Public Act 095-0081
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Public Act 095-0081 |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | ||||
Sections 4-602 and 4-603 as follows: | ||||
(220 ILCS 5/4-602 new) | ||||
Sec. 4-602. Electric utility workforce study. | ||||
(a) The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive workforce | ||||
analysis study of each electric utility to determine the | ||||
adequacy of the total in-house staffing in each job | ||||
classification or job title critical to maintaining quality | ||||
reliability and restoring service in each electric utility's | ||||
service territory. Each report shall contain a yearly detailed | ||||
comparison beginning with 1995 and ending in 2006 of each | ||||
electric utility's ratio of: | ||||
(1) in-house workers, commonly referred to as | ||||
"linemen", to customers; | ||||
(2) customer service call-center employees to | ||||
customers; and | ||||
(3) meter service or repair employees to customers. | ||||
The ratios shall be reported from each utility's named | ||||
service area, district, division, outlying area, village, | ||||
municipality, reporting point, or region. The analysis shall |
determine the total number of contractor employees for the same | ||
time frame and shall be conducted in the same manner as the | ||
in-house analysis. | ||
(b) The Commission may hold public hearings while | ||
conducting the analysis to assist in the adequacy of the study. | ||
The Commission must hold public hearings on the study and | ||
present the results to the General Assembly no later than | ||
January 1, 2009. | ||
(c) An electric utility shall bear the costs of issuing any | ||
reports required by this Section and it shall not be entitled | ||
to recovery of any costs incurred in complying with this | ||
Section.
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(220 ILCS 5/4-603 new)
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Sec. 4-603. Adequate employment for in-house utility | ||
employees. The Commission shall develop benchmarks for | ||
employee staffing levels for each classification and employee | ||
training for each classification.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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