Full Text of HB0645 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 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 | | 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 | 17 | | the workforce policies and programs needed in the future | 18 | | to combat poverty, inequality, and climate change.
| 19 | | (3) Rapid advancements in technology, specifically the | 20 | | automation of jobs and expanded artificial intelligence | 21 | | capability, have had and will continue to have a profound | 22 | | impact on the type, quality, and number of jobs available | 23 | | in our 21st century economy.
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| 1 | | (4) Automation and the rise of artificial intelligence | 2 | | and predictive analytics will have major impacts on | 3 | | industries and their jobs; from the service sector to | 4 | | white collar positions, the impacts will be felt by | 5 | | millions of workers in the United States.
| 6 | | (5) Despite the opportunities and challenges presented | 7 | | by rapid advancements in technology, Illinois is a leader | 8 | | in the innovation and development of technology. Illinois | 9 | | has been an engine of progress, and it drives new products | 10 | | that connect people across the globe, sparking economic | 11 | | growth and building prosperity.
| 12 | | (6) Illinois has a large, diverse, and well-educated | 13 | | labor force ready to meet the challenges it faces.
| 14 | | (7) Innovative partnerships across the private and | 15 | | public sectors need to be created.
| 16 | | Section 10. Illinois Future of Work Task Force; duties and | 17 | | responsibilities.
| 18 | | (a) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force is created. The | 19 | | Task Force shall be proactive and plan for the future of work | 20 | | while simultaneously addressing the state of work today.
| 21 | | (b) The duties and responsibilities of the Task Force | 22 | | include the following:
| 23 | | (1) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 24 | | identify and assess the new and emerging technologies that | 25 | | have the potential to significantly affect employment, |
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| 1 | | wages, and skill requirements.
| 2 | | (2) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 3 | | develop a set of job standards and working conditions that | 4 | | will ensure that future work in Illinois builds a vibrant | 5 | | middle class.
| 6 | | (3) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 7 | | identify the potential jobs of the future and | 8 | | opportunities to shape those jobs for the improvement of | 9 | | life for all of Illinois.
| 10 | | (4) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 11 | | compile research and best practices from other states and | 12 | | countries on how to deploy technology to benefit workers | 13 | | and the public good.
| 14 | | (5) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 15 | | develop tools to assess the impact of proposed | 16 | | technologies and evaluate their costs and benefits on | 17 | | workers, employers, the public and the State.
| 18 | | (6) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 19 | | identify policies and practices that will help businesses, | 20 | | workers, and communities thrive economically throughout | 21 | | the State of Illinois.
| 22 | | (7) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall | 23 | | propose workforce development, training, education, and | 24 | | apprenticeship programs for the jobs of the future.
| 25 | | Section 15. Membership; meetings.
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| 1 | | (a) The members of the Illinois Future of Work Task Force | 2 | | shall include and represent the diversity of the people of | 3 | | Illinois, and shall be composed of the following:
| 4 | | (1) four members, including one representative of the | 5 | | business community and one representative of the labor | 6 | | community, appointed by the Senate President, one of whom | 7 | | shall serve as co-chair;
| 8 | | (2) four members, including one representative of the | 9 | | business community and one representative of the labor | 10 | | community, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, | 11 | | one of whom shall serve as co-chair;
| 12 | | (3) four members, including one representative of the | 13 | | business community and one representative of the labor | 14 | | community, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 15 | | Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair; | 16 | | (4) four members, including one representative of the | 17 | | business community and one representative of the labor | 18 | | community, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Speaker | 19 | | of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall serve | 20 | | as co-chair;
| 21 | | (5) four members, one from each of the following: the | 22 | | business community, the labor community, the environmental | 23 | | community, and the education community that advocate for | 24 | | job growth, appointed by the Governor;
| 25 | | (6) three members appointed by the Governor whose | 26 | | professional expertise is at the juncture of work and |
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| 1 | | workers' rights;
| 2 | | (7) the Director of Labor or his or her designee;
| 3 | | (8) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 4 | | or his or her designee;
| 5 | | (9) the Director of Employment Security or his or her | 6 | | designee;
| 7 | | (10) the Superintendent of the State Board of | 8 | | Education or his or her designee; | 9 | | (11) the Executive Director of the Illinois Community | 10 | | College Board or his or her designee; and | 11 | | (12) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher | 12 | | Education or his or her designee. | 13 | | (b) Appointments for the Illinois Future of Work Task | 14 | | Force must be finalized by August 31, 2021. The Illinois | 15 | | Future of Work Task Force shall hold one meeting per month for | 16 | | a total of 7 meetings, and the first meeting must be held | 17 | | within 30 days after appointments are finalized. | 18 | | (c) Members of the Illinois Future of Work Task Force | 19 | | shall serve without compensation.
| 20 | | (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 21 | | shall provide administrative support to the Task Force.
| 22 | | Section 20. Report; dissolution.
| 23 | | (a) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall issue a | 24 | | report based upon its findings in the course of performing its | 25 | | duties and responsibilities specified under Section 10. The |
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| 1 | | report shall be written by an independent authority with | 2 | | subject matter expertise on the future of work.
| 3 | | (b) The Illinois Future of Work Task Force shall submit | 4 | | its final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 5 | | later than May 1, 2022, and is dissolved upon the filing of its | 6 | | report.
| 7 | | Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | 8 | | 2024.
| 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 10 | | becoming law.
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