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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.
Legislative Scheduling Updates
After conclusion of business earlier this month, the Senate released its session calendar for 2023. Last week, the House released its 2023 calendar. Lawmakers will return January 4th for the beginning of Lame Duck session. The 103rd General Assembly will be inaugurated on January 11th.
This will be the last newsletter of 2022. I’ll be back with you the first week of January and we will jump right into Lame Duck Session.
2023 Illinois Tech Related Legislative Look Ahead
I wanted to highlight a few issues that I expect to see emerge next year. We’ll get into each of these in detail next month. Hat tip to Chamber alum Tyler Diers for his assistance in putting together this list.
- Reproductive health data
- Look at "My Body My Data" at the federal level for a model of what to expect
- BIPA reform. We’ve discussed this at length. The Chamber will file a BIPA reform bill (or two) next month.
- Age appropriate design code (i.e. California's AADC law)
- Internet Service Provider Privacy (e.g. the Maine law)
- Data centers
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We will oppose any efforts to hijack the internal HR of data centers like we saw in the amended SB 2182 with Rep. Walker
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Predictive data analytics (i.e. HB1811)
- Preempted under federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act"?
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App Stores? (i.e. HB 4599)
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Digital Repair? (i.e. HB 3061)
- Worker misclassification?
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Auto Renewal (i.e. SB 3447)
- Rideshare + common carrier
- Personal delivery devices
- Chicago Public School-led Student Data Privacy cleanup
Federal Independent Contractor Update
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce partnered with the US Chamber in opposing the recent efforts of the U.S Department of Labor’s proposed regulations. I’ve detailed the proposal in a recent newsletter.
This week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce successfully submitted the comments from almost 200 associations, chambers of commerce and businesses to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing the recent proposed regulation.
The big picture: The proposed regulation is biased towards finding employee status, and therefore will upend millions of successful, legitimate independent contractor relationships.
For more information on this important issue, please visit www.SaveFlexWork.com
Pritzker Admin Releases Funding for Innovation Hubs
Last week the Governor announced the release of $37.3 million to launch facilities for five hubs of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), created to accelerate job creation and economic growth through groundbreaking education, research, and discovery. The funding is made possible by the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois Capital program, with state investments matched dollar for dollar through university, private, and philanthropic funding sources.
Funding will support the construction and renovation of facilities at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), Northern Illinois University (NIU), Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) will oversee the projects’ design and construction in accordance with the protocol for state-appropriated projects.
The IIN operates as a network of networks, connecting entities across Illinois to drive inclusive and integrated research, innovation, and economic development. Hubs utilize a combination of research, public-private partnerships, entrepreneurship, and workforce training programs to spur inclusive economic development in their region and across the state.
IIN will create or fill 48,000 new-economy jobs over the decade following completion of construction, according to an economic impact study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group. In all, the initiatives are expected to have an economic impact of $19 billion over the 10 years following construction, a return of nearly 40 times the original state investment.
Thoughts on Next Council Meeting?
I’m looking to schedule a council meeting in the first two months of 2023. I’d love to hear of topics/speakers of interest to you. No thought too small and any input is appreciated.
Articles of Interest
KPMG and Vectra AI join forces to ‘reduce cyber risk’ for hybrid cloud enterprises
Project looks to increase broadband access for Illinois farmers
Google execs warn company’s reputation could suffer if it moves too fast on AI-chat technology
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