HB3591 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3591

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Travis Weaver

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 605/605-1110 new

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish 3 advanced manufacturing training programs. The advanced manufacturing programs shall expand opportunities for skills training, boost retention of manufacturers, and attract investment by manufacturing companies. Sets forth the purpose for which grant moneys can be used.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 605-1110 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-1110 new)

Sec. 605-1110. Advanced manufacturing training programs.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish 3 advanced manufacturing training programs. The advanced manufacturing programs shall expand opportunities for skills training, boost retention of manufacturers, and attract investment by manufacturing companies.

(b) Grant moneys must be used either to expand programming in facilities or to support the construction of new facilities to expand manufacturing programming. The expansion must be led by local community colleges and shall be in consultation with regional partnerships, including manufacturers, to ensure that the training offered aligns with the training needed by regional manufacturing employers.

(c) Grant moneys shall also be used to expand access to manufacturing programs for diverse populations, including individuals who have been previously incarcerated, individuals with disabilities, people of color, women, and veterans, as well as current high school students.

(d) The grant that is received by the community college must be matched equally with the commitment of local investments.