Bill Text: IL SB2810 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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 assistance with exports.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2810 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2810-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 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 is | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | amended by changing Section 605-615 as follows:
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 605/605-615) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19e)
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| 8 | Sec. 605-615. Assistance with exports. The
The Department | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | shall have the
following duties and responsibilities in regard | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | to the Civil Administrative
Code of Illinois: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (1) To establish or cosponsor mentoring conferences, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | utilizing experienced
manufacturing exporters, to explain and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | provide information to prospective
export manufacturers and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | businesses concerning the process of exporting to both
domestic | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | and international opportunities.
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| 16 | (2) To provide technical assistance to prospective export | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | manufacturers and
businesses seeking to establish domestic and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | international export
opportunities.
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| 19 | (3) To coordinate with the Department's Small Business | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Development Centers
to link buyers with prospective export | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | manufacturers and businesses.
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| 22 | (4) To promote, both domestically and abroad, products made | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | in Illinois in
order to inform consumers and buyers of their | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | high quality
standards and craftsmanship.
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| 2 | (5) To provide technical assistance toward establishment | ||||||
| 3 | of export trade
corporations in the private sector.
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| 4 | (6) To develop an electronic data base to compile | ||||||
| 5 | information on
international trade and investment activities | ||||||
| 6 | in Illinois companies,
provide access to research and business | ||||||
| 7 | opportunities through external data
bases, and connect this | ||||||
| 8 | data base through international communication
systems with | ||||||
| 9 | appropriate domestic and worldwide networks users.
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| 10 | (7) To collect and distribute to foreign commercial | ||||||
| 11 | libraries directories,
catalogs, brochures, and other | ||||||
| 12 | information of value to foreign businesses
considering doing | ||||||
| 13 | business in this State.
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| 14 | (8) To establish an export finance awareness program to | ||||||
| 15 | provide
information to banking organizations about methods | ||||||
| 16 | used by banks to provide
financing for businesses engaged in | ||||||
| 17 | exporting and about other State and
federal programs to promote | ||||||
| 18 | and expedite export financing.
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| 19 | (9) To undertake a survey of Illinois' businesses to | ||||||
| 20 | identify exportable
products and the businesses interested in | ||||||
| 21 | exporting.
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| 22 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-16, | ||||||
| 23 | eff.
6-28-01.)
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