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(20 ILCS 605/605-855) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.32a in part)
Sec. 605-855. Grants to local coalitions and labor-management-community committees.
(a) The Director, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community
Cooperation Committee, shall have the authority to provide
grants to employee coalitions
or other coalitions that enhance or promote work and family programs and
address specific community concerns, and to provide
matching grants, grants, and other resources to establish or assist area
labor-management-community committees and other projects that serve to
enhance labor-management-community relations. The Department shall have the
authority, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation
Committee, to award grants or matching grants in the areas provided in subsections (b) through
(g).
(b) Matching grants to existing local
labor-management-community committees. To be eligible for matching grants
pursuant to this subsection, local labor-management-community committees shall
meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Be a formal, not-for-profit organization |
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(2) Be composed of labor, management, and community
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(3) Service a distinct and identifiable geographic
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(4) Be staffed by a professional chief executive
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(5) Have been established with the Department for at
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(6) Operate in compliance with rules set forth by the
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(7) Ensure that their efforts and activities are
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Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Department of Labor
Economic development agencies
Planning agencies
Colleges, universities, and community colleges
U.S. Department of Labor
Statewide Job Training Partnership Act entities
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Further, the purpose of the local labor-management-community committees will
include, but not be limited to, the following:
(i) Enhancing the positive labor-management-community
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(ii) Assisting in the retention, expansion, and
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| attraction of businesses and jobs within the State through special training programs, gathering and disseminating information, and providing assistance in local economic development efforts as appropriate.
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(iii) Creating and maintaining a regular
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| nonadversarial forum for ongoing dialogue between labor, management, and community representatives to discuss and resolve issues of mutual concern outside the realm of the traditional collective bargaining process.
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(iv) Acting as an intermediary for initiating local
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| programs between unions and employers that would generally improve economic conditions in a region.
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(v) Encouraging, assisting, and facilitating the
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| development of work-site and industry labor-management-community committees in the region.
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Any local labor-management-community committee meeting these criteria may
apply to the Department for annual matching grants, provided that the local
committee contributes at least 25% in matching funds, of which no
more than 50% shall be "in-kind" services. Funds received by a
local committee pursuant to this subsection shall be used for the ordinary
operating expenses of the local committee.
(c) Matching grants to local labor-management-community
committees that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria set forth in
subsection (b). However, to be eligible to apply for a grant under this
subsection (c), the local labor-management-community committee, at a minimum,
shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Be composed of labor, management, and community
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(2) Service a distinct and identifiable geographic
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(3) Operate in compliance with the rules set forth by
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| the Department with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation Committee.
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(4) Ensure that its efforts and activities are
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| directed toward enhancing the labor-management-community relationship within the State, region, community, and/or work place.
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Any local labor-management-community committee meeting these criteria may
apply to the Department for an annual matching grant, provided that the local
committee contributes at least 25% in matching funds of which no more than 50%
shall be "in-kind" services. Funds received by a local committee pursuant to
this subsection (c) shall be used for the ordinary and operating expenses of
the local committee. Eligible committees shall be limited to 3 years of
funding under this subsection. With respect to those committees participating
in this program prior to enactment of this amendatory Act of 1988 that fail to
qualify under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c), previous
years' funding shall be counted in determining whether those committees
have reached their funding limit under this subsection (c).
(d) Grants to
develop and conduct specialized education and training programs of direct
benefit to representatives of labor, management, labor-management-community
committees and/or their staff. The type of education and training programs
to be developed and offered will be determined and prioritized annually by
the Department, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation
Committee. The Department will develop and issue an annual request for
proposals detailing the program specifications.
(e) Grants for research and development projects
related to labor-management-community or employment-related family issues.
The Department, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation
Committee, will develop and prioritize annually the type and scope of the
research and development projects deemed necessary.
(f) Grants of up to a maximum of $5,000 to support
the planning of regional work, family, and community planning conferences that
will be based on specific community concerns.
(g) Grants to initiate or support recently created
employer-led coalitions to establish pilot projects that promote the
understanding of the work and family issues and support local workforce
dependent care services.
(h) The Department is authorized to establish applications and
application procedures and promulgate any rules deemed necessary in the
administration of the grants.
(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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