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HB1569 Engrossed |
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LRB094 06379 RSP 41078 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 605-417 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 605/605-417 new) |
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| Sec. 605-417. International standardization assistance |
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| program.
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| The Department may create a program for the assistance of |
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| Illinois manufacturers and other businesses to become |
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| accredited and reaccredited in approved international |
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| standardization organizations. This program is subject to |
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| appropriation and may provide for the collaboration of |
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| statewide manufacturing extension organizations and other |
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| providers of programs offering certification in international |
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| standardization organizations. |
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| The Department may promulgate rules regarding all aspects |
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| of the program of assistance provided for in this Section. |
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| For the purposes of this Section, an "international |
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| standardization organization" shall mean a recognized body |
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| that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, |
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| specifications, and criteria to be applied consistently in the |
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| classification of materials, in the manufacture and supply of |
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| products, in testing and analysis, in terminology, and in the |
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| provision of services and may include a reference framework or |
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| a common technological language between suppliers and their |
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| customers that facilitates trade and the transfer of |
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| technology.
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