Congratulates State Representative Robyn Gabel on receiving the Civic Engagement, Community Service, and Community Organizing (CECSCO) Award during the annual University of Illinois-Chicago Gender and Women's Studies Program's Women's History Month Reception.
Congratulates Cleo Wilson on receiving the Civic Engagement, Community Service, and Community Organizing (CECSCO) Award during the annual University of Illinois-Chicago Gender and Women's Studies Program's Women's History Month Reception.
Mourns the death of Irving King of Chicago.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the two Houses shall convene in Joint Session on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the hour of 12:00 o'clock noon for the purpose of hearing his Excellency Governor Pat Quinn present to the General Assembly his Budget Message for the Fiscal Year 2012, as required by Chapter 15, Section 20/50-5 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the House of Representatives adjourns on Wednesday, February 09, 2011, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the Speaker; and when the Senate adjourns on Wednesday, February 09, 2011, it stands adjourned until Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 10:00 o'clock a.m., and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock noon, or until the call of the President.
Adopts the House Rules for the 97th General Assembly.
Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative purpose.
Creates the Microloan Program Act. Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to (i) make loans to eligible intermediaries for the purpose of making short-term, fixed rate loans to certain business concerns, (ii) make grants to those intermediaries to provide marketing, management, and technical assistance to small business concerns, and (iii) make grants to non-profit entities for the purpose of providing marketing, management, and technical assistance to low-income individuals under certain circumstances. Specifies criteria that eligible intermediaries must satisfy. Sets forth requirements for loans made to intermediaries; marketing, management, and technical assistance grants to intermediaries; private sector borrowing technical assistance grants; and loans to small business concerns from eligible intermediaries. Requires the Department to file certain reports with the General Assembly. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Business Loan and Investment Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Authorizes the Department, subject to appropriation, to use the moneys in the Fund to carry out the purposes of the Microloan Program Act.
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, January 13, 2011, the House of Representatives stands adjourned until Friday, January 21, 2011, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, January 25, 2011, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Friday, January 28, 2011, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Monday, January 31, 2011, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 01, 2011, or until the call of the Speaker, and the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, January 19, 2011, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Wednesday, January 26, 2011, in perfunctory session; and when it adjourns on that day, it stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock Noon, or until the call of the President.
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act and the State Finance Act. Provides that the Illinois Finance Authority must establish a financially distressed provider revolving loan program. Provides that the Authority may issue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300,000,000 for the purpose of providing short-term, no-interest loans to qualified health care and human services providers. Provides that certain amounts shall be transferred from cigarette tax receipts into the Financially Distressed Provider Debt Service Fund, and amends the State Finance Act to create the Financially Distressed Provider Debt Service Fund. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the State Comptroller Act to provide that delinquent loan amounts may be offset from warrants. Effective immediately.
