In this Act:
"Agency" means the same as in Section 1-20 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
"Joint Committee" means the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
"Small business" means any for profit entity, independently owned and operated, that grosses less than $4,000,000 per year or that has 50 or fewer full-time employees. For the purposes of this Act, a "small business" has its principal office in Illinois.
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity .
20 ILCS 692/5