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90_HB2079
New Act
Creates the Workforce Commission Act. Creates the
Illinois Workforce Commission, composed of 3 members
appointed by the Governor and representing labor, employers,
and the public. Provides that the commission is to operate
an integrated workforce development system in the State, in
particular through the consolidation of job training,
employment, and employment-related educational programs, and
to administer the unemployment insurance program in the
State. Abolishes the commission on July 1, 2003.
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1 AN ACT to create the Illinois Workforce Commission.
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 Workforce Commission Act.
6 Section 5. Definition. In this Act, "commission" means
7 the Illinois Workforce Commission created under Section 10.
8 Section 10. Commission created; purpose.
9 (a) The Illinois Workforce Commission is created to
10 operate an integrated workforce development system in this
11 State, in particular through the consolidation of job
12 training, employment, and employment-related educational
13 programs available in this State, and to administer the
14 unemployment insurance program in this State.
15 (b) The commission shall meet the needs of:
16 (1) The businesses of this State for the
17 development of a highly skilled and productive workforce.
18 (2) The workers of this State for education, skills
19 training, and labor market information to enhance their
20 employability, earnings, and standard of living and for
21 an efficient unemployment compensation system.
22 (3) The people of this State who are making a
23 transition into the workforce, particularly persons
24 receiving public assistance, displaced homemakers, and
25 students making the transition from school to work.
26 (4) The communities of this State to provide
27 economic incentive programs for job creation, attraction,
28 and expansion.
29 (5) The taxpayers of this State to ensure that tax
30 revenues for workforce development are spent efficiently
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1 and effectively.
2 Section 15. Commission membership.
3 (a) The commission shall be composed of 3 members. One
4 of the members whom shall be a representative of labor; one
5 shall be a representative of employers; and one shall
6 represent the public.
7 (b) The Governor shall appoint the members without
8 regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or
9 national origin of the appointees.
10 Section 20. Member restrictions.
11 (a) A member of the commission may not engage in any
12 other business, vocation, or employment during the member's
13 term on the commission.
14 (b) The public member of the commission may not be an
15 officer, employee, or paid consultant of a labor-oriented or
16 employer-oriented trade association while the member serves
17 on the commission.
18 Section 25. Effect of Lobbying Activity. A person who is
19 required to register as a lobbyist under the Lobbyist
20 Registration Act may not serve as a member of the commission
21 or act as the general counsel to the commission while so
22 registered. If the person ceases to engage in lobbying as
23 defined in that Act and files a notice of termination as
24 prescribed by subsection (c) of Section 6 of that Act, the
25 person may serve as a member of the commission or act as the
26 general counsel to the commission.
27 Section 30. Member terms; vacancy.
28 (a) Members of the commission shall be appointed for
29 staggered 6-year terms, with one member's term expiring on
30 February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
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1 (b) A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold
2 office for the remainder of that term.
3 Section 35. Chair.
4 (a) The Governor shall designate the chair of the
5 commission from among the members of the commission. The
6 chair shall serve in that capacity for a 2-year term. The
7 Governor may redesignate the same member to serve consecutive
8 terms as chair.
9 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the member of the
10 commission who represents the public shall serve as chair in
11 commission hearings involving unemployment insurance issues
12 regarding tax coverage, contributions, or reimbursements.
13 Section 40. Removal of commission members.
14 (a) It is a ground for removal from the commission by
15 impeachment that a member:
16 (1) during any 60-day period is absent from each
17 commission meeting for which the member received at
18 least 48 hours' notice;
19 (2) is unable to discharge the member's duties for
20 the remainder of the term for which the member was
21 appointed because of illness or other disability; or
22 (3) violates a prohibition established by Section
23 20 or 25.
24 (b) The validity of an action of the commission is not
25 affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for the
26 removal of a member of the commission existed.
27 Section 45. Application of Regulatory Agency Sunset Act.
28 The commission is subject to the Regulatory Agency Sunset
29 Act. Unless continued in existence as provided by that Act,
30 the commission is abolished July 1, 2003.
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1 Section 50. Commission divisions.
2 (a) The commission shall have the following divisions:
3 (1) A division of workforce development.
4 (2) A division of unemployment insurance.
5 (b) In addition to the divisions listed in subsection
6 (a), the executive director of the commission may establish
7 additional divisions within the commission for effective
8 administration and performance of commission functions.
9 (c) The executive director shall appoint the directors
10 of the divisions of the commission. The directors shall
11 serve at the pleasure of the executive director.