Bill Text: IL SB0859 | 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. Creates the Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the Office shall assist minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, eligible not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved communities and constituencies through targeted programs, resources, and outreach and promotional activities. Provides that the Office may engage in or conduct certain activities in support of minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, eligible not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved communities. Authorizes the Office to use vendors or enter into contracts to carry out its purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-06-20 - Sent to the Governor [SB0859 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0859-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0859 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 505/1.1 from Ch. 23, par. 5001.1
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
by changing Section 1.1 as follows:
(20 ILCS 505/1.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5001.1)
Sec. 1.1. This Act shall be known and and may be cited as
the Children and Family Services Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-820.)