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90_HB1921
110 ILCS 805/Art. IX heading new
110 ILCS 805/9-1 new
110 ILCS 805/9-2 new
110 ILCS 805/9-3 new
110 ILCS 805/9-4 new
110 ILCS 805/9-5 new
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides for
the creation of job training programs throughout the State
operated under the auspices of the public community colleges.
Provides that the Act does not apply to or affect any
existing apprenticeship program and is not intended to
authorize job training in the public community colleges for
any occupation or skill for which training is provided
through an apprenticeship program. Provides that all costs
of a job training program are to be shared equally by the
State and the participating business. Establishes an
Advisory Committee on Job Training, consisting of 9 members
appointed by the Governor. Provides that the board of a
community college district, in consultation with the Advisory
Committee, shall develop an application form for businesses
that wish to participate in the program. Specifies the
minimum data that a completed application must furnish.
Provides that the Advisory Committee shall initially evaluate
each application and recommend it, favorably or unfavorably,
to the board of the community college district, which has the
power to make the final decision on a recommendation made by
the Advisory Committee. Establishes criteria to be applied
by the Advisory Committee and community college board in
acting on applications. Requires the Advisory Committee to
evaluate and make recommendations on applications in a manner
that ensures that State funds appropriated to implement job
training programs are being allocated to all regions of the
State. Effective January 1, 1998.
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1 AN ACT relating to job training programs, amending a
2 named Act.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended
6 by adding Article IX as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 805/Art. IX heading new)
8 ARTICLE IX. JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
9 (110 ILCS 805/9-1 new)
10 Sec. 9-1. Declaration of Policy. The public community
11 colleges, because of their local orientation and skilled
12 faculties, are uniquely qualified to conduct job training
13 initiatives. It is the intention of the General Assembly to
14 establish job training programs throughout the State,
15 operated under the auspices of the public community colleges,
16 whose costs are equally shared by the State of Illinois and
17 participating businesses. The purpose of these job training
18 programs is to improve the education, skill levels, and
19 productivity of employees and prospective employees of
20 businesses planning to newly locate or expand their
21 operations in Illinois. To ensure that these job training
22 programs operate effectively and fairly, it is desirable to
23 establish a permanent forum where representatives of
24 business, labor, and the community colleges can engage in
25 discussion and offer advice to the Board. It is not the
26 intent of this Act to interfere with or affect the operation
27 of any existing apprenticeship program, nor to authorize job
28 training in the public community colleges for any occupation
29 or skill for which training is provided in Illinois through
30 an apprenticeship program.
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1 (110 ILCS 805/9-2 new)
2 Sec. 9-2. Creation of Advisory Committee. There is
3 created an Advisory Committee on Job Training, consisting of
4 9 members. The Governor shall appoint the members of the
5 Advisory Committee. Three members of the Advisory Committee
6 shall represent Illinois businesses, at least one of whom
7 shall represent small businesses. Three members of the
8 Advisory Committee shall represent labor, and 3 members shall
9 represent the individual, public community colleges. All
10 Advisory Committee members shall serve 4-year terms. The
11 terms of all of the initially-appointed Advisory Committee
12 members shall commence on January 1, 1998. The terms of one
13 business, labor and community college representative each
14 shall expire on January 1, 2000, January 1, 2001, and January
15 1, 2002. Thereafter, the terms of all Advisory Committee
16 members shall be 4 years. In case of a vacancy on the
17 Advisory Committee, the Governor shall appoint a replacement
18 for the remainder of the vacant term. Advisory Committee
19 members shall receive no compensation, except they shall be
20 reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred
21 as Advisory Committee members.
22 (110 ILCS 805/9-3 new)
23 Sec. 9-3. Application Procedure. The Board, in
24 consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall develop an
25 application form for businesses wishing to participate in a
26 job training program under this Article. The application
27 form shall specify that all costs of job training shall be
28 shared equally by the State and the participating business.
29 The application shall, at a minimum, require a business to
30 provide the following information:
31 (1) The name of the business and its form of
32 ownership;
33 (2) The most recent, audited statement of its
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1 financial accounts;
2 (3) A full description of the business' plans to
3 locate or expand its operations in Illinois, including
4 the exact geographic location of the business creation or
5 expansion, the products to be produced or services
6 provided, and the number and types of jobs expected to be
7 created;
8 (4) An explanation of how the job training program
9 requested by the business will improve worker skills and
10 business productivity; and
11 (5) Any additional information which the Board or
12 Advisory Committee may require.
13 (110 ILCS 805/9-4 new)
14 Sec. 9-4. Evaluation of Applications. All applications
15 submitted by businesses under this Article shall initially be
16 submitted to the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee
17 shall recommend each application either favorably or
18 unfavorably. The recommendation shall be based on the
19 contents of the application, as well as any additional
20 investigations or interviews conducted by the Advisory
21 Committee.
22 The factors which the Advisory Committee shall consider
23 in evaluating each application shall include, but not be
24 limited to, the following:
25 (1) The ability of local community colleges to
26 effectively provide the requested training;
27 (2) The probability that the business will succeed
28 in successfully developing its business operations
29 according to plan;
30 (3) The probability that the business will succeed
31 in developing the needed workforce in the locality
32 selected for business expansion or creation;
33 (4) The projected impact of the job training
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1 program on job creation and business productivity;
2 (5) Whether the types of skills created by the job
3 training program are consistent with the overall economic
4 developments of the region;
5 (6) The projected costs to the local community
6 colleges; and
7 (7) The total money available to the Board for job
8 training programs under this Article.
9 The Advisory Committee shall not evaluate applications
10 submitted by businesses on an absolute basis, but rather
11 shall compare the projected benefits and costs that would
12 result from the granting of an application in comparison to
13 the projected benefits and costs of other applications the
14 Advisory Committee is evaluating. The Advisory Committee
15 shall evaluate and make its recommendations on applications
16 in a manner that ensures that State funds appropriated to
17 implement this Article are being allocated to all regions in
18 the State. The Advisory Committee shall not favorably
19 recommend any application for training in an occupation or
20 skill for which training is provided in Illinois through an
21 apprenticeship program.
22 (110 ILCS 805/9-5 new)
23 Sec. 9-5. State Board Approval. All recommendations of
24 the Advisory Committee under this Article are subject to the
25 final approval of the Board. In making its final decisions
26 on each application, the Board shall be guided by the same
27 criteria as the criteria that are set forth in Section 9-4.
28 In arriving at its final decisions, the Board may freely
29 consult with the Advisory Committee. The Board shall not
30 approve any application for training in an occupation or
31 skill for which training is provided in Illinois through an
32 apprenticeship program.
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
2 January 1, 1998.