Illinois Administrative Code

Section 485.20 Malpractice Insurance and/or Surety Bond Persons engaged in the provision of immigration assistance service shall secure malpractice insurance with a minimum policy limit of $100,000, or a surety bond in the amount of $100,000, and shall submit to the Office of the…

Section 485.30 Changes in Registration or Verification Registrants must provide written notification to the Attorney General of any changes in the information reported in the registration statement or in the insurance or surety bond verification forms within 90 days after the cha…

Section 485.40 Maximum Fees for Services a) Preparation and Completion of Forms. Immigration service providers shall charge no more than $5 per quarter hour (15 minutes) for permissible services listed below: 1) Completing a government agency form, requested by the customer and a…

Section 485.50 Contracts: Time and Manner of Cancellation A person subject to this Part shall provide the consumer with a contract written in English and in the language of the consumer. The contract shall state a time and manner for cancellation as follows: a) Time for Cancellat…

Section 485.60 Signs and Advertising a) A person subject to this Part shall post on his or her premises the signs described below in English and in every other language in which the person provides or offers to provide assistance in immigration matters. English and foreign langua…

Section 485.EXHIBIT A Registration Statement STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSUMER FRAUD BUREAU 100 WEST RANDOLPH STREET - FLOOR 12 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601 REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF IMMIGRATION SERVICE PROVIDER NOTE: The Registrant shall not, by completing thi…

Section 500.10 Authority The Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, having been created pursuant to Chapter 127, Paragraph 46.1 et seq., Illinois Revised Statutes, has been empowered to administer "An Act creating the Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office…

Section 500.100 Project Changes a) The Applicant shall make its professional staff consultants who have assisted in the preparation of the Application available at the request of the Department during the period of review. b) The Applicant shall immediately inform the Department …

Section 500.110 Provision for Amendment to This Part Any interested person or party may petition the Department requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of this Part. The petitioner shall specify those portions of this Part affected by the proposed change, and each propos…

Section 500.120 Severability If any Section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase in this Part or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not aff…

Section 500.20 Definitions "Act:" means the Metropolitan Civic Center Support Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 85, pars. 1391 et seq.). "Agreement:" means a signed and written document defining the duties and obligations of the Applicant in order to receive financial support from t…

Section 500.30 Computation of Time a) Computation of any period of time prescribed by this Part shall begin with the first business day following the day on which the act, event or development initiating such period of time occurs and shall run until the end of the last day or th…

Section 500.40 Objectives a) The Legislative objective of the Act is to enhance the ability of those citizens of the State of Illinois to avail themselves of civic and cultural centers situated throughout the entire State. b) The objectives of the Department are: 1) to provide an…

Section 500.50 Eligibility a) Only Authorities as herein defined which have been created and organized prior to a program year are eligible to submit an Application. b) Only those projects as herein defined may qualify for State financial support under the Act. c) No Authority ma…

Section 500.60 Form of Application a) All communications relating to application procedures herein defined shall be sent to the Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, ATTN: Civic Center Support Program, 620 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois …

Section 500.61 Pre-Application Consultation a) A Pre-Application Consultation provides an Authority with the opportunity to discuss any of the following topics with the Department: 1) Authority duties and responsibilities; 2) program rules; and 3) requirements contained in the St…

Section 500.70 Application Procedures a) An Application will be considered received when delivered to the office of the Director at 620 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701 during the period for submission of applications in a program year. b) The Director, or the Direc…

Section 500.80 Department Review Procedures The Application shall be reviewed by the Department and the Director may, in his discretion, obtain the assistance of other persons and entities either within or outside State government to assist in this review procedure. Such assistan…

Section 500.90 Agreements a) Agreement between the State and the Applicant – Form. Upon certification, and the Department sale of State of Illinois Civic Center Bonds, if such bonds are required to fund the project, an Agreement must be signed by 1) the Director on behalf of the …

Section 515.10 Purpose Section 605-710 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois authorizes the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to make grants to not-for-profit regional tourism development organizations that assist the Department in developing tourism throughout …

Section 515.100 Computation of Time Computation of any period of time prescribed by this Part shall begin with the first business day following the day on which the act, event or development initiating that period of time occurs, and shall run until the end of the last day or the…

Section 515.110 Severability If any Section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase in this Part or any portion thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any forum of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not …

Section 515.120 Administrative Requirements a) Termination of Grant – Grants shall be terminated for the following reasons: 1) Termination Due to Loss of Funding – In the absence of State funding for a fiscal year, all grants for that year will be terminated in full. In the event…

Section 515.20 Definitions The following definitions are applicable to this Part: "Act": means Section 605-710 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 605/605-710]. "Agreement": means a written document executed between the Grantee and the Department defining the ri…

Section 515.30 Eligible Applicants Illinois Regional Tourism Development Organizations (RTDO) recognized by the Department as certified are eligible to receive grant funds.

Section 515.40 Eligible Use of Grant Funds a) Examples of eligible Promotional Projects include, but are not limited to: 1) Production and printing of travel related brochures that are primarily used as fulfillment for advertising placed 50 miles outside of the regional service a…

Section 515.50 Form of Certification and Application All communications relating to the certification and Application procedures defined in Section 515.60 shall be sent to the RTDO Program Manager, Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, Bureau of Tourism, 620 East Adams St…

Section 515.60 Certification and Application Process The certification and Application process shall be as follows: a) Any Applicant seeking certification as a Regional Tourism Development Organization shall be certified annually by the Department. 1) An Applicant must meet the f…

Section 515.70 Allocation of Appropriations Annual appropriation made by the General Assembly to the Department for the purpose of making grants under this Program may be used by the Department in any region of the State.

Section 515.80 Funding Limitation The maximum grant amount for any one Grantee is subject to the appropriations approved by the General Assembly for any given fiscal year.

Section 515.90 Grant Agreement a) When a grant has been awarded, the Grantee and the Department shall execute an Agreement. The Agreement shall be executed by the Grantee and the Director of the Department or the Director's designee on behalf of the Department. b) The Agreement s…

Section 521.10 Purpose The Department shall issue certificates of exemption from the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act [35 ILCS 120], the Use Tax Act [35 ILCS 105], the Service Use Tax Act [35 ILCS 110], and the Service Occupation Tax Act [35 ILCS 115], all locally-imposed retailers'…

Section 521.100 Certificate of Exemption or Verification a) Department-Qualifying Data Center MOU Upon receipt of a fully-executed MOU between the qualifying data center and the Department, the Department will issue to the qualifying data center a certificate of exemption demonst…

Section 521.110 Noncompliance with Memorandum of Understanding a) If the Department determines that a certified data center or data center tenant that has received a certificate of exemption or verification for credits under the Statute is not complying with the requirements of t…

Section 521.20 Definitions The following definitions are applicable to this Part. "Applicant" means a taxpayer that is an owner or operator of a data center located in Illinois that seeks certification of that data center in order to claim the exemptions or credits created by Sec…

Section 521.30 Eligible Applicants Any data center owner or operator of a data center located or to be located in the State of Illinois may apply to the Department for certification of the data center if the subject data center satisfies the definition of "qualifying Illinois dat…

Section 521.40 Eligibility Determination a) Any taxpayer that owns or operates a data center in the State of Illinois, or a data center to be constructed and is planned to be located in the State of Illinois, may be an "applicant". b) A taxpayer may not execute more than one MOU …

Section 521.50 Form of Application a) Applications will be accepted at any time during the year. The Department will provide interested applicants with an application package upon request. Submission of an application does not commit the Department to award assistance or pay any …

Section 521.60 Application Review a) Prior to substantive evaluation of an application, the Department will screen all applications to determine that all requirements of the application package have been addressed. Applicants will be notified of deficiencies in applications and g…

Section 521.70 Application Denial/Approval a) Applicants shall be notified in writing as to the Department's evaluation of all completed applications. If the Department denies an application, it will specify the reasons for the denial in writing and allow the applicant 30 days to…

Section 521.80 Determination of Term of Exemptions and Amount of Credit a) The Department will determine the duration of the term of exemptions and the amount of credit awarded under the Statute. The duration of the exemptions for any certified data center may not exceed 20 years…

Section 521.90 Data Centers Memorandum of Understanding a) The Department and each qualifying data center seeking a certificate of exemption or tax credits shall enter into an MOU. The MOU shall specify the terms and conditions of the exemptions or credits. It shall define the ri…

Section 522.10 Purpose The Department is charged with implementing a program to certify applicants for an apprenticeship credit under this Section. Upon satisfactory review, the Department shall issue a tax credit certificate to an employer incurring costs on behalf of a qualifyi…

Section 522.100 Noncompliance a) If the Department determines that a tax credit certificate for credits under the Act is not in compliance with the requirements of the certification or any provisions of this Part or the Act, the Director shall provide notice to the employer of th…

Section 522.20 Definitions The following definitions are applicable to this Part. "Act" or "Illinois Income Tax Act" [35 ILCS 5/101 et seq.] "Certificate" means the tax credit certificate issued by the Department under Section 229(c) of the Act as amended by P.A. 101-207. "Depart…

Section 522.30 Maximum Amount of Available Credits For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and beginning on or before January 1, 2025, subject to appropriation the aggregate amount of the tax credits that may be claimed under this Section for qualified education …

Section 522.40 Eligibility Requirements a) In order to qualify for credits under the Act, an applicant must adhere to the requirements established by the Department in this Section and Section 522.50. The Department shall require that any application must be submitted via the Dep…

Section 522.50 Form of Application a) The application submitted by the employer shall at a minimum include the following information about the employer submitting the application: 1) The applicant name, address, email, and telephone number; 2) key contact name and title; 3) total…

Section 522.60 Application Review a) Applications will be accepted at any time during the year. The Department will provide interested applicants with an application package upon request. Submission of an application does not commit the Department to award a credit. All applicati…

Section 522.70 Application Denial/Approval of Certification Applicants shall be notified in writing as to the Department's evaluation of all completed applications. If approved, the Department will issue a certification to the employer. If the Department denies an application, it…