The goal of the strategic plan shall be to ensure that this State is competitive with respect to attracting creative economy business, retaining talent within this State, and developing marketable content that can be exported for national and international consumption and monetization.

The strategic plan shall address support for the creative community within historically marginalized communities, as well as the creative economy at large, and take into account the diverse interests, strengths, and needs of the people of this State.

In developing the strategic plan for the creative economy in this State, the Task Force shall:

(1) identify existing studies of aspects affecting the creative economy, including studies relating to tax issues, legislation, finance, population and demographics, and employment;

(2) conduct a comparative analysis with other jurisdictions that have successfully developed creative economy plans and programs;

(3) conduct in-depth interviews to identify best HB4261 Enrolled - 7 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b practices for structuring a strategic plan for this State;

(4) evaluate existing banking models for financing creative economy projects in the private sector and develop a financial model to promote investment in this State's creative economy;

(5) evaluate existing federal, State, and local tax incentives and make recommendations for improvements to support the creative economy;

(6) identify the role that counties and cities play with respect to the strategic plan and the specific counties and cities that may need or want a stronger creative economy;

(7) identify opportunities for aligning with new business models and the integration of new technologies;

(8) identify the role that State education programs in the creative arts play in the creative economy and with respect to advancing the strategic plan;

(9) identify geographic areas with the least amount of access or opportunity for a creative economy;

(10) identify opportunities for earn-and-learn job training employment for students who have enrolled or completed a program in the arts, low-income or unemployed creative workers, and others with demonstrated interest in creative work in their communities;

and (11) identify existing initiatives and projects that can be used as models for earn-and-learn opportunities or HB4261 Enrolled - 8 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b as examples of best practices for earn-and-learn opportunities that can be replicated Statewide or in different regions.

(d) The Task Force shall submit its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2026.

(e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support to the Task Force.

(f) Appropriations for the Task Force may be used to support operational expenses of the Department, including entering into a contract with a third-party provider for administrative support.

(g) The Director or the Director's designee may, after issuing a request for proposals, designate a third-party provider to help facilitate Task Force meetings, compile information, and prepare the strategic plan described in subsection (c).

A third-party provider contracted by the Director shall have experience conducting business in professional arts or experience in business development and drafting business plans and multidisciplinary planning documents.

(h) This Section is repealed January 1, 2027.

HB4261 Enrolled - 9 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Section 15.

The Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(20 ILCS 4119/10) Sec.

10.

Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women.

(a) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee, in consultation with the Director of the Illinois State Police and the Chicago Police Superintendent, shall appoint the non-legislative members to the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women to advise the Director and the Chicago Police Superintendent and to report to the General Assembly on recommendations to reduce and end violence against Chicago women and girls.

The Task Force may also serve as a liaison between the Director, the Chicago Police Superintendent, and agencies and nongovernmental organizations that provide services to victims, victims' families, and victims' communities.

Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may, subject to appropriation, receive reimbursement for their expenses as members of the Task Force.

(b) There is created the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women, which shall consist of the following individuals, or their designees, who are knowledgeable in crime victims' rights or violence protection and, unless otherwise specified, members shall be appointed for 2-year terms as follows:

HB4261 Enrolled - 10 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b (1) Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(2) Two members of the House of Representatives, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(3) Two members from among the following appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee:

(A) an association representing Illinois chiefs of police;

(B) an association representing Illinois sheriffs;

(C) an officer who is employed by the Illinois State Police;

or (D) an Illinois peace officer's association;

(4) One or more representatives from among the following:

(A) an association representing State's Attorneys;

(B) an attorney representing the United States Attorney's Office in Chicago;

or (C) a circuit judge, associate judge, or attorney working in juvenile court;

or (D) the Cook County Medical Examiner, or his or her designee, or a representative from a statewide HB4261 Enrolled - 11 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b coroner's or medical examiner's association or a representative of the Department of Public Health;

(5) Two representatives for victims, with a focus on individuals who work with victims of violence or their families appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee;

and (6) Four or more members from among the following appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee:

(A) a statewide or local organization that provides legal services to Chicago women and girls;

(B) a statewide or local organization that provides advocacy or counseling for Chicago women and girls who have been victims of violence;

(C) a statewide or local organization that provides healthcare services to Chicago women and girls;

(D) a statewide organization that represents women and girls who have been sexually assaulted;

(E) a women's health organization or agency;

or (F) a Chicago woman who is a survivor of gender-related violence;

and.

(7) Two officers who are employed by the Chicago Police Department nominated by the Chicago Police HB4261 Enrolled - 12 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Superintendent or the Chicago Police Superintendent's designee and appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee.

(c) Vacancies in positions appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee shall be filled by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee consistent with the qualifications of the vacating member required by this Section.

(d) Task Force members shall annually elect a chair and vice-chair from among the Task Force's members, and may elect other officers as necessary.

The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly, or upon the call of its chair, and may hold meetings throughout the City of Chicago.

The Task Force shall meet frequently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in this Section.

Meetings of the Task Force are subject to the Open Meetings Act.

The Task Force shall seek out and enlist the cooperation and assistance of nongovernmental organizations, community, and advocacy organizations working with the Chicago community, and academic researchers and experts, specifically those specializing in violence against Chicago women and girls, representing diverse communities disproportionately affected by violence against women and girls, or focusing on issues related to gender-related violence and violence against HB4261 Enrolled - 13 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Chicago women and girls.

(e) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee shall convene the first meeting of the Task Force no later than 30 days after the appointment of a majority of the members of the Task Force.

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide meeting space and administrative assistance as necessary for the Task Force to conduct its work.

The chair of the Task Force may call electronic meetings of the Task Force.

A member of the Task Force participating electronically shall be deemed present for purposes of establishing a quorum and voting.

(f) The Task Force must examine and report on the following:

(1) the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago women and girls experience, including patterns and underlying factors that explain why disproportionately high levels of violence occur against Chicago women and girls, including underlying historical, social, economic, institutional, and cultural factors that may contribute to the violence;

(2) appropriate methods for tracking and collecting data on violence against Chicago women and girls, including data on missing and murdered Chicago women and girls;

(3) policies and institutions such as policing, child HB4261 Enrolled - 14 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b welfare, medical examiner practices, and other governmental practices that impact violence against Chicago women and girls and the investigation and prosecution of crimes of gender-related violence against Chicago residents;

(4) measures necessary to address and reduce violence against Chicago women and girls;

and (5) measures to help victims, victims' families, and victims' communities prevent and heal from violence that occurs against Chicago women and girls.

(g) The Task Force shall report on or before December 31 of 2024, and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter, to the General Assembly and the Governor on the work of the Task Force, including, but not limited to, the issues to be examined in subsection (g), and shall include in the annual report recommendations regarding institutional policies and practices or proposed institutional policies and practices that are effective in reducing gender-related violence and increasing the safety of Chicago women and girls.

The report shall include recommendations to reduce and end violence against Chicago women and girls and help victims and communities heal from gender-related violence and violence against Chicago women and girls.

(Source:

P.A.

102-1057, eff.

1-1-23;

103-154, eff.

6-30-23.) Section 20.

The Community Land Trust Task Force Act is HB4261 Enrolled - 15 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b amended by changing Sections 20, 30, and 35 as follows:

10300HB4261sam002 -5- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a (Source:

6-30-23.) HB4261 Enrolled - 16 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Section 25.15.

10300HB4261sam002 -6- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a current member of the General Assembly;

(6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be HB4261 Enrolled - 17 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b a current member of the General Assembly;

(C) an online suggestion box through which 10300HB4261sam002 -7- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a residents can offer design ideas for the State flag;

HB4261 Enrolled - 18 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b (5) select, on or before January 1, 2025 September 1, 2024, a group of no more than 10 proposed flag designs that:

10300HB4261sam002 -8- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised or new State flag;

(e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date HB4261 Enrolled - 19 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the first meeting of the Commission by no later than June 30, 2024 September 1, 2023.

10300HB4261sam002 -9- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a (Source:

8-7-23.) Section 30.20.

HB4261 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b (a) The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June 30, 2025 2024.

11-17-23.) Section 35.25.

The members of all committees which it establishes shall serve without compensation for such service, but they shall be paid 10300HB4261sam002 -10- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a their necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations under this Act.

The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of HB4261 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the Secretary of the Senate, and filing such additional copies with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.

12-10-18.) Section 40.30.

These examinations and indicators must be based on national and 10300HB4261sam002 -11- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a State professional teaching standards, as determined by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.

This test would allow an HB4261 Enrolled - 22 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements.

(d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content area test that contains testing elements that cover 10300HB4261sam002 -12- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable language and literacy subscore can be determined.

Candidates need not achieve a HB4261 Enrolled - 23 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b particular subscore in the area of language and literacy.

Except as otherwise provided in this Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in 10300HB4261sam002 -13- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.

Subject to appropriation, an individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher HB4261 Enrolled - 24 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b performance assessment under this subsection.

(4) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 10300HB4261sam002 -14- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a Representatives.

(7) One member from a statewide organization HB4261 Enrolled - 25 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b representing school principals, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

(13) One member from a statewide organization 10300HB4261sam002 -15- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a representing school districts in the southern suburbs of the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

(15) One member from a statewide organization representing school districts in the collar counties of HB4261 Enrolled - 26 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

10300HB4261sam002 -16- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a (20) One member representing a statewide organization focused on research-based education policy to support a school system that prepares all students for college, a career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

HB4261 Enrolled - 27 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b (22) One member representing a statewide organization that partners with educator preparation programs and school districts to support the growth and development of preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

The Task Force shall first meet at the call of the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent 10300HB4261sam002 -17- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of Education.

The Task HB4261 Enrolled - 28 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.

The tests shall be administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and 10300HB4261sam002 -18- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.

The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this Code in the English language and in the language of the HB4261 Enrolled - 29 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b transitional bilingual education program requested by the applicant.

revised 9-1-23.) 10300HB4261sam002 -19- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a Section 45.35.

(a) The Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding HB4261 Enrolled - 30 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Allocation Task Force is hereby created.

(7) One member representing a local administering agency from Cook County (excluding Chicago), DuPage County, Lake County, Kane County, Will County, or McHenry 10300HB4261sam002 -20- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a County, appointed by the Governor.

(9) One member representing a local administering HB4261 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b agency from a rural area, appointed by the Governor;

as used in this subparagraph, "rural area" 10300HB4261sam002 -21- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a means an area of the State that is not specifically named in subparagraph (A) or (B).

Members of the Task Force must be appointed no later than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the HB4261 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b 102nd General Assembly.

10300HB4261sam002 -22- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a (d) A report delineating the Task Force's findings, conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly no later than September 30, 2024 2023.

(e) The members of the Task Force are exempt from requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other applicable law or regulation that would require Task Force members to complete trainings, disclosures, or other filings since the HB4261 Enrolled - 33 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b Task Force is of limited duration and is charged only with delivering a non-binding report.

7-1-23.) Section 50.40.

10300HB4261sam002 -23- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a (a) The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor shall be governed by a board of governors which shall consist of 10 members as follows:

and (3) One State's Attorney to be bi-annually appointed HB4261 Enrolled - 34 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b by the other 9 members.

The board shall meet at least once every 6 3 months, and in addition thereto as 10300HB4261sam002 -24- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a directed by the Chairman, or upon the special call of any 5 members of the board, in writing, sent to the Chairman, designating the time and place of the meeting.

HB4261 Enrolled - 35 - LRB103 35291 KTG 65325 b (h) A position shall be vacated by either a member's resignation, removal or inability to serve as State's Attorney.

12-17-21.) 10300HB4261sam002 -25- LRB103 35291 BDA 74116 a Section 99.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law.law.".