Public Act 099-0158

HB3840 Enrolled LRB099 09869 MGM 30081 b

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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 Equal

Economic Opportunity Task Force Act.

Section 5. The Equal Economic Opportunity Task Force.

(a) There is hereby created the Equal Economic Opportunity

Task Force.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) Four members of the General Assembly, appointed one

each by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of

the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(2) The Governor, or his or her designee;

(3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

or his or her designee;

(4) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her

designee;

(5) The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, or

his or her designee; and

(6) Two members from entities representing the

interests of the retail and banking industries in this

State appointed by the Governor.

(c) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or

his or her designee, shall serve as chairperson of the task

force, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

shall provide technical support and assistance to the task

force and shall be responsible for administering its operations

and ensuring that the requirements of this Act are met.

(d) The task force may consult with any persons or entities

it deems necessary to carry out its purposes.

(e) Members of the task force shall be appointed no later

than 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The members

of the task force shall receive no compensation for serving as

members of the task force.

(f) The task force shall examine: (1) barriers to economic

opportunity in economically depressed communities; (2) issues

discouraging local investment and business development; (3)

local community concerns; and (4) current economic conditions,

and shall establish a comprehensive economic development

policy for small, medium, and large businesses. The task force

shall give members of the public the opportunity to provide

input during the task force's examinations.

(g) The task force shall prepare a report summarizing the

findings of the examinations undertaken pursuant to subsection

(f) and shall provide recommendations as to whether further

legislation is needed to address the problems identified by the

task force. The report shall be submitted to the General

Assembly on or before January 1, 2017.

Section 10. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1,

2018.