Creates the Community Investment Corporation Development Act. Creates the Community Investment Corporation Development Commission within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Sets forth procedures for appointments to the Commission and sets forth procedures for its operation. Provides that a community investment corporation must be located in St. Clair County. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to develop and maintain a program to make grants to communities seeking to establish community investment corporations. Requires the Commission to seek out funding sources to enhance the development of community investment corporations. Requires the Commission to annually report to the Governor and General Assembly recommendations for community investment corporations, including encouragement of pilot projects that would delegate eminent domain powers to citizens. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Community Investment Corporation Fund.
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Creates the Kenneth Hall Hospital Act. Contains only a short-title provision.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tax credits related to qualified solid waste energy facilities.
Creates the State Apprenticeship and Training Act. Creates the Apprenticeship and Training Council to develop sound apprenticeship training standards and to encourage industry and labor to institute training programs. Establishes the powers and duties of the Council. Provides that the Council shall establish the standards for the certification of the competence of individuals as journeymen in the various building, craft or other skilled trades. Provides that apprenticeship committees may be approved in any trade or group of trades, or in municipalities, regions of the State, or trade areas, by the Council whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades in such localities justify such establishment. Provides that certain information shall be contained in an apprenticeship agreement. Provides that the provisions of the Act shall, in regard to apprenticeship and training programs, apply to a person, firm, corporation or craft only after such person, firm, corporation or craft has voluntarily elected to conform with the provisions of the Act.
Requires the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse of the Department of Human Services to develop a plan for the treatment of substance abuse among homeless persons, assess the need for various services, and report to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Appropriates $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for grants to the City of East St. Louis for street repair and construction. Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the primary powers of banks.
Amends the Mid-America Medical District Act. Authorizes the District to issue revenue bonds.
Appropriates $15,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of making grants to promote housing development and construction in East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville, Cahokia, Brooklyn, and Venice. Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Requires the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse of the Department of Human Services to develop a plan for the treatment of substance abuse among homeless persons and that the Office shall assess the need for short term residential services, acute treatment services, transitional support services, outpatient services, day treatment services, long term residential services, supportive housing services, and any other needed services. Sets forth elements to be included in the plan. Requires the Secretary of Human Services to submit the plan to the Governor and the General Assembly within 6 months.