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90_HB1666
New Act
Creates the Work-Focused Training Program. Contains a
short title and purpose provisions only.
LRB9004940SMcw
LRB9004940SMcw
1 AN ACT regarding a work training program for welfare
2 recipients.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 Work-Focused Training Program Act.
7 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of the Work-Focused
8 Training Program is to use available Illinois resources to
9 prepare welfare recipients for the transition from welfare
10 to work. Illinois is a major source of basic ingredients for
11 production of food stocks. Surplus baking equipment is
12 available through government agencies. This program brings
13 together these aspects to teach welfare recipients the skill
14 of baking bread, using experienced mentors in the field who
15 are available locally. The prospects for job placement in
16 the private sector are very good for properly trained
17 workers. Some of the cost of the training program can be
18 offset by selling the bread to schools, prisons, homes for
19 the elderly, private citizens, and others. The program may
20 be run as a partnership between the Work-Focused Training
21 Program and schools, hospitals, and others.