SB1134sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 10/12/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1134

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1134 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise Act.

Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly hereby finds as follows:

(1) Citizens are urgently seeking solutions to social issues, such as education, health care, unemployment, and poverty, which continue to plague Illinois at alarming rates.

(2) The establishment of a Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise will ensure that Illinois stays on the cutting edge of finding innovative and sustainable solutions to these social issues and encourages nonprofits, government, and the private sector to partner on effective solutions and bring funds to Illinois to support these efforts.

Section 10. Definitions.

"Task Force" means the task force established under this Act to research and establish a plan for social innovation, entrepreneurship, and enterprise.

"Nonprofit organization" means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code, including religious organizations and philanthropic organizations that meet such requirements.

"Social innovation" means the multi-disciplinary field that contains the practices of social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and cross-sector collaboration. "Social innovation" also means, in accordance with language adopted by the Social Innovation Fund, administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, social innovation is the development and eventual scaling of promising and potentially transformative community-based approaches that solve critical problems. An approach is "transformative" if it not only produces strong impact, but also (i) has the potential to address how the same challenge is addressed in other communities, (ii) concurrently addresses more than one critical community challenge, or (iii) produces significant cost savings through gains in efficiency.

"Social entrepreneurship" means the work of social entrepreneurs, individuals who recognize a social problem and use entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to achieve social change.

"Social enterprise" means nonprofit and social mission businesses using earned revenue strategies to directly address social needs through goods and services, by employing people who are disabled or disadvantaged, or both.

Section 15. Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise. The Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise is hereby created.

The Governor shall appoint a task force to make recommendations on how to strengthen the capacity of Illinois to work cooperatively to create, scale, and sustain innovative social programs; build the capacity of nonprofit organizations and government to pursue entrepreneurial ventures; and attract funding to Illinois to support these ventures. The Governor shall assign staff to assist the task force.

Members appointed to the task force must represent the diversity of Illinois and shall include:

(1) two executives of nonprofit organizations that operate at least one social enterprise;

(2) one representative from a statewide or regional nonprofit management support organization;

(3) one university representative who has an established track record in social entrepreneurship or tracking the economic impact of social sector issues;

(4) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her designee;

(5) The Director of Children and Family Services, or his or her designee;

(6) two representatives from the private sector whose companies have a strong commitment to the community and have a track record of support for social entrepreneurship;

(7) one representative from a foundation or venture philanthropies which have an established track record in funding social entrepreneurs; and

(8) other individuals who have expertise that would be valuable to the task force.

The Governor shall appoint a Chairman. The Chairman will set meeting dates for the task force.

The Task Force shall advise the General Assembly, the Governor, and agency heads and have the following duties:

(1) to gather information on social innovation, entrepreneurship, and social enterprise;

(2) to develop a purchasing director of social enterprises within the State that can be supported by citizens, businesses, and government;

(3) to receive and consider reports and testimony from individuals, government departments, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, foundations, and other public and private organizations statewide and of national significance about how social innovation and entrepreneurship can accelerate progress on social issues, work cross-sector, and advance social and economic development goals;

(4) to identify promising strategies that have been used in other communities and states to support, scale, and sustain innovative social projects;

(5) to identify promising strategies that have been used in other communities and states to encourage cross-sector collaboration on social issues;

(6) to identify promising strategies to educate and train citizens, nonprofit organizations, governments, students, and businesses on entrepreneurial concepts as applied in the social sector;

(7) to complete a statewide comprehensive strategic plan to the general public, State and local officials, various public and private organizations and associations, businesses and industries, agencies, potential funders, and other community resources.

The Task Force shall submit a preliminary report to the General Assembly and the Governor within 6 months of its first meeting, within 1 year of its first meeting, and a final report within 2 years of its first meeting. The reports shall address the plans, actions, and resources needed to achieve its goals and progress as identified in the Plan. The reports shall include an accounting of funds expended, funds received from grants, and anticipated funding needs and related cost saving for full implementation of recommended plans and programs.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".