ENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE CENTER
Summary
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and support, subject to appropriation, entrepreneurship assistance centers, including the issuance of grants, at career education agencies and not-for-profit corporations. Provides criteria for the selection and designation of centers. Provides requirements for the establishment and operation of each center. Provides requirements for grant applicants. Provides reporting requirements. Defines terms.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 19, 2021
Signed Aug 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2021 · House Apr 16, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
May 29, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 6, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Commerce; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Commerce
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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