104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4038
 
Introduced 4/8/2025, by Rep. Kevin Schmidt
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new
30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new
    Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, subject to availability of funds, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may establish the Illinois Apprenticeship Voucher Program for the purpose of providing funds to apprentices to pay for their tools and equipment upon completion of their registered apprenticeship program. Provides that Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall disburse the sum of $300 to each recipient in the form of a voucher for the purpose of paying for tools and equipment required in their intended line of work. Creates the Illinois Apprenticeship-to-Career Starter Kit Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department for the purposes of the voucher program. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
5Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois 
6is amended by adding Section 605-1118 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new)
8    Sec. 605-1118. Illinois Apprenticeship Voucher Program.
9    (a) As used in this Section: 
10    "Apprentice" means a participant in an apprenticeship 
11program approved by and registered with the United States 
12Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. 
13    "Apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship and 
14training program approved by and registered with the United 
15States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and 
16Training. 
17    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic 
18Opportunity. 
19    (b) Subject to availability of funds in the Illinois 
20Apprenticeship-to-Career Starter Kit Fund, the Department is 
21authorized to establish the Illinois Apprenticeship Voucher 
22Program to be administered in accordance with this Section for 
23the purpose of providing funds to apprentices to pay for their 
 
 
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1tools and equipment upon completion of their registered 
2apprenticeship program. 
3    The Department shall disburse the sum of $300 to each 
4recipient in the form of a voucher for the purpose of paying 
5for tools and equipment required in their intended line of 
6work. 
7    In order to be eligible for the apprenticeship voucher 
8under this Section: 
9        (1) the apprenticeship program must certify to the 
10    Department that the apprentice has graduated from their 
11    apprenticeship program; and 
12        (2) the apprenticeship program must certify to the 
13    Department that the apprenticeship program is an 
14    Illinois-based apprenticeship program. 
15    (c) The Department may accept funds from any individual, 
16business, philanthropic organization, and federal grant for 
17the funding of the Illinois Apprenticeship Voucher Program. 
18Those moneys shall be deposited into the Illinois 
19Apprenticeship-to-Career Starter Kit Fund. 
20    (d) The Illinois Apprenticeship-to-Career Starter Kit Fund 
21is hereby created as a special fund in the State treasury. All 
22moneys in the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by 
23the Department for the purposes of this Section. 
24    (e) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to 
25administer the provisions of this Section. 
 
 
 
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1    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
2Section 5.1030 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
4    Sec. 5.1030. The Illinois Apprenticeship-to-Career Starter 
5Kit Fund.