Full Text of HB3225 101st General Assembly
HB3225 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB3225 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State shall fund the construction of 5 employment training centers at a cost to be determined by the utility. Provides that the employment training centers shall be located in: the west side of Chicago; Ford Heights; Waukegan; Bloomington; and Peoria.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 16-108.12 as follows: | 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/16-108.12) | 7 | | Sec. 16-108.12. Utility job training program. | 8 | | (a) An electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 | 9 | | customers in the State shall spend $10,000,000 per year in | 10 | | 2017, 2021, and 2025 to fund the programs described in this | 11 | | Section. | 12 | | (1) The utility shall fund a solar training pipeline | 13 | | program in the amount of $3,000,000. The utility may | 14 | | administer the program or contract with another entity to | 15 | | administer the program. The program shall be designed to | 16 | | establish a solar installer training pipeline for projects | 17 | | authorized under Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency | 18 | | Act and to establish a pool of trained installers who will | 19 | | be able to install solar projects authorized under | 20 | | subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency | 21 | | Act and otherwise. The program may include single event | 22 | | training programs. The program described in this paragraph | 23 | | (1) shall be designed to ensure that entities that offer |
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| 1 | | training are located in, and trainees are recruited from, | 2 | | the same communities that the program aims to serve and | 3 | | that the program provides trainees with the opportunity to | 4 | | obtain real-world experience. The program described in | 5 | | this paragraph (1) shall also be designed to assist | 6 | | trainees so that they can obtain applicable certifications | 7 | | or participate in an apprenticeship program. The utility or | 8 | | administrator shall include funding for programs that | 9 | | provide training to individuals who are or were foster | 10 | | children or that target persons with a record who are | 11 | | transitioning with job training and job placement | 12 | | programs. The program shall include an incentive to | 13 | | facilitate an increase of hiring of qualified persons who | 14 | | are or were foster children and persons with a record. It | 15 | | is a goal of the program described in this paragraph (1) | 16 | | that at least 50% of the trainees in this program come from | 17 | | within environmental justice communities and that 2,000 | 18 | | jobs are created for persons who are or were foster | 19 | | children and persons with a record. | 20 | | (2) The utility shall fund a craft apprenticeship | 21 | | program in the amount of $3,000,000. The program shall be | 22 | | an accredited or otherwise recognized apprenticeship | 23 | | program over a period not to exceed 4 years, for particular | 24 | | crafts, trades, or skills in the electric industry that | 25 | | may, but need not, be related to solar installation. | 26 | | (3) The utility shall fund multi-cultural jobs |
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| 1 | | programs in the amount of $4,000,000. The funding shall be | 2 | | allocated in the applicable year to individual programs as | 3 | | set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of this | 4 | | paragraph (3) and may, but need not, be related to solar | 5 | | installation, over a period not to exceed 4 years, by | 6 | | diversity-focused community organizations that have a | 7 | | record of successfully delivering job training. | 8 | | (A) $1,000,000 to a community-based civil rights | 9 | | and human services not-for-profit organization that | 10 | | provides economic development, human capital, and | 11 | | education program services. | 12 | | (B) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization that | 13 | | is also an education institution that offers training | 14 | | programs approved by the Illinois State Board of | 15 | | Education and United States Department of Education | 16 | | with the goal of providing workforce initiatives | 17 | | leading to economic independence. | 18 | | (C) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization | 19 | | dedicated to developing the educational and leadership | 20 | | capacity of minority youth through the operation of | 21 | | schools, youth leadership clubs and youth development | 22 | | centers. | 23 | | (D) $1,000,000 to a not-for-profit organization | 24 | | dedicated to providing equal access to opportunities | 25 | | in the construction industry that offer training | 26 | | programs that include Occupational Safety and Health |
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| 1 | | Administration 10 and 30 certifications, Environmental | 2 | | Protection Agency Renovation, Repair and Painting | 3 | | Certification and Leadership in Energy and | 4 | | Environmental Design Accredited Green Associate Exam | 5 | | preparation courses. | 6 | | (E) $500,000 to a non-profit organization that has | 7 | | a proven record of successfully implementing utility | 8 | | industry training programs, with expertise in creating | 9 | | programs that strengthen the economics of communities | 10 | | including technical training workshops and economic | 11 | | development through community and financial partners. | 12 | | (F) $500,000 to a nonprofit organization that | 13 | | provides family services, housing education, job and | 14 | | career education opportunities that has successfully | 15 | | partnered with the utility on electric industry job | 16 | | training. | 17 | | (4) The utility shall fund the construction of 5 | 18 | | employment training centers at a cost to be determined by | 19 | | the utility. The employment training centers shall be | 20 | | located in the following Illinois cities or areas: (A) the | 21 | | west side of Chicago; (B) Ford Heights; (C) Waukegan; (D) | 22 | | Bloomington; and (E) Peoria. | 23 | | For the purposes of this Section, "person with a record" | 24 | | means any person who (1) has been convicted of a crime in this | 25 | | State or of an offense in any other jurisdiction, not including | 26 | | an offense or attempted offense that would subject a person to |
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| 1 | | registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act; (2) has a | 2 | | record of an arrest or an arrest that did not result in | 3 | | conviction for any crime in this State or of an offense in any | 4 | | other jurisdiction; or (3) has a juvenile delinquency | 5 | | adjudication. | 6 | | (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this | 7 | | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, an electric | 8 | | utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State | 9 | | shall file with the Commission a plan to implement this | 10 | | Section. Within 60 days after the plan is filed, the Commission | 11 | | shall enter an order approving the plan if it is consistent | 12 | | with this Section or, if the plan is not consistent with this | 13 | | Section, the Commission shall explain the deficiencies, after | 14 | | which time the utility shall file a new plan. The utility shall | 15 | | use the funds described in subparagraph (O) of paragraph (1) of | 16 | | subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act | 17 | | to pay for the Commission approved programs under this Section.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17 .)
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