Bill Text: IL HB5606 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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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) 2024-05-25 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 26, 2024 [HB5606 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5606-Introduced.html
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) 2024-05-25 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 26, 2024 [HB5606 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5606-Introduced.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 | "Office" means the Office of Economic Equity and | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Empowerment. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) The Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment is | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | hereby created within the Department. The Office shall assist | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | disabilities, and other underserved communities and | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | constituencies through targeted programs, resources, and | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | outreach and promotional activities. The Office may engage in | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | or conduct the following activities: | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | (1) promoting and conducting outreach efforts to | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | ensure access to State and federal funding opportunities, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | and assisting minority-owned businesses, women-owned | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by |
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1 | persons with disabilities, and other underserved | ||||||
2 | communities and constituencies in applying for and | ||||||
3 | receiving loan funds in the State; | ||||||
4 | (2) providing and hosting workshops and public forums | ||||||
5 | and engaging in outreach efforts for minority-owned | ||||||
6 | businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned | ||||||
7 | businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, | ||||||
8 | and other underserved communities and constituencies to | ||||||
9 | encourage participation in programs under the Business | ||||||
10 | Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with | ||||||
11 | Disabilities Act, and assisting those businesses in | ||||||
12 | becoming designated under that Act and under similar | ||||||
13 | certification programs; | ||||||
14 | (3) providing and hosting workshops and public forums | ||||||
15 | and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate | ||||||
16 | minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, | ||||||
17 | veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with | ||||||
18 | disabilities, and other underserved communities and | ||||||
19 | constituencies on the process of applying for and becoming | ||||||
20 | certified to apply for State grant funds under the Grant | ||||||
21 | Accountability and Transparency Act; | ||||||
22 | (4) providing and hosting workshops and public forums | ||||||
23 | and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate | ||||||
24 | aspiring and existing minority-owned businesses, | ||||||
25 | women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, | ||||||
26 | businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and other |
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