(30 ILCS 755/2)
(from Ch. 127, par. 3302)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
Sec. 2.
Definition.
As used in this Act, the terms specified in this Section have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
(a) "Community‑based organization" means an organization certified by the Department as an eligible receiver of grants.
(b) "Business entity" means a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship engaged in producing goods or selling services or goods for a profit.
(c) "Department" means Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(d) "Neighborhood" means the area identified by a community‑based organization as its geographically defined area containing the following characteristics:
(1) a sense of belonging or identity that ties the
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| residents to a given area; |
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(2) social, cultural, political or economic |
| activities around which residents of the area organize themselves; |
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(3) the existence of cohesive organizations formed by |
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(4) a history of acting or being treated as a |
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The term neighborhood may include small municipalities of less than 10,000 population or rural areas which have these characteristics.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.) |
(30 ILCS 755/4)
(from Ch. 127, par. 3304)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
Sec. 4.
(a) No grants may be authorized unless the project for which the grant is made has been approved by the Department.
(b) Any community‑based organization seeking to have a project approved for a grant must submit an application to the Department describing its potential contributors and the nature and benefit of the project, such as the number of youth to be served by the project, performance standards or benchmarks, and monetary benefits of the project such as additional non‑State funds leveraged or new State or local taxes generated.
The application must also address how the following criteria will be met:
(1) The project must contribute to the self help
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| efforts of the residents of the area involved. |
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(2) The project must involve the residents of the |
| area in planning and implementing the project. |
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(3) The project must lack sufficient resources.
(4) The community‑based organization must be fiscally |
| responsible for the project. |
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(c) The project must provide alternatives to participation in gangs by juveniles in one of the following ways:
(1) by creating permanent jobs;
(2) by stimulating neighborhood business activity;
(3) by providing job training services;
(4) by providing youth recreation and athletic |
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(5) by strengthening any community‑based |
| organizations whose objectives are similar to those listed in items 1 through 4 above. |
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(d) If the community‑based organization demonstrates its ability to meet the criteria in subsection (b), and will provide juvenile gang alternatives in 1 of the ways listed in subsection (c), the Department shall approve the organization's proposed projects and specify the amount of grant it is eligible to receive for such project. Comments from State elected officials representing the districts in which the project is proposed to be located shall be solicited by the Department in making the decision.
(e) Within 45 days of the receipt of an application, the Department shall give notice to the applicant as to whether the application has been approved or disapproved. If the Department disapproves the application, it shall specify the reasons for this decision and allow 60 days for the applicant to make amendments. The Department shall provide assistance upon request to applicants.
(f) On an annual basis, the community‑based organization shall furnish a statement to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on the programmatic and financial status of any approved project and an audited financial statement of the project.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.) |
(30 ILCS 755/2)
(from Ch. 127, par. 3302)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
Sec. 2.
Definition.
As used in this Act, the terms specified in this Section have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
(a) "Community‑based organization" means an organization certified by the Department as an eligible receiver of grants.
(b) "Business entity" means a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship engaged in producing goods or selling services or goods for a profit.
(c) "Department" means Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(d) "Neighborhood" means the area identified by a community‑based organization as its geographically defined area containing the following characteristics:
(1) a sense of belonging or identity that ties the
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| residents to a given area; |
|
(2) social, cultural, political or economic |
| activities around which residents of the area organize themselves; |
|
(3) the existence of cohesive organizations formed by |
|
(4) a history of acting or being treated as a |
|
The term neighborhood may include small municipalities of less than 10,000 population or rural areas which have these characteristics.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.) |
(30 ILCS 755/4)
(from Ch. 127, par. 3304)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
Sec. 4.
(a) No grants may be authorized unless the project for which the grant is made has been approved by the Department.
(b) Any community‑based organization seeking to have a project approved for a grant must submit an application to the Department describing its potential contributors and the nature and benefit of the project, such as the number of youth to be served by the project, performance standards or benchmarks, and monetary benefits of the project such as additional non‑State funds leveraged or new State or local taxes generated.
The application must also address how the following criteria will be met:
(1) The project must contribute to the self help
|
| efforts of the residents of the area involved. |
|
(2) The project must involve the residents of the |
| area in planning and implementing the project. |
|
(3) The project must lack sufficient resources.
(4) The community‑based organization must be fiscally |
| responsible for the project. |
|
(c) The project must provide alternatives to participation in gangs by juveniles in one of the following ways:
(1) by creating permanent jobs;
(2) by stimulating neighborhood business activity;
(3) by providing job training services;
(4) by providing youth recreation and athletic |
|
(5) by strengthening any community‑based |
| organizations whose objectives are similar to those listed in items 1 through 4 above. |
|
(d) If the community‑based organization demonstrates its ability to meet the criteria in subsection (b), and will provide juvenile gang alternatives in 1 of the ways listed in subsection (c), the Department shall approve the organization's proposed projects and specify the amount of grant it is eligible to receive for such project. Comments from State elected officials representing the districts in which the project is proposed to be located shall be solicited by the Department in making the decision.
(e) Within 45 days of the receipt of an application, the Department shall give notice to the applicant as to whether the application has been approved or disapproved. If the Department disapproves the application, it shall specify the reasons for this decision and allow 60 days for the applicant to make amendments. The Department shall provide assistance upon request to applicants.
(f) On an annual basis, the community‑based organization shall furnish a statement to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on the programmatic and financial status of any approved project and an audited financial statement of the project.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.) |