Sen. Emil Jones, III
Filed: 5/2/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 534




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 534 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Labor Law of the
Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
61505-215 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1505/1505-215 new)
8    Sec. 1505-215. Commission on Diversity in Active 
9Apprenticeship Programs Approved by the United States 
10Department of Labor.
11    (a) There is created within the  Department the Commission 
12on Diversity in Active Apprenticeship Programs Approved by the 
13United States Department of Labor to increase minority 
14participation in active apprentice programs in Illinois that 
15are approved by the United States Department of Labor.  The 
16Commission shall identify barriers to minorities gaining 
 
 
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1access to construction careers and make recommendations to the 
2Governor and the General Assembly for policies to remove those 
3barriers.
4    (b) The Commission shall consist of 21 members, appointed 
5by the Governor as follows:
6        the Director of Labor or his or her designee who shall 
7    serve as chairperson of the Commission;
8        the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or 
9    his or her designee;
10        the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Illinois 
11    State Toll Highway Authority or his or her designee;
12        the Executive Director of the Capital Development 
13    Board or his or her designee;
14        the Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee;
15        six members of the Senate recommended by the Senate 
16    President, which must include at least one 
17    African-American Senator and one Hispanic Senator;
18        six members of the House of Representatives 
19    recommended by the Speaker of the House, which must include 
20    at least one African-American Representative and one 
21    Hispanic Representative; and
22        four persons from a statewide labor organization 
23    representing more than one international union.
24    (c) The Commission shall meet no less than 4 times each 
25year, and shall at least annually make recommendations to the 
26Department,  the Governor, and the General Assembly.  These 
 
 
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1recommendations shall include short-term and long-term 
2solutions, and shall include suggestions for minority 
3inclusion in public works projects.
4    (d) The Department shall provide administrative support

5and staffing for the Commission. The Department may hire staff

6to perform outreach in promoting diversity in active 
7apprenticeship programs approved by the United States 
8Department of Labor.
9    (e) At the request of the Commission, racial and gender 
10workforce diversity information shall be provided to the 
11Commission by contractors receiving State or other public funds 
12and  by labor unions with members working on projects receiving 
13State or other public funds.
 

14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.".