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90_HB2909
20 ILCS 605/46.19j
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Changes the name of the Job Training and Economic Development
Demonstration Grant Program to the Job Training and Economic
Development Grant Program. Deletes the requirement that the
Director of Commerce and Community Affairs shall make not
less than 12 and not more than 20 demonstration project
grants. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of
2 Illinois by changing Section 46.19j.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 46.19j as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 605/46.19j)
8 Sec. 46.19j. Job Training and Economic Development
9 Demonstration Grant Program.
10 (a) Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds
11 that:
12 (1) despite the large number of unemployed job
13 seekers, many employers are having difficulty matching
14 the skills they require with the skills of workers; a
15 similar problem exists in industries where overall
16 employment may not be expanding but there is an acute
17 need for skilled workers in particular occupations;
18 (2) the State of Illinois should foster local
19 economic development by linking the job training of
20 unemployed disadvantaged citizens with the workforce
21 needs of local business and industry; and
22 (3) employers often need assistance in developing
23 training resources that will provide work opportunities
24 for disadvantaged populations.
25 (b) Definitions. As used in this Section Act:
26 "Community based provider" means a not-for-profit
27 organization, with local boards of directors, that directly
28 provides job training services.
29 "Disadvantaged persons" has the same meaning as the term
30 is defined in Title II-A of the federal Job Training
31 Partnership Act.
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1 "Training partners" means a community-based provider and
2 one or more employers who have established training and
3 placement linkages.
4 (c) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the
5 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs shall administer
6 a Job Training and Economic Development Demonstration Grant
7 Program. The Director shall make not less than 12 and not
8 more than 20 demonstration project grants to community-based
9 providers. The grants shall be made to support the
10 following:
11 (1) partnerships between community-based providers
12 and employers for the customized training of existing
13 low-skilled, low-wage employees and newly hired
14 disadvantaged persons; and
15 (2) partnerships between community-based providers
16 and employers to develop training programs that would
17 link the work force needs of local industry with the job
18 training of unemployed disadvantaged persons.
19 (d) For projects created under paragraph (1) of
20 subsection (c) (b):
21 (1) the Department shall give a priority to
22 projects that include an in-kind match by an employer in
23 partnership with a community-based provider and projects
24 that use instructional materials and training instructors
25 directly used in the specific industry sector of the
26 partnership employer; and
27 (2) the partnership employer must be an active
28 participant in the curriculum development, employ under
29 250 workers, and train primarily disadvantaged
30 populations.
31 (e) For projects created under paragraph (2) of
32 subsection (c) (b):
33 (1) community based organizations shall assess the
34 employment barriers and needs of local residents and work
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1 in partnership with local economic development
2 organizations to identify the priority workforce needs of
3 the local industry;
4 (2) training partners, that is, community-based
5 organizations and employers, shall work together to
6 design programs with maximum benefits to local
7 disadvantaged persons and local employers;
8 (3) employers must be involved in identifying
9 specific skill-training needs, planning curriculum,
10 assisting in training activities, providing job
11 opportunities, and coordinating job retention for people
12 hired after training through this program and follow-up
13 support; and
14 (4) the community-based organizations shall serve
15 disadvantaged persons, including welfare recipients.
16 (f) The Department shall adopt rules for the grant
17 program and shall create a competitive application procedure
18 for those grants to be awarded beginning in fiscal year 1998.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-474, eff. 1-1-98; revised 1-7-98.)
20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.