education, research, and
development programs to meet industry needs;
(2) enhance the State's economic climate for the
industry; and
(3) ensure that Illinois remains the best place in the
world to design and manufacture aircraft and grow jobs in
the aerospace industry.
(b) The Council shall be composed of 13 members
representing the public and private sectors, as follows:
(1) The 9 public sector members of the Council are: (i)
the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his
or her designee, who shall be the Chair; (ii) the executive
director of the Board of Higher Education, or his or her

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designee; (iii) the director of the Illinois Community
College Board, or his or her designee; (iv) the president
of the University of Illinois, or his or her designee; (v)
the president of Illinois State University, or his or her
designee; (vi) one member of the General Assembly appointed
by each of the following: the Speaker of the House, the
House Minority Leader, the President of the Senate, and the
Senate Minority Leader.
(2) The Governor shall appoint each of the following 4
members to 4-year terms as private sector representatives
on the Council: (i) one member representing a labor
organization of aerospace machinists; (ii) one member
representing a labor organization of aerospace engineers;
(iii) one member representing the State's largest
aerospace manufacturer; and (iv) one member representing
aerospace employers.
Section 10. Council; responsibilities.
(a) The Council shall:
(1) Provide counsel and advice to the Governor and the
General Assembly on public policies that will strengthen
the aerospace industry and support its job growth in
Illinois.
(2) Take joint action to integrate training and
education with research and development.
(b) With the oversight and guidance of the Council as a

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whole, its public sector members are charged with the following
lead responsibilities, respectively:
(1) The Director of the Illinois Community College
Board must ensure coordination of all aerospace training
and apprenticeship programs under its authority.
(2) The executive director of the Board of Higher
Education must ensure that all degree programs of interest
to the aerospace industry are provided by and coordinated
among the State's 4-year institutions of higher education.
(3) The presidents of the University of Illinois and
Illinois State University must coordinate all
aerospace-related research and development activities
available through their institutions and ensure that these
activities are responsive to the industry's needs.
(4) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
must carry out the State's activities to retain, attract,
and grow aerospace companies and jobs.
(c) The Council may consult, as necessary, with the
Director of Employment Security and the State Superintendent of
Education to assist in the development of policies to carry out
the purposes of this Act.
(d) The Council shall meet with the Governor at least twice
annually.
(e) Staffing for the Council shall be provided by the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(f) Beginning on January 1, 2011, and annually thereafter,

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the Council shall report to the Governor and the General
Assembly on the state of the State's aerospace industry and the
activities and accomplishments of the Council in the previous
calendar year.
Section 15. Council; funding.
(a) The Council or the organizations represented by its
members shall apply for and may receive public and private
grants and donations for training, education, research,
development, and other activities relevant to the Council's
responsibilities under this Act. State and non-State moneys
received by the Council for these purposes must be deposited
into the Illinois Aerospace Council Fund, a special fund in the
State treasury.
(b) For fiscal years 2011 through 2013, increased training,
education, research, or development activities approved by the
Council shall be supported by federal Workforce Investment Act
funds or other discretionary funds administered by the
Governor. These funds may be invested independently to support
these activities or may be used as match to leverage additional
investments.
Section 20. Illinois Aerospace Council Fund. The Illinois
Aerospace Council Fund is created as a special fund in the
State treasury. Only the Governor or the Chair of the Council
may authorize expenditures from the Fund. Expenditures from the

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Fund may be made only for purposes of this Act. Administrative
expenses of the Council, including staff support, may be paid
from the Fund. Revenues to the Fund consist of moneys received
from grants and donations, funds administered under the
Governor's discretion that are deposited into the Fund, and
moneys received pursuant to appropriations.
Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.755 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.755 new)
Sec. 5.755. The Illinois Aerospace Council Fund.