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90_HB2909enr
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 Titles Title II-A and II-C of the federal Job
31 Training 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 and operate training programs
17 that would link the work force needs of local industry
18 with the job training of unemployed disadvantaged
19 persons.
20 (d) For projects created under paragraph (1) of
21 subsection (c) (b):
22 (1) the Department shall give a priority to
23 projects that include an in-kind match by an employer in
24 partnership with a community-based provider and projects
25 that use instructional materials and training instructors
26 directly used in the specific industry sector of the
27 partnership employer; and
28 (2) the partnership employer must be an active
29 participant in the curriculum development, employ under
30 250 workers, and train primarily disadvantaged
31 populations.
32 (e) For projects created under paragraph (2) of
33 subsection (c) (b):
34 (1) community based organizations shall assess the
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1 employment barriers and needs of local residents and work
2 in partnership with local economic development
3 organizations to identify the priority workforce needs of
4 the local industry;
5 (2) training partners, that is, community-based
6 organizations and employers, shall work together to
7 design programs with maximum benefits to local
8 disadvantaged persons and local employers;
9 (3) employers must be involved in identifying
10 specific skill-training needs, planning curriculum,
11 assisting in training activities, providing job
12 opportunities, and coordinating job retention for people
13 hired after training through this program and follow-up
14 support; and
15 (4) the community-based organizations shall serve
16 disadvantaged persons, including welfare recipients.
17 (f) The Department shall adopt rules for the grant
18 program and shall create a competitive application procedure
19 for those grants to be awarded beginning in fiscal year 1998.
20 Grants shall be based on a performance based contracting
21 system. Each grant shall be based on the cost of providing
22 the training services and the goals negotiated and made a
23 part of the contract between the Department and the training
24 partners. The goals shall include the number of people to be
25 trained, the number who stay in the program, the number who
26 complete the program, the number who enter employment, their
27 wages, and the number who retain employment. The level of
28 success in achieving employment, wage, and retention goals
29 shall be a primary consideration for determining contract
30 renewals and subsequent funding levels. In setting the
31 goals, due consideration shall be given to the education,
32 work experience, and job readiness of the trainees; their
33 barriers to employment; and the local job market. Periodic
34 payments under the contracts shall be based on the degree to
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1 which the relevant negotiated goals have been met during the
2 payment period.
3 (Source: P.A. 90-474, eff. 1-1-98; revised 1-7-98.)
4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.