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Illinois House Bill HB3751

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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3751 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 605/605-55 was 20 ILCS 605/46.21 Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into contracts, including, but not limited to, making grants and loans, with employment social enterprises. Defines terms. LRB104 12158 SPS 22258 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3751 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 605/605-55 was 20 ILCS 605/46.21 20 ILCS 605/605-55 was 20 ILCS 605/46.21 Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into contracts, including, but not limited to, making grants and loans, with employment social enterprises. Defines terms. LRB104 12158 SPS 22258 b LRB104 12158 SPS 22258 b A BILL FOR
2+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3751 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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311 1 AN ACT concerning State government.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
715 5 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
8-6 is amended by changing Section 605-1032 as follows:
9-7 (20 ILCS 605/605-1032)
10-8 Sec. 605-1032. Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment.
11-9 (a) As used in this Section:
12-10 "Eligible not-for-profit corporation" means a
13-11 not-for-profit corporation, as defined in Section 101.80 of
14-12 the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, that
15-13 primarily serves minorities, women, veterans, or persons with
16-14 a disability.
17-15 "Employment social enterprise" means a nonprofit or
18-16 for-profit organization that:
19-17 (1) demonstrates a mission to provide employment and
20-18 social supports with on-the-job and life skills training
21-19 to individuals with a barrier to employment; and
22-20 (2) provides services or produces or assembles goods,
23-21 or a combination of both.
24-22 "Office" means the Office of Economic Equity and
25-23 Empowerment.
16+6 is amended by changing Section 605-55 as follows:
17+7 (20 ILCS 605/605-55) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.21)
18+8 Sec. 605-55. Contracts and other acts to accomplish
19+9 Department's duties. To make and enter into contracts,
20+10 including, but not limited to, making grants and loans to
21+11 units of local government, private agencies as defined in the
22+12 Illinois State Auditing Act, non-profit corporations,
23+13 educational institutions, employment social enterprises, and
24+14 for-profit businesses as authorized pursuant to appropriations
25+15 by the General Assembly from the Build Illinois Bond Fund, the
26+16 Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund, the Fund for Illinois' Future,
27+17 the Capital Development Fund, and the General Revenue Fund,
28+18 and generally to do all things that, in its judgment, may be
29+19 necessary, proper, and expedient in accomplishing its duties.
30+20 For the purposes of this Section, "employment social
31+21 enterprise" means a non-profit or for-profit entity that
32+22 provides services or produces or assembles goods and
33+23 demonstrates a mission to provide employment and social
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34-1 (b) The Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment is
35-2 hereby created within the Department. The Office shall assist
36-3 minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses,
37-4 veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with
38-5 disabilities, employment social enterprises, eligible
39-6 not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved communities
40-7 and constituencies through targeted programs, resources, and
41-8 outreach and promotional activities. The Office may engage in
42-9 or conduct the following activities:
43-10 (1) promoting and conducting outreach efforts to
44-11 ensure access to State and federal funding opportunities,
45-12 and assisting minority-owned businesses, women-owned
46-13 businesses, veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by
47-14 persons with disabilities, employment social enterprises,
48-15 eligible not-for-profit corporations, and other
49-16 underserved communities and constituencies in applying for
50-17 and receiving loan funds in the State;
51-18 (2) providing and hosting workshops and public forums
52-19 and engaging in outreach efforts for minority-owned
53-20 businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned
54-21 businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities,
55-22 employment social enterprises, and other underserved
56-23 communities and constituencies to encourage participation
57-24 in programs under the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
58-25 Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and assisting
59-26 those businesses in becoming designated under that Act and
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38+20 ILCS 605/605-55 was 20 ILCS 605/46.21 20 ILCS 605/605-55 was 20 ILCS 605/46.21
39+20 ILCS 605/605-55 was 20 ILCS 605/46.21
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70-1 under similar certification programs;
71-2 (3) providing and hosting workshops and public forums
72-3 and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate
73-4 minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses,
74-5 veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with
75-6 disabilities, employment social enterprises, eligible
76-7 not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved
77-8 communities and constituencies on the process of applying
78-9 for and becoming certified to apply for State grant funds
79-10 under the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act;
80-11 (4) providing and hosting workshops and public forums
81-12 and engaging in outreach efforts that assist and educate
82-13 aspiring and existing minority-owned businesses,
83-14 women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses,
84-15 businesses owned by persons with disabilities, employment
85-16 social enterprises, eligible not-for-profit corporations,
86-17 and other underserved communities and constituencies with
87-18 understanding concepts including, but not limited to,
88-19 business formation and not-for-profit incorporation,
89-20 business planning, capital access, and marketing a
90-21 business or not-for-profit corporation;
91-22 (5) administering programs established by the
92-23 Department or the General Assembly to provide grants to
93-24 minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses,
94-25 veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with
95-26 disabilities, employment social enterprises, eligible
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106-1 not-for-profit corporations, and other underserved
107-2 communities and constituencies;
108-3 (6) coordinating assistance for minority-owned
109-4 businesses, woman-owned businesses, veteran-owned
110-5 businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities,
111-6 employment social enterprises, eligible not-for-profit
112-7 corporations, and other underserved communities and
113-8 constituencies with other State agencies;
114-9 (7) providing staff, administration, and related
115-10 support required to administer this Section; and
116-11 (8) establishing applications, notifications,
117-12 contracts, and other forms and procedures, and adopting
118-13 rules deemed necessary and appropriate.
119-14 (c) The Office may use vendors or enter into contracts to
120-15 carry out the purposes of this Section, including, but not
121-16 limited to, engaging employment social enterprises as service
122-17 providers for workforce development, business training, and
123-18 economic empowerment programs.
124-19 (Source: P.A. 103-889, eff. 1-1-25.)
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