Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 689/30) Sec. 30. Administration of the Act; rules. The Agency may administer this Act and shall adopt any rules necessary for that purpose. (Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)

(20 ILCS 689/5) Sec. 5. Findings and State policy. The General Assembly recognizes that agriculture is a vital sector of the Illinois economy and that an important growth industry for the Illinois agricultural sector is renewable fuels production. Renewable fuels produced from Il…

(20 ILCS 689/905) Sec. 905. (Renumbered). (Source: Renumbered by P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(20 ILCS 689/95) (was 20 ILCS 689/905) Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 689/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03.)

(20 ILCS 692/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Small Business Advisory Act. (Source: P.A. 93-318, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 692/10) Sec. 10. Small business advisory web pages site. (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this Act, each Agency must create and make available on the World Wide Web a small business advisory page. (b) Each agency that (i) has adopted or is preparing to ado…

(20 ILCS 692/15) Sec. 15. Advisory opinions and interpretations. Each agency must post plain language versions of all advisory opinions and interpretations of rules and statutes affecting small businesses issued by the agency on its small business advisory web page. No person who…

(20 ILCS 692/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Agency" means the same as in Section 1-20 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. "Joint Committee" means the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. "Small business" means any for profit entity, independently owned and op…

(20 ILCS 695/20-1) Sec. 20-1. Short Title. This Article may be cited as the State and Regional Development Strategy Act. (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)

(20 ILCS 695/20-10) Sec. 20-10. Strategic Planning. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may prepare an economic development strategy for Illinois. By no later than February 1, 2001 and biennially thereafter, the Department may make modifications in the economic de…

(20 ILCS 695/20-105) Sec. 20-105. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing Section 46.44. (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)

(20 ILCS 695/20-5) Sec. 20-5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that an essential step to assist the Illinois economy, both on a statewide and on a local level, to respond to increasingly competitive global conditions and economic trends is to establish a consensus on a long-te…

(20 ILCS 695/999-1) Sec. 999-1. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)

(20 ILCS 700/1001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3701-1) Sec. 1001. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Technology Advancement and Development Act. (Source: P.A. 86-870.)

(20 ILCS 700/1002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3701-2) Sec. 1002. Findings and declaration of policy. The General Assembly hereby finds that numerous economic challenges confront the State, including dramatic increases in foreign productivity and global market competition which have forc…

(20 ILCS 700/1003) (from Ch. 127, par. 3701-3) Sec. 1003. Definitions. The following words and phrases, for the purposes of this Act, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them, except when the context otherwise requires, or except as otherwise provided in this Act: "A…

(20 ILCS 700/1004) (from Ch. 127, par. 3701-4) Sec. 1004. Duties and powers. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish and administer any of the programs authorized under this Act subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the General Assembly.…

(20 ILCS 700/2001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3702-1) Sec. 2001. Technology Challenge Grant Program. (a) The Department may, subject to appropriated funds, establish a Technology Challenge Grant Program to provide initial grant funding requirements to help secure federal research and de…

(20 ILCS 700/2002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3702-2) Sec. 2002. Grant purposes. (a) Grants authorized under this Article shall be awarded only for the following purposes: (i) applied innovation research that provides initial grant funding to help serve critical research and development…

(20 ILCS 700/2003) (from Ch. 127, par. 3702-3) Sec. 2003. Grant evaluation and amounts. (a) The Department shall evaluate grant applications based upon criteria provided under this Section. The Department shall not award any Challenge Grant that is not recommended for funding by …

(20 ILCS 700/3001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3703-1) Sec. 3001. Illinois Technology Enterprise Development and Investment Program. The Department shall, subject to appropriated funds, establish an Advanced Technology Enterprise Development Program to: (i) provide investments, loans, or…

(20 ILCS 700/3002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3703-2) Sec. 3002. Investment requirements. Any direct financial assistance shall: (a) Be awarded only if other financing with respect to the business project is provided. Other financing may be in the form of any loan, equity position, conv…

(20 ILCS 700/3003) (from Ch. 127, par. 3703-3) Sec. 3003. Applications. (a) An application for direct financial assistance shall be submitted to the Department in accordance with forms and filing fees prescribed by the Department. The application may require facts about the compa…

(20 ILCS 700/3004) (from Ch. 127, par. 3703-4) Sec. 3004. Investment purpose. (a) Direct qualified investments, loans, or participation investments in investment or loan portfolios authorized by this Article of this Act may be made for the purpose of financing any new process, te…

(20 ILCS 700/3004.5) Sec. 3004.5. Illinois Technology Enterprise Centers Requirements. (a) The Department may, subject to available appropriated funds, working with the Illinois Coalition, establish one or more regional technology enterprise development centers whose mission is t…

(20 ILCS 700/3005) (from Ch. 127, par. 3703-5) Sec. 3005. Eligible applicants - forms of assistance. Financial assistance may be made to, or on behalf of, any for profit entity, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or joint venture carrying on business, or organized to c…

(20 ILCS 700/3501) Sec. 3501. Business Modernization Initiative. The Department may create one or more programs under this Article to assist the State's existing mature business and industry base to adopt and use appropriate technologies. The programs may vary in breadth of activ…

(20 ILCS 700/3505) Sec. 3505. Modernization Retooling Loan Program. (a) The Department may establish, subject to available appropriated funds, a loan program that will improve businesses' production systems and work organization to preserve and create private sector jobs by incre…

(20 ILCS 700/3510) Sec. 3510. Development Corporation Program. (a) The Department may provide, subject to available appropriated funds, financial assistance to the State's mature, small, or medium-sized businesses through development corporations that assume a responsibility for …

(20 ILCS 700/3515) Sec. 3515. Modernization grants. (a) Subject to available appropriated funds, modernization grants may be made for the purpose of financing, competitive assessments, or productivity improvement services that the Department determines may result in technology en…

(20 ILCS 700/3520) Sec. 3520. Manufacturing Extension Program. (a) The Department may establish, subject to available appropriated funds, a program of statewide manufacturing extension centers serving the geographic needs of the State's manufacturers, whose mission is to assist s…

(20 ILCS 700/3525) Sec. 3525. Manufacturing and Export Base Services. (a) The Department may, subject to available appropriated funds, establish a program of statewide assistance to the manufacturing and services export base of the State serving the sector-wide needs of small and…

(20 ILCS 700/3530) Sec. 3530. Eligible applicants; forms of assistance. Financial assistance may be made to, or on behalf of, any for-profit entity, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or joint venture carrying on business, or organized to carry on business, in this St…

(20 ILCS 700/4001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-1) Sec. 4001. Third party award challenge. Applicants denied funds by the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to be conveyed with the right to challenge the awarding of funds by the Department…

(20 ILCS 700/4002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-2) Sec. 4002. Confidentiality. Any documentary materials or data made or received by any member, agent or employee of the Department, consisting of trade secrets, commercial or financial information regarding the operation of any enterp…

(20 ILCS 700/4003) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-3) Sec. 4003. Federal programs. The Department is authorized to accept and expend federal monies in furtherance of this Act and to use funds appropriated under this Act for programs pending reimbursement from federal funds, except that …

(20 ILCS 700/4004) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-4) Sec. 4004. Disclaimer. Recipients of funding provided under this Act shall hold the State of Illinois and divisions thereof harmless for any and all claims and actions based upon and arising out of any services performed under the fu…

(20 ILCS 700/4005) Sec. 4005. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-870. Repealed by P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)

(20 ILCS 701/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the High Technology School-to-Work Act. (Source: P.A. 92-250, eff. 8-3-01.)

(20 ILCS 701/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "High technology occupations" mean scientific, technical, and engineering occupations in…

(20 ILCS 701/15) Sec. 15. Purpose. The primary purpose of this Act is to increase the number of students exiting secondary and postsecondary schools who opt to enter occupations requiring advanced skills in the areas of science, mathematics, and advanced technology. A secondary g…

(20 ILCS 701/20) Sec. 20. Coordination with economic development activities. The Department may coordinate the administration of the High Technology School-to-Work Program, including the targeting of projects, with the Department's technology related planning and economic develop…

(20 ILCS 701/25) Sec. 25. Program design. Local partnerships must provide students with work experience in high technology occupations combined with related classroom instruction. Employers and educators must cooperatively adopt or develop, or both, skills standards, curricula, a…

(20 ILCS 701/30) Sec. 30. Allowable costs. Subject to the limitations in Section 35 of this Act, grant funds may be used for any reasonable and necessary expense related to the successful conduct of a high technology school-to-work project as approved by the Department and specif…

(20 ILCS 701/35) Sec. 35. Limitations. To be an allowable grant cost, expenses must: (1) be for an extraordinary cost incurred due to the high technology school-to-work project; (2) not be used for stipends or wages paid to students during the work-based project activities; and (…

(20 ILCS 701/40) Sec. 40. Duties. The Department may: (1) Establish and coordinate the High Technology School-to-Work Program. (2) Subject to appropriations, make grants to local partnerships to administer high technology school-to-work projects. (3) Periodically identify high te…

(20 ILCS 701/45) Sec. 45. Grant selection. Applications for funding must be reviewed using the criteria in this Section. The Director must make final funding decisions. Review criteria include: (1) the appropriateness of the targeted industries and occupations; (2) the appropriat…

(20 ILCS 701/5) Sec. 5. Statement of findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Illinois must compete in an increasingly global economy characterized by the use of advanced technologies to create new products and services and increase the efficiency of production; (2) those n…

(20 ILCS 701/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-250, eff. 8-3-01.)