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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois currently has approximately | ||||||
| 3 | 421,000 unemployed workers; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works | ||||||
| 5 | Act was amended in 2010 by
Public Act 96-929 to allow for its | ||||||
| 6 | implementation by the Illinois Department of Labor; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The implementation of the Employment of Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Workers on Public Works Act will
ensure that Illinois residents | ||||||
| 9 | are being employed on projects using public dollars, helping
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| 10 | decrease unemployment in the State; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In order to implement and enforce the Employment | ||||||
| 12 | of Illinois Workers on Public
Works Act, House Resolution 556 | ||||||
| 13 | of the 98th General Assembly authorized the Department
of Labor | ||||||
| 14 | to conduct a study to validate claims that employing Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | residents for public works
projects will decrease the rate of | ||||||
| 16 | unemployment in the State; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, A study to fulfill this requirement was conducted | ||||||
| 18 | by the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign School of | ||||||
| 19 | Labor and Employment Relations; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, This study showed enforcement of the Employment of | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois Workers on Public
Works Act could result in up to | ||||||
| 2 | 8,718 additional construction jobs for Illinois workers, | ||||||
| 3 | contribute
as much as $1.2 billion to the State's economy, and | ||||||
| 4 | increase local and State tax revenue by
$11.1 million; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Department of Labor has the responsibility to | ||||||
| 6 | use any means available to
enforce the laws passed by the | ||||||
| 7 | General Assembly; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 9 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | enforcement of the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public
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| 11 | Works Act by the Illinois Department of Labor furthers a | ||||||
| 12 | compelling State
interest clearly established in the study | ||||||
| 13 | conducted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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| 14 | School of Labor and Employment Relations on behalf of the | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Department of
Labor; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Labor is directed | ||||||
| 17 | to enforce the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works | ||||||
| 18 | Act in accordance with the provisions of that Act; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the Director of the Illinois Department of Labor.
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