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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1350
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1350, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT in relation to welfare-to-work programs."; and
5 by inserting immediately below the enacting clause the
6 following:
7 "Section 3. The Illinois Literacy Act is amended by
8 changing Section 15 as follows:
9 (15 ILCS 322/15)
10 Sec. 15. Grants.
11 (a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
12 Literacy Advisory Board created by Section 7.2 of the State
13 Library Act, is authorized to award grants that develop,
14 expand, or support adult literacy programs in Illinois
15 through community programs administered by education
16 agencies, libraries, volunteer or community-based
17 organizations, or a coalition of any of those groups.
18 (b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
19 Literacy Advisory Board created by Section 7.2 of the State
20 Library Act, is authorized to award grants for workplace
21 programs to public or private employers or entities acting on
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1 behalf of a coalition of employers to improve the basic
2 skills of current and prospective their employees. Current
3 and prospective employees' lack of basic skills may impede
4 hiring, have impeded effective job performance, or
5 eligibility for advancement. Public funds awarded under this
6 grant program must be matched by the business with funds at
7 least equal to the amount of public funds awarded.
8 (c) The Secretary of State is authorized to make family
9 literacy grants that will assist in breaking the
10 intergenerational cycle of illiteracy. The grants must
11 involve an adult literacy component and an entity working
12 with children at risk of school failure. Programs will focus
13 on parents or guardians and children involved in reciprocal
14 learning and teaching. In addition to other grants authorized
15 in this subsection, the Secretary of State may make family
16 literacy grants, upon his or her approval of application from
17 entities, for innovative programming in the area of parent
18 and child learning activities. The Secretary of State shall
19 establish criteria for awarding the grants by rule. The
20 Secretary of State may expend appropriations statewide for
21 direct purchases of equipment and services that support
22 families learning together.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-697, eff. 1-6-97.)".