(a) The Department’s live theater tax credit award evaluation must include:
         (i) an assessment of the effectiveness of the program
    
in creating and retaining new jobs in Illinois;
        (ii) an assessment of the revenue impact of the
    
program;
        (iii) in the discretion of the Department, a review
    
of the practices and experiences of other states or nations with similar programs; and
        (iv) an assessment of the overall success of the
    
program. The Department may make a recommendation to extend, modify, or not extend the program based on the evaluation.
    (b) At the end of each fiscal quarter, the Department shall submit to the General Assembly a report that includes, without limitation:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 35 ILCS 17/10-50

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (i) an assessment of the economic impact of the
    
program, including the number of jobs created and retained, and whether the job positions are entry level, management, vendor, or production related;
        (ii) the amount of accredited theater production
    
spending brought to Illinois, including the amount of spending and type of Illinois vendors hired in connection with an accredited theater production; and
        (iii) a determination of whether those receiving
    
qualifying Illinois labor expenditure salaries or wages reflect the geographical, racial and ethnic, gender, and income level diversity of the State of Illinois.
    (c) At the end of each fiscal year, the Department shall submit to the General Assembly a report that includes, without limitation:
         (i) the identification of each vendor that provided
    
goods or services that were included in an accredited theater production’s Illinois production spending;
        (ii) a statement of the amount paid to each
    
identified vendor by the accredited theater production and whether the vendor is a minority-owned or women-owned business as defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act; and
        (iii) a description of the steps taken by the
    
Department to encourage accredited theater productions to use vendors who are minority-owned or women-owned businesses.
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