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90_HB1757eng

      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)  3  separate  a  community  based organizations,
14        which are directly involved in job training or work force
15        development; and
16             (5)  each of the 4 caucuses of the General Assembly,
17        chosen by each of the 4 leaders organization.
18        Representatives from these entities shall  constitute  no
19    more   than   60%  of  the  Council.   The  total  number  of
20    representatives appointed under (1), (2), and (3)  shall  not
21    constitute  less  than  15%  of  the  membership of the Human
22    Resource Investment Council.
23        (d-5)  The Human Resource  Investment  Council  may  also
24    include additional qualified members who may be selected from
25    the  following, but who shall not constitute more than 60% of
26    the Council:
27             (1)  representatives from local welfare agencies;
28             (2)  representatives from units of local  government
29        or  consortia of units of local government appointed from
30        nominations by the chief elected officials of  the  units
31        of local government or consortia;
32             (3)  representatives from public housing agencies;
33             (4)  representatives from the State legislature;
34             (4)  (5)  representatives  from  any  State or local
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 1        program that receives funding under an applicable federal
 2        human resource program that the Governor  has  determined
 3        has  a  direct  interest  in  the  utilization  of  human
 4        resources within the State; and
 5             (5)  (6)  individuals who have special knowledge and
 6        qualifications   in   special   education   and    career
 7        development needs of hard-to-serve individuals.
 8        (e)  In  reconstructing  the  membership  of  the Council
 9    pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (c),  (d),  and  (d-5),  as
10    mandated  in  Section  701  of   Title VII of the federal Job
11    Training  Partnership  Act,  as  amended,  appointments  made
12    effective on July 1, 1995 will be given fixed  and  staggered
13    terms  of  no  less than 2 years.  Thereafter, members of the
14    Council shall be appointed for terms of two years expiring on
15    July  1,  or  until  their  successors  are   appointed   and
16    qualified.  The Governor may at any time make appointments to
17    fill   vacancies  for  the  balance  of  an  unexpired  term.
18    Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the  original
19    appointment.    Members shall serve without compensation, but
20    shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses  incurred  in  the
21    performance of their duties.
22        (f)  The  Council  shall  meet  at  least  five times per
23    calendar year at such times and in such places  as  it  deems
24    necessary.   The  Council  shall  be  subject  to  the  "Open
25    Meetings  Act"  and,  to the extent required by that law, its
26    meetings shall be publicly announced and open and  accessible
27    to  the  general  public.  The Council shall adopt such rules
28    and operating procedures as it deems necessary to  carry  out
29    its responsibilities under this Act and under the federal Job
30    Training Partnership Act.
31    (Source: P.A. 89-382, eff. 8-18-95.)
32        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
33        Sec.  3.  The  Council shall consist of members appointed
34    by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate  in
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 1    accordance  with the requirements of Section 701 of Title VII
 2    of the federal Job Training Partnership Act.
 3        (a)  At least 15% but not more than 60%  of  the  members
 4    shall   be   representatives   of   business,   industry  and
 5    agriculture, including persons  who  are  representatives  of
 6    business  and  industry  on  Private Industry Councils in the
 7    State.
 8        (b)  The following State officials  shall  serve  on  the
 9    Council  but  shall  not  constitute  more  than  60%  of the
10    Council's membership: the Director of Commerce and  Community
11    Affairs   (administering   agency   for   the   Job  Training
12    Partnership Act and the National and Community Service  Act),
13    the  Secretary  of  Human  Services (administering agency for
14    part F of Title  IV  of  the  Social  Security  Act  and  the
15    employment  program  established under Section 6(d)(4) of the
16    Food Stamp Act of 1977), the Director of  the  Department  of
17    Employment Security (administrator of the Wagner-Peyser Act),
18    the  State  Superintendent of Education (administrator of the
19    Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied  Technology  Education
20    Act  and the Adult Education Act), and the Executive Director
21    of the Illinois Community College Board, or their  designees.
22    Each  member  shall  serve  during  the term of his office or
23    employment.
24        (c)  At least 15%, but no more than 60%  of  the  members
25    shall  be  representatives  of organized labor. These members
26    shall  be  selected  from  among  individuals  nominated   by
27    recognized State labor federations.
28        (d)  The  Human Resource Investment Council shall include
29    one or more representatives from each of the following:
30             (1)  local public education;
31             (2)  a postsecondary institution;
32             (3)  a   secondary   or   postsecondary   vocational
33        education institution; and
34             (4)  3 separate  a  community  based  organizations,
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 1        which are directly involved in job training or work force
 2        development; and
 3             (5)  each of the 4 caucuses of the General Assembly,
 4        chosen by each of the 4 leaders organization.
 5        Representatives  from  these entities shall constitute no
 6    more  than  60%  of  the  Council.   The  total   number   of
 7    representatives  appointed  under (1), (2), and (3) shall not
 8    constitute less than 15%  of  the  membership  of  the  Human
 9    Resource Investment Council.
10        (d-5)  The  Human  Resource  Investment  Council may also
11    include additional qualified members who may be selected from
12    the following, but who shall not constitute more than 60%  of
13    the Council:
14             (1)  representatives from local welfare agencies;
15             (2)  representatives  from units of local government
16        or consortia of units of local government appointed  from
17        nominations  by  the chief elected officials of the units
18        of local government or consortia;
19             (3)  representatives from public housing agencies;
20             (4)  representatives from the State legislature;
21             (4) (5)  representatives from  any  State  or  local
22        program that receives funding under an applicable federal
23        human  resource  program that the Governor has determined
24        has  a  direct  interest  in  the  utilization  of  human
25        resources within the State; and
26             (5) (6)  individuals who have special knowledge  and
27        qualifications    in   special   education   and   career
28        development needs of hard-to-serve individuals.
29        (e)  In reconstructing  the  membership  of  the  Council
30    pursuant  to  subsections  (a),  (b), (c), (d), and (d-5), as
31    mandated in Section 701 of  Title  VII  of  the  federal  Job
32    Training  Partnership  Act,  as  amended,  appointments  made
33    effective  on  July 1, 1995 will be given fixed and staggered
34    terms of no less than 2 years.  Thereafter,  members  of  the
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 1    Council shall be appointed for terms of two years expiring on
 2    July   1,   or  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and
 3    qualified.  The Governor may at any time make appointments to
 4    fill  vacancies  for  the  balance  of  an  unexpired   term.
 5    Vacancies  shall be filled in the same manner as the original
 6    appointment.  Members shall serve without  compensation,  but
 7    shall  be  reimbursed  for necessary expenses incurred in the
 8    performance of their duties.
 9        (f)  The Council shall  meet  at  least  five  times  per
10    calendar  year  at  such times and in such places as it deems
11    necessary.   The  Council  shall  be  subject  to  the  "Open
12    Meetings Act" and, to the extent required by  that  law,  its
13    meetings  shall be publicly announced and open and accessible
14    to the general public.  The Council shall  adopt  such  rules
15    and  operating  procedures as it deems necessary to carry out
16    its responsibilities under this Act and under the federal Job
17    Training Partnership Act.
18    (Source: P.A. 89-382, eff. 8-18-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
19        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
20    becoming law.

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