HB4949 Summary

• Removes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity representative from the Illinois Literacy Council membership.

• Changes the Engineering Excellence Program from a mandatory obligation to a permissive action, allowing the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to develop the program at its discretion.

• Converts mandatory website requirements for the new business permitting portal to permissive actions, including website content inclusion and annual updates.

• Repeals several statutory sections including provisions on the Illinois 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory Committee, work incentive demonstration projects, and Local Government Consolidation Commission compensation.

• Allows a designee of the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to serve on the interagency council for the bikeways program, instead of requiring the Director personally.