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90_HB1757

      20 ILCS 3975/3            from Ch. 48, par. 2103
          Amends the Illinois  Human  Resource  Investment  Council
      Act.   Makes  technical changes in the Section concerning the
      composition of Council.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Human  Resource  Investment
 2    Council Act by changing Section 3.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Human  Resource   Investment
 6    Council Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 7        (20 ILCS 3975/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 2103)
 8        (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
 9        Sec.  3.  The  Council shall consist of members appointed
10    by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate  in
11    accordance  with the requirements of Section 701 of Title VII
12    of the federal Job Training Partnership Act.
13        (a)  At least 15% but not more than 60%  of  the  members
14    shall   be   representatives   of   business,   industry  and
15    agriculture, including persons  who  are  representatives  of
16    business  and  industry  on  Private Industry Councils in the
17    State.
18        (b)  The following State officials  shall  serve  on  the
19    Council  but  shall  not  constitute  more  than  60%  of the
20    Council's membership: the Director of Commerce and  Community
21    Affairs   (administering   agency   for   the   Job  Training
22    Partnership Act and the National and Community Service  Act),
23    the  Director  of Public Aid (administering agency for part F
24    of Title IV of the Social Security  Act  and  the  employment
25    program  established  under Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp
26    Act of 1977), the Director of the  Department  of  Employment
27    Security  (administrator of the Wagner-Peyser Act), the State
28    Superintendent of Education (administrator  of  the  Carl  D.
29    Perkins  Vocational  and Applied Technology Education Act and
30    the Adult Education Act), and the Executive Director  of  the
31    Illinois  Community  College Board, or their designees.  Each
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 1    member  shall  serve  during  the  term  of  his  office   or
 2    employment.
 3        (c)  At  least  15%,  but no more than 60% of the members
 4    shall be representatives of organized  labor.  These  members
 5    shall   be  selected  from  among  individuals  nominated  by
 6    recognized State labor federations.
 7        (d)  The Human Resource Investment Council shall  include
 8    one or more representatives from each of the following:
 9             (1)  local public education;
10             (2)  a postsecondary institution;
11             (3)  a   secondary   or   postsecondary   vocational
12        education institution; and
13             (4)  a community based organization.
14        Representatives  from  these entities shall constitute no
15    more  than  60%  of  the  Council.   The  total   number   of
16    representatives  appointed  under (1), (2), and (3) shall not
17    constitute less than 15%  of  the  membership  of  the  Human
18    Resource Investment Council.
19        (d-5)  The  Human  Resource  Investment  Council may also
20    include additional qualified members who may be selected from
21    the following, but who shall not constitute more than 60%  of
22    the Council:
23             (1)  representatives from local welfare agencies;
24             (2)  representatives  from units of local government
25        or consortia of units of local government appointed  from
26        nominations  by  the chief elected officials of the units
27        of local government or consortia;
28             (3)  representatives from public housing agencies;
29             (4)  representatives from the State legislature;
30             (5)  representatives from any State or local program
31        that receives funding under an applicable  federal  human
32        resource  program  that the Governor has determined has a
33        direct interest in the  utilization  of  human  resources
34        within the State; and
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 1             (6)  individuals  who  have  special  knowledge  and
 2        qualifications    in   special   education   and   career
 3        development needs of hard-to-serve individuals.
 4        (e)  In reconstructing  the  membership  of  the  Council
 5    pursuant  to  subsections  (a),  (b), (c), (d), and (d-5), as
 6    mandated in Section 701 of  Title  VII  of  the  federal  Job
 7    Training  Partnership  Act,  as  amended,  appointments  made
 8    effective  on  July 1, 1995 will be given fixed and staggered
 9    terms of no less than 2 years.  Thereafter,  members  of  the
10    Council  shall be appointed for terms of 2 two years expiring
11    on July 1,  or  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and
12    qualified.  The Governor may at any time make appointments to
13    fill   vacancies  for  the  balance  of  an  unexpired  term.
14    Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the  original
15    appointment.    Members shall serve without compensation, but
16    shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses  incurred  in  the
17    performance of their duties.
18        (f)  The  Council  shall  meet  at least 5 five times per
19    calendar year at such times and in such places  as  it  deems
20    necessary.   The  Council  shall  be  subject  to  the  "Open
21    Meetings  Act"  and,  to the extent required by that law, its
22    meetings shall be publicly announced and open and  accessible
23    to  the  general  public.  The Council shall adopt such rules
24    and operating procedures as it deems necessary to  carry  out
25    its responsibilities under this Act and under the federal Job
26    Training Partnership Act.
27    (Source: P.A. 89-382, eff. 8-18-95.)
28        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
29        Sec.  3.  The  Council shall consist of members appointed
30    by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate  in
31    accordance  with the requirements of Section 701 of Title VII
32    of the federal Job Training Partnership Act.
33        (a)  At least 15% but not more than 60%  of  the  members
34    shall   be   representatives   of   business,   industry  and
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 1    agriculture, including persons  who  are  representatives  of
 2    business  and  industry  on  Private Industry Councils in the
 3    State.
 4        (b)  The following State officials  shall  serve  on  the
 5    Council  but  shall  not  constitute  more  than  60%  of the
 6    Council's membership: the Director of Commerce and  Community
 7    Affairs   (administering   agency   for   the   Job  Training
 8    Partnership Act and the National and Community Service  Act),
 9    the  Secretary  of  Human  Services (administering agency for
10    part F of Title  IV  of  the  Social  Security  Act  and  the
11    employment  program  established under Section 6(d)(4) of the
12    Food Stamp Act of 1977), the Director of  the  Department  of
13    Employment Security (administrator of the Wagner-Peyser Act),
14    the  State  Superintendent of Education (administrator of the
15    Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied  Technology  Education
16    Act  and the Adult Education Act), and the Executive Director
17    of the Illinois Community College Board, or their  designees.
18    Each  member  shall  serve  during  the term of his office or
19    employment.
20        (c)  At least 15%, but no more than 60%  of  the  members
21    shall  be  representatives  of organized labor. These members
22    shall  be  selected  from  among  individuals  nominated   by
23    recognized State labor federations.
24        (d)  The  Human Resource Investment Council shall include
25    one or more representatives from each of the following:
26             (1)  local public education;
27             (2)  a postsecondary institution;
28             (3)  a   secondary   or   postsecondary   vocational
29        education institution; and
30             (4)  a community based organization.
31        Representatives from these entities shall  constitute  no
32    more   than   60%  of  the  Council.   The  total  number  of
33    representatives appointed under (1), (2), and (3)  shall  not
34    constitute  less  than  15%  of  the  membership of the Human
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 1    Resource Investment Council.
 2        (d-5)  The Human Resource  Investment  Council  may  also
 3    include additional qualified members who may be selected from
 4    the  following, but who shall not constitute more than 60% of
 5    the Council:
 6             (1)  representatives from local welfare agencies;
 7             (2)  representatives from units of local  government
 8        or  consortia of units of local government appointed from
 9        nominations by the chief elected officials of  the  units
10        of local government or consortia;
11             (3)  representatives from public housing agencies;
12             (4)  representatives from the State legislature;
13             (5)  representatives from any State or local program
14        that  receives  funding under an applicable federal human
15        resource program that the Governor has determined  has  a
16        direct  interest  in  the  utilization of human resources
17        within the State; and
18             (6)  individuals  who  have  special  knowledge  and
19        qualifications   in   special   education   and    career
20        development needs of hard-to-serve individuals.
21        (e)  In  reconstructing  the  membership  of  the Council
22    pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (c),  (d),  and  (d-5),  as
23    mandated  in  Section  701  of   Title VII of the federal Job
24    Training  Partnership  Act,  as  amended,  appointments  made
25    effective on July 1, 1995 will be given fixed  and  staggered
26    terms  of  no  less than 2 years.  Thereafter, members of the
27    Council shall be appointed for terms of 2 two years  expiring
28    on  July  1,  or  until  their  successors  are appointed and
29    qualified.  The Governor may at any time make appointments to
30    fill  vacancies  for  the  balance  of  an  unexpired   term.
31    Vacancies  shall be filled in the same manner as the original
32    appointment.  Members shall serve without  compensation,  but
33    shall  be  reimbursed  for necessary expenses incurred in the
34    performance of their duties.
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 1        (f)  The Council shall meet at least  5  five  times  per
 2    calendar  year  at  such times and in such places as it deems
 3    necessary.   The  Council  shall  be  subject  to  the  "Open
 4    Meetings Act" and, to the extent required by  that  law,  its
 5    meetings  shall be publicly announced and open and accessible
 6    to the general public.  The Council shall  adopt  such  rules
 7    and  operating  procedures as it deems necessary to carry out
 8    its responsibilities under this Act and under the federal Job
 9    Training Partnership Act.
10    (Source: P.A. 89-382, eff. 8-18-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
11        Section 95.  No acceleration or delay.   Where  this  Act
12    makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
13    text  that  is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
14    Section represented by multiple versions), the  use  of  that
15    text  does  not  accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i)
16    the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived  from
17    any other Public Act.

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