Bill Text: IL HB5606 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department's powers and duties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB5606 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5606-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
| 5 | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | is amended by adding Section 605-1032 as follows:
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 605/605-1032 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 605-1032. Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 10 | "Not-for-profit corporation" has the meaning given to that | ||||||
| 11 | term in Section 101.80 of the General Not For Profit | ||||||
| 12 | Corporation Act of 1986. | ||||||
| 13 | "Office" means the Office of Economic Equity and | ||||||
| 14 | Empowerment. | ||||||
| 15 | (b) The Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment is | ||||||
| 16 | hereby created within the Department. The Office shall assist | ||||||
| 17 | minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, | ||||||
| 18 | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | ||||||
| 19 | disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, and other | ||||||
| 20 | underserved communities and constituencies through targeted | ||||||
| 21 | programs, resources, and outreach and promotional activities. | ||||||
| 22 | The Office may engage in or conduct the following activities: | ||||||
| 23 | (1) promoting and conducting outreach efforts to | ||||||
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| 1 | ensure access to State and federal funding opportunities, | ||||||
| 2 | and assisting minority-owned businesses, women-owned | ||||||
| 3 | businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by | ||||||
| 4 | persons with disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, | ||||||
| 5 | and other underserved communities and constituencies in | ||||||
| 6 | applying for and receiving loan funds in the State; | ||||||
| 7 | (2) providing and hosting workshops and public forums | ||||||
| 8 | and engaging in outreach efforts for minority-owned | ||||||
| 9 | businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned | ||||||
| 10 | businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, | ||||||
| 11 | and other underserved communities and constituencies to | ||||||
| 12 | encourage participation in programs under the Business | ||||||
| 13 | Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with | ||||||
| 14 | Disabilities Act, and assisting those businesses in | ||||||
| 15 | becoming designated under that Act and under similar | ||||||
| 16 | certification programs; | ||||||
| 17 | (3) providing and hosting workshops and public forums | ||||||
| 18 | and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate | ||||||
| 19 | minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, | ||||||
| 20 | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | ||||||
| 21 | disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, and other | ||||||
| 22 | underserved communities and constituencies on the process | ||||||
| 23 | of applying for and becoming certified to apply for State | ||||||
| 24 | grant funds under the Grant Accountability and | ||||||
| 25 | Transparency Act; | ||||||
| 26 | (4) providing and hosting workshops and public forums | ||||||
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| 1 | and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate | ||||||
| 2 | aspiring and existing minority-owned businesses, | ||||||
| 3 | women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, | ||||||
| 4 | businesses owned by persons with disabilities, | ||||||
| 5 | not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved | ||||||
| 6 | communities and constituencies with understanding concepts | ||||||
| 7 | such as, but not limited to, business formation and | ||||||
| 8 | not-for-profit incorporation, business planning, capital | ||||||
| 9 | access, and marketing a business or not-for-profit | ||||||
| 10 | corporation; | ||||||
| 11 | (5) administering programs established by the | ||||||
| 12 | Department or the General Assembly to provide grants to | ||||||
| 13 | minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, | ||||||
| 14 | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | ||||||
| 15 | disabilities, not-for-profit corporations, and other | ||||||
| 16 | underserved communities and constituencies; | ||||||
| 17 | (6) coordinating assistance for minority-owned | ||||||
| 18 | businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran-owned | ||||||
| 19 | businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, | ||||||
| 20 | not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved | ||||||
| 21 | communities and constituencies with other State agencies; | ||||||
| 22 | (7) providing staff, administration, and related | ||||||
| 23 | support required to administer this Section; and | ||||||
| 24 | (8) establishing applications, notifications, | ||||||
| 25 | contracts, and other forms and procedures, and adopting | ||||||
| 26 | rules deemed necessary and appropriate. | ||||||
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