Bill Text: IL SB1134 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Retail Installment Sales Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB1134 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB1134-Amended.html

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Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 10/12/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1134
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1134 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Task
Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise
Act.
Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly hereby finds as
follows:
(1) Citizens are urgently seeking solutions to social
issues, such as education, health care, unemployment, and
poverty, which continue to plague Illinois at alarming rates.
(2) The establishment of a Task Force on Social Innovation,
Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise will ensure that Illinois
stays on the cutting edge of finding innovative and sustainable
solutions to these social issues and encourages nonprofits,
government, and the private sector to partner on effective

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solutions and bring funds to Illinois to support these efforts.
Section 10. Definitions.
"Task Force" means the task force established under this
Act to research and establish a plan for social innovation,
entrepreneurship, and enterprise.
"Nonprofit organization" means an organization that is
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that
Code, including religious organizations and philanthropic
organizations that meet such requirements.
"Social innovation" means the multi-disciplinary field
that contains the practices of social entrepreneurship, social
enterprise, and cross-sector collaboration. "Social
innovation" also means, in accordance with language adopted by
the Social Innovation Fund, administered by the Corporation for
National and Community Service, social innovation is the
development and eventual scaling of promising and potentially
transformative community-based approaches that solve critical
problems. An approach is "transformative" if it not only
produces strong impact, but also (i) has the potential to
address how the same challenge is addressed in other
communities, (ii) concurrently addresses more than one
critical community challenge, or (iii) produces significant
cost savings through gains in efficiency.
"Social entrepreneurship" means the work of social

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entrepreneurs, individuals who recognize a social problem and
use entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage
a venture to achieve social change.
"Social enterprise" means nonprofit and social mission
businesses using earned revenue strategies to directly address
social needs through goods and services, by employing people
who are disabled or disadvantaged, or both.
Section 15. Task Force on Social Innovation,
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise. The Task Force on Social
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise is hereby
created.
The Governor shall appoint a task force to make
recommendations on how to strengthen the capacity of Illinois
to work cooperatively to create, scale, and sustain innovative
social programs; build the capacity of nonprofit organizations
and government to pursue entrepreneurial ventures; and attract
funding to Illinois to support these ventures. The Governor
shall assign staff to assist the task force.
Members appointed to the task force must represent the
diversity of Illinois and shall include:
(1) two executives of nonprofit organizations that
operate at least one social enterprise;
(2) one representative from a statewide or regional
nonprofit management support organization;
(3) one university representative who has an

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established track record in social entrepreneurship or
tracking the economic impact of social sector issues;
(4) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
designee;
(5) The Director of Children and Family Services, or
his or her designee;
(6) two representatives from the private sector whose
companies have a strong commitment to the community and
have a track record of support for social entrepreneurship;
(7) one representative from a foundation or venture
philanthropies which have an established track record in
funding social entrepreneurs; and
(8) other individuals who have expertise that would be
valuable to the task force.
The Governor shall appoint a Chairman. The Chairman will
set meeting dates for the task force.
The Task Force shall advise the General Assembly, the
Governor, and agency heads and have the following duties:
(1) to gather information on social innovation,
entrepreneurship, and social enterprise;
(2) to develop a purchasing director of social
enterprises within the State that can be supported by
citizens, businesses, and government;
(3) to receive and consider reports and testimony from
individuals, government departments, community-based
organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based

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organizations, foundations, and other public and private
organizations statewide and of national significance about
how social innovation and entrepreneurship can accelerate
progress on social issues, work cross-sector, and advance
social and economic development goals;
(4) to identify promising strategies that have been
used in other communities and states to support, scale, and
sustain innovative social projects;
(5) to identify promising strategies that have been
used in other communities and states to encourage
cross-sector collaboration on social issues;
(6) to identify promising strategies to educate and
train citizens, nonprofit organizations, governments,
students, and businesses on entrepreneurial concepts as
applied in the social sector;
(7) to complete a statewide comprehensive strategic
plan to the general public, State and local officials,
various public and private organizations and associations,
businesses and industries, agencies, potential funders,
and other community resources.
The Task Force shall submit a preliminary report to the
General Assembly and the Governor within 6 months of its first
meeting, within 1 year of its first meeting, and a final report
within 2 years of its first meeting. The reports shall address
the plans, actions, and resources needed to achieve its goals
and progress as identified in the Plan. The reports shall

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include an accounting of funds expended, funds received from
grants, and anticipated funding needs and related cost saving
for full implementation of recommended plans and programs.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".