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Public Act 102-0803
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Job |
Training Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program Act.
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Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of the Job Training |
Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program is to address |
significant barriers to individuals participating in |
apprenticeships, including, but not limited to, lack of |
affordable and reliable transportation, lack of affordable and |
high-quality childcare, and other barriers that may prohibit a |
worker from retaining employment. The Pilot Program may |
provide barrier reduction funding for eligible individuals |
participating in registered apprenticeship, |
pre-apprenticeship, or work-based learning programs such as an |
internship, paid work experience, transitional jobs training, |
on-the-job training, or incumbent worker programs administered |
by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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Section 10. Job Training Assistance and Support Services |
Pilot Program. |
(a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
shall, subject to appropriation, develop a Job Training |
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Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program. The Department |
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award grants to |
organizations to distribute subsidies to qualifying |
individuals. To be eligible for assistance under the Pilot |
Program, an individual is required to participate in a |
registered apprenticeship program, pre-apprenticeship program |
as defined by the United States Department of Labor, or |
work-based learning programs, such as an internship, paid work |
experience, transitional jobs training, on-the-job training, |
or incumbent worker programs administered by the Department of |
Commerce and Economic Opportunity. |
(b) The assistance provided by the Pilot Program may |
include funds for transportation, child care, housing-related |
expenses, including, but not limited to, rent and utilities, |
transportation, child care, digital technology needs, |
education needs, mental health services, substance abuse |
services, income support, and work-related supplies that are |
not typically covered by programmatic supportive services.
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Section 15. Report. No later than January 1, 2028, the |
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit |
to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that |
evaluates the results of the Pilot Program and its |
effectiveness in assisting Pilot Program participants in |
entering the workforce or in obtaining better employment. The |
report shall include a recommendation regarding whether to |