Carol Ammons Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Establishes New Commissions to Impose Racial Diversity Requirements
Signed by Governor JB Pritzker
Title: Establishes New Commissions to Impose Racial Diversity Requirements
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that establishes new commissions and includes additional racial diversity requirements in state purchasing policies.
Specifies conditions that must be met to receive grant funding from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds Program (Sec. 5.b):
The business must be a for-profit, Illinois-based business;
The business must have received an SBIR/STTR Phase I award from a participating federal agency in response to a specific federal solicitation. The business must also have submitted a final Phase I report, demonstrated that the sponsoring agency has an interest in the Phase II proposal, and submitted a Phase II proposal to the agency.
The business must satisfy all federal SBIR/STTR requirements;
The business must not receive concurrent funding support from other sources that duplicates the purpose of this Section;
The business must certify that at least 51% of the research described in the federal SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal will be conducted in this State and that the business will remain an Illinois-based business for the duration of the SBIR/STTR Phase II project; and
The business must demonstrate its ability to research its SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal.
Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to match the funds received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal up to a maximum of $50,000 (Sec. 5.c).
Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity include at least all of the following (Sec. 5.d):
The name of the business, the form of business organization under which it is operated, and the names and addresses of the principals or management of the business;
An acknowledgment of receipt of the Phase I report and Phase II proposal by the relevant federal agency; and
Any other information necessary for the Department to evaluate the application.
Title: Establishes New Commissions to Impose Racial Diversity Requirements
Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes new commissions and includes additional racial diversity requirements in state purchasing policies.
Specifies conditions that must be met to receive grant funding from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds Program (Sec. 5.b):
The business must be a for-profit, Illinois-based business;
The business must have received an SBIR/STTR Phase I award from a participating federal agency in response to a specific federal solicitation. The business must also have submitted a final Phase I report, demonstrated that the sponsoring agency has an interest in the Phase II proposal, and submitted a Phase II proposal to the agency.
The business must satisfy all federal SBIR/STTR requirements;
The business must not receive concurrent funding support from other sources that duplicates the purpose of this Section;
The business must certify that at least 51% of the research described in the federal SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal will be conducted in this State and that the business will remain an Illinois-based business for the duration of the SBIR/STTR Phase II project; and
The business must demonstrate its ability to research its SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal.
Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to match the funds received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal up to a maximum of $50,000 (Sec. 5.c).
Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity include at least all of the following (Sec. 5.d):
The name of the business, the form of business organization under which it is operated, and the names and addresses of the principals or management of the business;
An acknowledgment of receipt of the Phase I report and Phase II proposal by the relevant federal agency; and
Any other information necessary for the Department to evaluate the application.
Title: Establishes New Commissions to Impose Racial Diversity Requirements
Title: Establishes New Commissions to Impose Racial Diversity Requirements