Full Text of SB3922 102nd General Assembly
SB3922 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB3922 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Entertainment Industry Worker Training Program Act. Provides that the Department of Labor, in collaboration with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 2, the International Alliance of Stage Employees' Midwest affiliates, and entities of the Chicago Entertainment Industry Labor Council, shall develop and establish an Entertainment Industry Worker Training Program. Provides that the Program shall include (i) a 3-year educational component that provides specific skill set training for 25 to 50 participants annually with a weekly stipend during the training and job referral services upon successful completion; and (ii) ongoing training for skilled professionals. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department, in consultation with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 2, shall purchase a building or renovate an existing building for the Entertainment Industry Worker Training Program. Provides that the building shall be located in an urban area and be within safe walking distance to public transportation. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Entertainment Industry Worker Training Program, including rules on qualification requirements.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning employment.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Entertainment Industry Worker Training Program Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is as follows: | 7 | | (1) to create an Entertainment Industry Worker | 8 | | Training Program that will be a model for the nation; | 9 | | (2) to create jobs with a skilled, trained, and | 10 | | diverse workforce that will serve the growing | 11 | | entertainment industry in Chicago and the State of | 12 | | Illinois; | 13 | | (3) to help create an awareness of, and a threshold | 14 | | to, an entertainment industry career; and | 15 | | (4) to provide a center for the entertainment industry | 16 | | for ongoing training, both in updating entertainment | 17 | | industry craft skills and providing seminars focused on | 18 | | diversity, equity and inclusion, anti-harassment, and | 19 | | modern workforce civility. | 20 | | Section 10. Program. The Department of Labor, in | 21 | | collaboration with the International Alliance of Theatrical | 22 | | Stage Employees Local 2, the International Alliance of Stage |
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| 1 | | Employees' Midwest affiliates, and entities of the Chicago | 2 | | Entertainment Industry Labor Council, shall develop and | 3 | | establish an Entertainment Industry Worker Training Program. | 4 | | The Program shall provide the following: | 5 | | (1) A 3-year educational component that provides | 6 | | specific skill set training for 25 to 50 participants | 7 | | annually with a weekly stipend during the training and job | 8 | | referral services upon successful completion. The | 9 | | educational component shall include: | 10 | | (A) diversity, equity-inclusion, and | 11 | | anti-harassment training; | 12 | | (B) rigging training, including motor and | 13 | | computerized rigging in all theatrical settings; | 14 | | (C) sound production training, including digital | 15 | | audio; | 16 | | (D) lighting training, including intelligent | 17 | | lighting; and | 18 | | (E) Occupational Safety and Health Administration | 19 | | training and general workplace safety. | 20 | | (2) Ongoing training for hundreds of skilled | 21 | | professionals, so they can be more successful in their | 22 | | fields, including, but not limited to, ongoing training | 23 | | for stagehands, studio mechanics, hair and make-up | 24 | | artists, wardrobe, television production workers, | 25 | | cinematographers, editors, animators, scenic artists, | 26 | | camera operators, and audio-visual workers. |
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| 1 | | Applicants to the program shall apply to the Department in | 2 | | a form and manner prescribed by the Department. | 3 | | Section 15. Building. Subject to appropriation, the | 4 | | Department, in consultation with the International Alliance of | 5 | | Theatrical Stage Employees Local 2, shall purchase a building | 6 | | or renovate an existing building for trainings provided by the | 7 | | Entertainment Industry Worker Training Program. The building | 8 | | shall be located in an urban area within safe walking distance | 9 | | to public transportation.
| 10 | | Section 20. Rules. The Department may adopt any rules | 11 | | necessary to implement the Entertainment Industry Worker | 12 | | Training Program, including rules on qualification | 13 | | requirements.
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