Full Text of SR0774 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Our nation is continuing to experience high | 3 | | unemployment rates and a national economic recession that | 4 | | directly affects our ability to compete in a global job market; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The employment of future workers and the | 7 | | re-employment of displaced workers are dependent upon the | 8 | | availability of training programs to provide individuals with | 9 | | the skills needed in critical industries; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, High school and college career and occupational | 11 | | education is enhanced when local businesses in key industries | 12 | | provide input on curricula and offer work-based learning | 13 | | opportunities in occupations with family-sustaining careers; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Innovation and the spread of good management | 16 | | practices are accelerated when businesses work together to | 17 | | identify and meet their common training and skill needs; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Workers' ability to succeed in today's | 19 | | knowledge-based, global economy is enhanced when employers | 20 | | invest in their skills and when businesses develop skill | 21 | | certifications recognized industry wide and articulated with |
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| 1 | | college credit; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The ability of low-income workers to have a real | 3 | | chance at pathways out of poverty requires training providers | 4 | | and other service providers to have first-hand knowledge of | 5 | | employers' skill needs and how workers can be supported to meet | 6 | | those standards; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Local Workforce Investment Boards are, by | 8 | | statute, composed primarily of individuals from the private | 9 | | sector; as such, they are the appropriate vehicle to identify | 10 | | the needs and opportunities within their local community and | 11 | | work with education providers to address those needs through | 12 | | the local education system, including community colleges, | 13 | | not-for-profit organizations, and proprietary schools; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting to promote the continuation and role | 15 | | of local Workforce Investment Boards as the most effective | 16 | | vehicle available to address the needs of businesses and | 17 | | individuals through the establishment of local workforce | 18 | | development programs and services; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The week of August 26 through September 1, 2012 | 20 | | will be an opportunity to highlight innovative approaches | 21 | | offered through local Workforce Investment Boards to build the | 22 | | State of Illinois' workforce; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the week | 3 | | of August 26 through September 1, 2012, as "Workforce | 4 | | Development Week" in the State of Illinois and encourage | 5 | | individuals, businesses, and governmental organizations in the | 6 | | State of Illinois to visit and promote the programs and | 7 | | services offered through local Workforce Investment Boards.
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