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1		AN ACT concerning State government.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5		Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6		amended by adding Section 605-1020 as follows:
7		(20 ILCS 605/605-1020 new)
8		Sec. 605-1020. Networking for Success Program.
9		(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
10		establish a Networking for Success Program. The program shall
11		be designed to assist small to mid-sized businesses in the
12		following areas:
13		(1) strategic market research;
14		(2) geographic information systems;
15		(3) web design and search engine optimization; and
16		(4) social media marketing.
17		(b) The Department may enter into partnerships with
18		non-profit business consulting firms to facilitate all or part
19		of the Program.
20		(c) The Department shall submit a report to the Governor
21		and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2018 on the
22		effectiveness of the Program. That report shall contain a
23		recommendation on whether or not to continue the Program.

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1		(d) As used in this Section, "small to mid-sized business"
2		means a business that:
3		(1) employs between 10 and 50 employees;
4		(2) generates between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 in
5		annual revenue; and
6		(3) has been located in the State for at least 2 years
7		prior to the date of application.
8		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9		becoming law.