94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4453


 
Introduced 01/10/06, by Rep. Larry McKeon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














20 ILCS 3975/4.5









    Amends the Illinois Workforce Investment Board Act. Provides that the Illinois Workforce Investment Board shall develop a method for measuring Illinois' progress in transitioning to a high-skill, high-wage, and high-productivity economy at the State, regional, and local levels.  Sets forth that the Board shall develop a set of benchmarks that measure whether Illinois is developing a globally competitive workforce that is aligned with the needs of the current and emerging economy. Requires the Board to report annually on Illinois' progress on each of the benchmarks and that the Board  make changes to these benchmarks as necessary to improve measurement and reporting while, at the same time, maintaining consistency across annual reports to the General Assembly. Deletes  specific benchmarks set forth in the Act.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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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 Illinois Workforce Investment Board Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 4.5 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 3975/4.5)



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    Sec. 4.5. Duties. 

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    (a) The Board must perform all the functions of a state 
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workforce
investment
board under
the federal Workforce 
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Investment Act of 1998, any amendments to that Act, and
any

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other applicable federal statutes.  The Board must also perform 
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all other
functions that are
not inconsistent with the federal 
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Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or this Act
and that
are 
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assumed by the Board under its bylaws or assigned to it by the 
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Governor.

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    (b) The Board must cooperate with the General Assembly and 
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make
recommendations
to the
Governor and the General Assembly 
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concerning legislation necessary to improve
upon
statewide and 
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local workforce investment systems in order to increase

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occupational skill
attainment, employment, retention, or 
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earnings of participants and thereby
improve the
quality of the 
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workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the

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productivity and
competitiveness of the State.  The Board must 
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annually submit a report to the
General
Assembly on the 
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progress of the State in achieving state performance measures

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under the
federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, including 
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information on the levels
of performance achieved by the State 
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with respect to the core indicators of
performance and the 
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customer satisfaction indicator
under that Act.  The report must 
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include any other
items that
the Governor may be required to 
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report to the Secretary of the United States
Department
of 
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Labor under Section 136(d) of the federal Workforce Investment 
 


 






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Act of
1998.

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    (b-5) The Board shall develop a method for measuring 
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Illinois' progress in transitioning to a high-skill, 
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high-wage, and high-productivity economy at the State, 
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regional, and local levels.  The Board shall develop a set of 
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benchmarks that measure whether Illinois is developing a 
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globally competitive workforce that is aligned with the needs 
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of the current and emerging economy. The Board shall report 
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annually to the General Assembly on Illinois' progress on each 
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of the benchmarks.  The Board shall make changes to these 
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benchmarks as necessary to improve measurement and reporting 
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while, at the same time, maintaining consistency across annual 
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reports.
The Board shall implement a method for measuring the 
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progress of the
State's workforce development system by using 
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specified benchmarks.  Those
benchmarks are: (i) the 
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educational level of working adults;
(ii) the percentage of the 
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adult workforce in education and training;
(iii) adult 
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literacy;
(iv) the percentage of high school graduates 
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transitioning to education or
training;
(v) the high school 
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dropout rate;
(vi) the number of youth transitioning from 8th 
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grade to 9th grade;
(vii) the percentage of individuals and 
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families at economic
self-sufficiency;
(viii) the average 
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growth in pay;
(ix) net job growth; and
(x) productivity per 
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employee.

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    The Board shall identify the most significant early

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indicators for each benchmark, establish a mechanism to collect 
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data and
track the benchmarks on an annual basis, and then use 
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the results to set goals
for each benchmark, to inform 
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planning, and to ensure the effective use of
State resources.

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    (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require or

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allow the
Board to assume or supersede the statutory authority 
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granted
to, or impose
any duties or requirements on, the State

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Board of Education, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois 
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Community
College Board, any State agencies created under the 
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Civil Administrative Code
of Illinois, or any local education 
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agencies.

 


 






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    (d) No actions taken by the Illinois Human Resource 
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Investment Council
before the effective date of this amendatory 
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Act of the 92nd General Assembly
and no rights, powers, duties, 
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or obligations from those actions are impaired
solely by this 
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amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.  All actions taken

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by the Illinois Human Resource Investment Council before the 
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effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 92nd General 
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Assembly are ratified and validated.

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(Source: P.A. 92-588, eff. 7-1-02; 93-331, eff. 1-1-04.)