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    (30 ILCS 755/0.01)(from Ch. 127, par. 3300)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Gang Control Grant Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

    (30 ILCS 755/1)(from Ch. 127, par. 3301)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide for grants to community groups in order to improve the quality of life in low and moderate income neighborhoods and to authorize the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to administer such grants to such community groups.
(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 Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)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
    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
    residents; and
        (4) a history of acting or being treated as a
    distinct cohesive unit.
    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 Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)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 755/3)(from Ch. 127, par. 3303)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 3. No grant may be awarded to a community‑based organization unless such organization has been certified in accordance with standards set by the Department.
    The Department shall certify any community‑based organization that meets criteria established by the Department. The application for certification must address how the following criteria will be met:
    (a) The organization has
    (1) a constituency composed of residents of the affected neighborhood,
    (2) a Board of Directors, at least one‑third of which is elected by constituents of the organization,
    (3) federal tax exempt status in accordance with the United States Department of Treasury,
    (4) not‑for‑profit corporation status.
    (b) Such organizations include:
    (1) a community‑based organization serving one specific neighborhood,
    (2) a coalition of community‑based organizations serving one or more neighborhoods, or
    (3) a local development corporation.
    (c) To be certified, the organization must serve an area which displays 2 of the following characteristics:
    (1) the median income of the area is not more than 75% of the State's median income,
    (2) has a high percentage of people dependent on public assistance,
    (3) has persistent unemployment or underemployment,
    (4) has a deteriorated physical environment.
    Any community‑based organization denied certification may appeal to the Review Committee.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633. 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
    activities; or
        (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.)

    (30 ILCS 755/6)(from Ch. 127, par. 3306)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 6. The Department is authorized to make grants to certified community organizations which meet the criteria in Section 4 of this Act as prioritized by the Department and are selected by the Department. There shall be a limit of 2 grants per community organization during each fiscal year of the program. The total amount of the grants awarded to any one community based organization in each fiscal year shall not exceed $50,000.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Illinois > Chapter30 > 568

    (30 ILCS 755/0.01)(from Ch. 127, par. 3300)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Gang Control Grant Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

    (30 ILCS 755/1)(from Ch. 127, par. 3301)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide for grants to community groups in order to improve the quality of life in low and moderate income neighborhoods and to authorize the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to administer such grants to such community groups.
(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
    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
    residents; and
        (4) a history of acting or being treated as a
    distinct cohesive unit.
    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 755/3)(from Ch. 127, par. 3303)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 3. No grant may be awarded to a community‑based organization unless such organization has been certified in accordance with standards set by the Department.
    The Department shall certify any community‑based organization that meets criteria established by the Department. The application for certification must address how the following criteria will be met:
    (a) The organization has
    (1) a constituency composed of residents of the affected neighborhood,
    (2) a Board of Directors, at least one‑third of which is elected by constituents of the organization,
    (3) federal tax exempt status in accordance with the United States Department of Treasury,
    (4) not‑for‑profit corporation status.
    (b) Such organizations include:
    (1) a community‑based organization serving one specific neighborhood,
    (2) a coalition of community‑based organizations serving one or more neighborhoods, or
    (3) a local development corporation.
    (c) To be certified, the organization must serve an area which displays 2 of the following characteristics:
    (1) the median income of the area is not more than 75% of the State's median income,
    (2) has a high percentage of people dependent on public assistance,
    (3) has persistent unemployment or underemployment,
    (4) has a deteriorated physical environment.
    Any community‑based organization denied certification may appeal to the Review Committee.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633. 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
    activities; or
        (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.)

    (30 ILCS 755/6)(from Ch. 127, par. 3306)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 6. The Department is authorized to make grants to certified community organizations which meet the criteria in Section 4 of this Act as prioritized by the Department and are selected by the Department. There shall be a limit of 2 grants per community organization during each fiscal year of the program. The total amount of the grants awarded to any one community based organization in each fiscal year shall not exceed $50,000.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

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Statutes > Illinois > Chapter30 > 568

    (30 ILCS 755/0.01)(from Ch. 127, par. 3300)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Gang Control Grant Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

    (30 ILCS 755/1)(from Ch. 127, par. 3301)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide for grants to community groups in order to improve the quality of life in low and moderate income neighborhoods and to authorize the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to administer such grants to such community groups.
(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
    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
    residents; and
        (4) a history of acting or being treated as a
    distinct cohesive unit.
    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 755/3)(from Ch. 127, par. 3303)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 3. No grant may be awarded to a community‑based organization unless such organization has been certified in accordance with standards set by the Department.
    The Department shall certify any community‑based organization that meets criteria established by the Department. The application for certification must address how the following criteria will be met:
    (a) The organization has
    (1) a constituency composed of residents of the affected neighborhood,
    (2) a Board of Directors, at least one‑third of which is elected by constituents of the organization,
    (3) federal tax exempt status in accordance with the United States Department of Treasury,
    (4) not‑for‑profit corporation status.
    (b) Such organizations include:
    (1) a community‑based organization serving one specific neighborhood,
    (2) a coalition of community‑based organizations serving one or more neighborhoods, or
    (3) a local development corporation.
    (c) To be certified, the organization must serve an area which displays 2 of the following characteristics:
    (1) the median income of the area is not more than 75% of the State's median income,
    (2) has a high percentage of people dependent on public assistance,
    (3) has persistent unemployment or underemployment,
    (4) has a deteriorated physical environment.
    Any community‑based organization denied certification may appeal to the Review Committee.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633. 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
    activities; or
        (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.)

    (30 ILCS 755/6)(from Ch. 127, par. 3306)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2011)
    Sec. 6. The Department is authorized to make grants to certified community organizations which meet the criteria in Section 4 of this Act as prioritized by the Department and are selected by the Department. There shall be a limit of 2 grants per community organization during each fiscal year of the program. The total amount of the grants awarded to any one community based organization in each fiscal year shall not exceed $50,000.
(Source: P.A. 85‑633. Repealed by P.A. 96‑995, eff. 1‑1‑11.)