Rep. John E. Bradley
Filed: 3/31/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1283




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1283 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the

5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing 
6Section 2705-215 as follows:
 



7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-215)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.27)



8    Sec. 2705-215. 
Cooperative utilization of equipment and

9services of governmental
entities and not-for-profit 
10organizations for the transportation needs in
public service 
11programs.

12    (a) The Department is directed to encourage and assist

13governmental entities, not-for-profit corporations, and 
14nonprofit community
service associations, between or among 
15themselves, in the development of
reasonable utilization of 
16transportation equipment and operational service
in satisfying 
 
 
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1the general and specialized public transportation needs.  

2    The Department shall develop and encourage cooperative 
3development, among
all entities, of programs promoting 
4efficient service and conservation
of capital
investment and 
5energy and shall assist all entities in achieving their
goals

6and in their applications for transportation grants under 
7appropriate State
or federal programs.

8    (b) Implementation of cooperative programs is to be 
9developed within the
meaning
of the provisions of the 
10Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. In the circumstances of 
11nongovernmental entities,
the Department shall be guided by 
12that Act and any other State law
in
encouraging
the cooperative 
13programs between those entities.

14    (c) The Department shall report to the members of the 
15General Assembly,
by
March 1 of each year, its successes, 
16failures and progress in achieving
the intent of this Section.  
17The report shall also include identification
of problems as 
18well as the Department's recommendations.

19    (d) The Department shall certify United States Department 
20of Labor apprenticeship programs which have joint labor 
21management boards regulated under the Labor Management 
22Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 141 et seq., as able to teach and 
23train their own members for any quality assurance and quality 
24control certifications issued by the Department.
25    The Department shall certify the curricula for the quality 
26assurance quality control program and shall make available all 
 
 
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1course curricula, teaching aids, syllabi, and other materials 
2necessary for instruction of courses described by this 
3subsection (d).
4    The Department may administer any testing or certify a 
5third party to administer and certify any testing, provided 
6that the entity is independent of and not an affiliate of the 
7United States Department of Labor apprenticeship programs 
8identified in this subsection (d).
9    If the Department does not administer the testing, the 
10Department and the apprenticeship program shall mutually agree 
11upon a third party to administer the testing. The third party 
12shall provide testers upon being given 10 days notice.
13(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

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