Full Text of SR1114 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing that work remains to be done to aid | 3 | | the high number of unemployed and underemployed individuals, | 4 | | this State and the federal government have announced major | 5 | | initiatives to promote workforce development activities; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, These activities are primarily aimed at helping | 7 | | individuals acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to | 8 | | pursue a career in the current competitive job market; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, As part of these efforts, this State will be | 10 | | promoting a new initiative to increase the work readiness of | 11 | | individuals by obtaining a college degree or career | 12 | | certificate; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, At the federal level, major efforts are being made | 14 | | to review the nation's workforce and training system to make it | 15 | | more job-driven, integrated, and effective; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, A key aspect in State and federal efforts is the | 17 | | active involvement of the private business sector; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Workforce Investment Boards provide businesses | 19 | | with an important forum to inform training providers, including | 20 | | the public education system, community colleges, the State |
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| 1 | | university system, and proprietary schools of the needs of the | 2 | | local business community; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Workforce Investment Boards were established by | 4 | | federal law to serve as a vital provider of information, | 5 | | programs, and services to individuals seeking employment, | 6 | | employers, and training providers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Under the authority provided to Workforce | 8 | | Investment Boards, opportunities and funds are available for | 9 | | individuals to enroll in training programs and services at job | 10 | | centers throughout this State that give priority to the local | 11 | | business community's current and future needs; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting that the members of the Senate | 13 | | support the role that Workforce Investment Boards play in | 14 | | providing important programs and services that help strengthen | 15 | | local communities and, by extension, this State and the nation; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the week | 19 | | of August 25 through August 31, 2014 as "Workforce Development | 20 | | Week" in Illinois and encourage individuals, businesses, and | 21 | | governmental organizations to visit and promote the programs | 22 | | and services offered through local Workforce Investment |
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| 1 | | Boards; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That August 25 through August 31, 2014 will be an | 3 | | opportunity for Workforce Investment Boards to highlight and | 4 | | promote the many ways in which they are undertaking this | 5 | | important work; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | delivered to the Department of Commerce and Economic | 8 | | Opportunity.
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