Full Text of SB2481 102nd General Assembly
SB2481sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Ram Villivalam Filed: 4/9/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2481
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2481 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Illinois Future of Work Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Findings and declaration of policy. The General | 7 | | Assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares the following:
| 8 | | (1) The future of work is a critically important | 9 | | conversation for those currently in the workforce as well | 10 | | as those looking to reenter or enter it as Illinois | 11 | | contemplates an equitable economic recovery from the | 12 | | coronavirus pandemic.
| 13 | | (2) Policymakers at every level of government will be | 14 | | required to deal with the concurrent crises of the | 15 | | pandemic recovery, systemic inequities, and creating | 16 | | good-paying jobs. Policymakers must be able to anticipate |
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| 1 | | the workforce policies and programs needed in the future | 2 | | to combat poverty, inequality, and climate change.
| 3 | | (3) Rapid advancements in technology, specifically the | 4 | | automation of jobs and expanded artificial intelligence | 5 | | capability, have had and will continue to have a profound | 6 | | impact on the type, quality, and number of jobs available | 7 | | in our 21st century economy.
| 8 | | (4) Automation and the rise of artificial intelligence | 9 | | and predictive analytics will have major impacts on | 10 | | industries and their jobs; from the service sector to | 11 | | white collar positions, the impacts will be felt by | 12 | | millions of workers in the United States.
| 13 | | (5) Despite the opportunities and challenges presented | 14 | | by rapid advancements in technology, Illinois is a leader | 15 | | in the innovation and development of technology. Illinois | 16 | | has been an engine of progress, and it drives new products | 17 | | that connect people across the globe, sparking economic | 18 | | growth and building prosperity.
| 19 | | (6) Illinois has a large, diverse, and well-educated | 20 | | labor force ready to meet the challenges it faces.
| 21 | | (7) Innovative partnerships across the private and | 22 | | public sectors need to be created.
| 23 | | Section 10. Illinois Future of Work Task Force; duties and | 24 | | responsibilities.
| 25 | | (a) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force is created. The |
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| 1 | | Task Force shall be proactive and plan for the future of work | 2 | | while simultaneously addressing the state of work today.
| 3 | | (b) The duties and responsibilities of the Task Force | 4 | | include the following:
| 5 | | (1) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 6 | | identify and assess the new and emerging technologies that | 7 | | have the potential to significantly affect employment, | 8 | | wages, and skill requirements.
| 9 | | (2) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 10 | | develop a set of job standards and working conditions that | 11 | | will ensure that future work in Illinois builds a vibrant | 12 | | middle class.
| 13 | | (3) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 14 | | identify the potential jobs of the future and | 15 | | opportunities to shape those jobs for the improvement of | 16 | | life for all of Illinois.
| 17 | | (4) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 18 | | compile research and best practices from other states and | 19 | | countries on how to deploy technology to benefit workers | 20 | | and the public good.
| 21 | | (5) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 22 | | develop tools to assess the impact of proposed | 23 | | technologies and evaluate their costs and benefits on | 24 | | workers, employers, the public and the State.
| 25 | | (6) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 26 | | identify policies and practices that will help businesses, |
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| 1 | | workers, and communities thrive economically throughout | 2 | | the State of Illinois.
| 3 | | (7) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 4 | | propose workforce development, training, education, and | 5 | | apprenticeship programs for the jobs of the future.
| 6 | | Section 15. Membership; meetings.
| 7 | | (a) The members of the Illinois Future of Work Task Force | 8 | | shall include and represent the diversity of the people of | 9 | | Illinois, and shall be composed of the following:
| 10 | | (1) two members appointed by the Senate President, one | 11 | | of whom shall be from the business community and one of | 12 | | whom shall be from the labor community;
| 13 | | (2) two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 14 | | the Senate, one of whom shall be from the business | 15 | | community and one of whom shall be from the labor | 16 | | community;
| 17 | | (3) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House | 18 | | of Representatives, one of whom shall be from the business | 19 | | community and one of whom shall be from the labor | 20 | | community; | 21 | | (4) two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | 22 | | the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be from | 23 | | the business community and one of whom shall be from the | 24 | | labor community;
| 25 | | (5) four members appointed by the Governor, one from |
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| 1 | | each of the following: the business community, the labor | 2 | | community, the environmental community, and the education | 3 | | community that advocate for job growth;
| 4 | | (6) three members appointed by the Governor whose | 5 | | professional expertise is at the juncture of work and | 6 | | workers' rights;
| 7 | | (7) the Director of Labor or his or her designee;
| 8 | | (8) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 9 | | or his or her designee;
| 10 | | (9) the Director of Employment Security or his or her | 11 | | designee;
| 12 | | (10) the Superintendent of the State Board of | 13 | | Education or his or her designee; and | 14 | | (11) the Director of the Community College Board or | 15 | | his or her designee. | 16 | | (b) Appointments for the Illinois Future of Work Task | 17 | | Force must be finalized by July 31, 2021. The Illinois Future | 18 | | of Work Task Force shall hold one meeting per month for a total | 19 | | of 7 meetings, and the first meeting must be held within 30 | 20 | | days after appointments are finalized.
The Task Force shall | 21 | | elect a chair from among its members at the first meeting of | 22 | | the Task Force. | 23 | | (c) Members of the Illinois Future of Work Task Force | 24 | | shall serve without compensation.
| 25 | | (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 26 | | shall provide administrative support to the Task Force.
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| 1 | | Section 20. Report; dissolution.
| 2 | | (a) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall issue a | 3 | | report based upon its findings in the course of performing its | 4 | | duties and responsibilities specified under Section 10. The | 5 | | report shall be written by an independent authority with | 6 | | subject matter expertise on the future of work.
| 7 | | (b) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall submit | 8 | | its final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 9 | | later than March 1, 2022, and is dissolved upon the filing of | 10 | | its report.
| 11 | | Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | 12 | | 2024.
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.".
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