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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6752
Introduced 02/09/04, by James H. Meyer - Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Women's Access to Education and Training Act.
Creates the Task Force on Women's Access to Education and Training to
address efforts on developing and expanding women's access to
participation in education and training opportunities and to identify the
State-specific barriers that prevent more women from continuing their
education and entering the workforce at a variety of levels. Requires the
Task Force to annually report its findings and recommendations to the
General Assembly.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6752 |
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LRB093 18300 NHT 44005 b |
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| AN ACT concerning women's access to education and training.
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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 |
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| Women's
Access to Education and Training Act.
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| Section 5. Task Force on Women's Access to Education and
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| Training.
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| (a) The Task Force on Women's Access to Education and |
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| Training
is hereby created. This task force shall consist of |
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| all of the following
members:
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| (1) A representative of the Department of Commerce and
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| Community Affairs.
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| (2) A representative of the State Board of Education.
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| (3) A representative of the Board of Higher Education.
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| (4) Persons representing business and labor |
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| organizations
appointed by the Governor.
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| (b) The members of the task force shall serve without
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| compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
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| necessary expenses from funds available for that purpose. The |
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| task force
shall meet initially at the call of the Governor, |
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| shall select one member as
chairperson at its initial meeting, |
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| and shall thereafter meet at the call of
the chairperson.
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| Section 10. Responsibilities of task force. The Task Force |
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| on
Women's Access to Education and Training has all of the |
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| following
responsibilities:
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| (1) To address efforts on developing and expanding |
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| women's
access to participation in education and training |
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| opportunities.
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| (2) To identify the State-specific barriers that |
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| prevent more
women from continuing their education and |
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| entering the workforce
at a variety of levels.
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