98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2845

 

Introduced , by Rep. Esther Golar

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 630/2  from Ch. 48, par. 2402
20 ILCS 630/3  from Ch. 48, par. 2403
20 ILCS 630/5  from Ch. 48, par. 2405
30 ILCS 787/5
30 ILCS 787/15
30 ILCS 787/25
820 ILCS 405/1506.1  from Ch. 48, par. 576.1

    Amends the Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act. Provides that the Department of Employment Security, rather than the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall administer that Act. Amends the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Act to provide for administration by the Department of Employment Security, rather than the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Authorizes expenditures of moneys in the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund for implementation of the Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act and to provide that the Fund is not subject to administrative charge-backs. Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act to impose a 0.1% surcharge on employer contributions under that Act for deposit into the 21st Century Workforce Development Fund.


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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Emergency Employment Development
5Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3, and 5 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 630/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2402)
7    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the following words
8have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
9    (a) "Advisory Committee" means the 21st Century Workforce
10Development Fund Advisory Committee, established under the
1121st Century Workforce Development Fund Act.
12    (b) "Coordinator" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
13Development Coordinator appointed under Section 3.
14    (c) "Department" means the Illinois Department of
15Employment Security Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
16    (d) "Director" means the Director of Employment Security
17Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
18    (e) "Eligible business" means a for-profit business.
19    (f) "Eligible employer" means an eligible nonprofit
20agency, or an eligible business.
21    (g) "Eligible job applicant" means a person who (1) has
22been a resident of this State for at least one year; and (2) is
23unemployed; and (3) is not receiving and is not qualified to

 

 

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1receive unemployment compensation or workers' compensation;
2and (4) is determined by the employment administrator to be
3likely to be available for employment by an eligible employer
4for the duration of the job.
5    (h) "Eligible nonprofit agency" means an organization
6exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
7Section 501(c)(3).
8    (i) "Employment administrator" means the administrative
9entity designated by the Coordinator, and approved by the
10Advisory Committee, to administer the provisions of this Act in
11each service delivery area. With approval of the Advisory
12Committee, the Coordinator may designate an administrative
13entity authorized under the Workforce Investment Act or
14private, public, or non-profit entities that have proven
15effectiveness in providing training, workforce development,
16and job placement services to low-income individuals.
17    (j) "Fringe benefits" means all non-salary costs for each
18person employed under the program, including, but not limited
19to, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, and health
20benefits, as would be provided to non-subsidized employees
21performing similar work.
22    (k) "Household" means a group of persons living at the same
23residence consisting of, at a maximum, spouses and the minor
24children of each.
25    (l) "Program" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
26Development Program created by this Act consisting of new job

 

 

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1creation in the private sector.
2    (m) "Service delivery area" means an area designated as a
3Local Workforce Investment Area by the State.
4    (n) "Workforce Investment Act" means the federal Workforce
5Investment Act of 1998, any amendments to that Act, and any
6other applicable federal statutes.
7(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 630/3)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2403)
9    Sec. 3. Illinois Emergency Employment Development
10Coordinator.
11    (a) The governor shall appoint an Illinois Emergency
12Employment Development Coordinator to administer the
13provisions of this Act. The coordinator shall be within the
14Department of Employment Security Commerce and Economic
15Opportunity, but shall be responsible directly to the governor.
16The coordinator shall have the powers necessary to carry out
17the purpose of the program.
18    (b) The coordinator shall:
19        (1) recommend one or more Employment Administrators
20    for each service delivery area for approval by the Advisory
21    Committee, with recommendations based on the demonstrated
22    ability of the Employment Administrator to identify and
23    address local needs;
24        (2) enter into a contract with one or more Employment
25    Administrators in each service delivery area;

 

 

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1        (3) assist the Employment Administrator in developing
2    a satisfactory plan if an Employment Administrator submits
3    one that does not conform to program requirements;
4        (4) convene and provide staff support to the Advisory
5    Committee;
6        (5) coordinate the program with other State agencies
7    and services including public benefits and workforce
8    programs for unemployed individuals; and
9        (6) perform general program marketing and monitoring
10    functions.
11    (c) The coordinator shall administer the program within the
12Department of Employment Security Commerce and Economic
13Opportunity. The Director of Employment Security Commerce and
14Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support
15services to the coordinator for the purposes of the program.
16    (d) The coordinator shall report to the Governor, the
17Advisory Committee, and the General Assembly on a quarterly
18basis concerning (1) the number of persons employed under the
19program; (2) the number and type of employers under the
20program; (3) the amount of money spent in each service delivery
21area for wages for each type of employment and each type of
22other expenses; (4) the number of persons who have completed
23participation in the program and their current employment,
24educational or training status; (5) any information requested
25by the General Assembly, the Advisory Committee, or governor or
26deemed pertinent by the coordinator; and (6) any identified

 

 

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1violations of this Act and actions taken. Each report shall
2include cumulative information, as well as information for each
3quarter.
4    (e) Rules. The Director of Commerce and Economic
5Opportunity, with the advice of the coordinator and the
6Advisory Committee, shall adopt rules for the administration
7and enforcement of this Act. Rules in effect on the effective
8date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall
9continue in force and effect until amended by the Director.
10(Source: P.A. 96-995, eff. 1-1-11; 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 630/5)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2405)
12    Sec. 5. (a) Allocation of funds among eligible job
13applicants within a service delivery area shall be determined
14by the Private Industry Council for each such service delivery
15area. The Private Industry Council shall give priority to
16        (1) applicants living in households with no other
17    income source; and
18        (2) applicants who would otherwise be eligible to
19    receive general assistance.
20    (b) Allocation of funds among eligible employers within
21each service delivery area shall be determined by the Private
22Industry Council for each such area according to the priorities
23which the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, upon
24recommendation of the coordinator, shall by rule establish. The
25Private Industry Council shall give priority to funding private

 

 

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1sector jobs to the extent that businesses apply for funds.
2(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
3    Section 10. The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Act
4is amended by changing Sections 5, 15, and 25 as follows:
 
5    (30 ILCS 787/5)
6    Sec. 5. The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund. The
721st Century Workforce Development Fund is created as a special
8fund in the State Treasury. The Fund shall be administered by
9the Department of Employment Security Commerce and Economic
10Opportunity ("the Department"), in consultation with other
11appropriate State agencies, and overseen by the 21st Century
12Workforce Development Fund Advisory Committee ("the Advisory
13Committee"). There shall be credited to the Fund any moneys
14specifically designated for deposit into the Fund, including
15State appropriations, set asides from public expenditures on
16capital projects, federal funds, gifts, grants, and private
17contributions. Earnings attributable to moneys in the Fund fund
18shall be deposited into the Fund fund. There shall also be
19deposited into the Fund all amounts collected under subsection
20H of Section 1506.1 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.
21    On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
22the 98th General Assembly, and notwithstanding any other law to
23the contrary, the Fund shall not be subject to administrative
24charge-backs.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-771, eff. 8-28-09.)
 
2    (30 ILCS 787/15)
3    Sec. 15. Use of Fund.
4    (a) Role of Fund. Subject to appropriation, resources from
5the Fund are intended to be used flexibly to support innovative
6and locally-driven strategies, to leverage other funding
7sources, and to fill gaps in existing workforce development
8resources in Illinois. They are not intended to supplant
9existing workforce development resources.
10    (b) Distribution of funds. Funds shall be distributed
11through competitive grantmaking processes administered by the
12Department and overseen by the Advisory Committee. No more than
136% of funds used for grants may be retained by the Department
14for administrative costs or for program evaluation or technical
15assistance activities.
16    (c) Grantmaking. The Department must administer funds
17through competitive grantmaking in accordance with the
18priorities described in this Act. Grantmaking must be used to
19support workforce development strategies consistent with the
20priorities outlined in this Act. Strategies may include, but
21are not limited to the following:
22        (i) Expanded grantmaking for existing State workforce
23    development strategies, including the Job Training and
24    Economic Development Program and programs designed to
25    increase the number of persons traditionally

 

 

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1    underrepresented in the building trades, specifically
2    minorities and women.
3        (ii) Workforce development initiatives that help the
4    least skilled adults access employment and education
5    opportunities, including transitional jobs programs and
6    educational bridge programming that integrate basic
7    education and occupational skills training.
8        (iii) Sectoral strategies that develop
9    industry-specific workforce education and training
10    services that lead to existing or expected jobs with
11    identified employers and that include services to ensure
12    that low-income, low-skilled adults can be served.
13        (iv) Support for the development and implementation of
14    workforce education and training programs in the energy
15    efficiency, renewable energy, and pollution control
16    cleanup and prevention industries.
17        (v) Support for planning activities that: ensure that
18    workforce development and education needs of low-skilled
19    adults are integrated into industry-specific career
20    pathways; analyze labor market data to track workforce
21    trends in the State's energy-related initiatives; or
22    increase the capacity of communities to provide workforce
23    services to low-income, low-skilled adults.
24        (vi) Implementation of the Illinois Emergency
25    Employment Development Act.
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1expenditures for the following:
2        (i) Basic skills training, adult education,
3    occupational training, job readiness training, and
4    soft-skills training for which financial aid is otherwise
5    not available.
6        (ii) Workforce development-related services including
7    mentoring, job development, support services,
8    transportation assistance, and wage subsidies, that are
9    tied to participation in training and employment.
10        (iii) Capacity building, program development, and
11    technical assistance activities necessary for the
12    development and implementation of new workforce education
13    and training strategies.
14    No more than 5% of any grant may be used for administrative
15costs.
16    (e) Eligible applicants. For grants under this Section,
17eligible applicants include the following:
18        (i) Any private, public, and non-profit entities that
19    provide education, training, and workforce development
20    services to low-income individuals.
21        (ii) Educational institutions.
22        (iii) Labor and business associations.
23(Source: P.A. 96-771, eff. 8-28-09; 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
24    (30 ILCS 787/25)
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1Committee. The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund
2Advisory Committee shall review, advise, and recommend for
3approval or denial all grant requests from the Fund. The
4Department is responsible for the administration and staffing
5of the Advisory Committee.
6    (a) Membership. The Committee shall consist of 21 persons.
7Co-chairs shall be appointed by the Governor with the
8requirement that one come from the public and one from the
9private sector.
10    (b) Eleven members shall be appointed by the Governor, and
11any of the 11 members appointed by the Governor may fill more
12than one of the following required categories:
13        (i) Four must be from communities outside of the City
14    of Chicago.
15        (ii) At least one must be a member of a local workforce
16    investment board (LWIB) in his or her community.
17        (iii) At least one must represent organized labor.
18        (iv) At least one must represent business or industry.
19        (v) At least one must represent a non-profit
20    organization that provides workforce development or job
21    training services.
22        (vi) At least one must represent a non-profit
23    organization involved in workforce development policy,
24    analysis, or research.
25        (vii) At least one must represent a non-profit
26    organization involved in environmental policy, advocacy,

 

 

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1    or research.
2        (viii) At least one must represent a group that
3    advocates for individuals with barriers to employment,
4    including at-risk youth, formerly incarcerated
5    individuals, and individuals living in poverty.
6    (c) The other 10 members shall be the following:
7        (i) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
8    or his or her designee who oversees workforce development
9    services.
10        (ii) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
11    designee who oversees human capital services.
12        (iii) The Director of Corrections, or his or her
13    designee who oversees prisoner re-entry services.
14        (iv) The Director of Employment Security the
15    Environmental Protection Agency, or his or her designee who
16    oversees contractor compliance.
17        (v) The Chairman of the Illinois Community College
18    Board, or his or her designee who oversees technical and
19    career education.
20        (vi) A representative of the Illinois Community
21    College Board involved in energy education and sustainable
22    practices, designated by the Board.
23        (vii) Four State legislators, one designated by the
24    President of the Senate, one designated by the Speaker of
25    the House, one designated by the Senate Minority Leader,
26    and one designated by the House Minority Leader.

 

 

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1    (d) Appointees under subsection (b) shall serve a 2-year
2term and are eligible to be re-appointed one time. Members
3under subsection (c) shall serve ex officio or at the pleasure
4of the designating official, as applicable.
5(Source: P.A. 96-771, eff. 8-28-09.)
 
6    Section 15. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by
7changing Section 1506.1 as follows:
 
8    (820 ILCS 405/1506.1)  (from Ch. 48, par. 576.1)
9    Sec. 1506.1. Determination of Employer's Contribution
10Rate.
11    A. The contribution rate for any calendar year prior to
121991 of each employer whose contribution rate is determined as
13provided in Sections 1501 through 1507, inclusive, shall be
14determined in accordance with the provisions of this Act as
15amended and in effect on November 18, 2011.
16    B. (Blank).
17    C. (Blank).
18    D. (Blank).
19    E. The contribution rate for calendar year 1991 and each
20calendar year thereafter of each employer who has incurred
21liability for the payment of contributions within each of the
22three calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year
23for which a rate is being determined shall be the product
24obtained by multiplying the employer's benefit ratio defined by

 

 

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1Section 1503.1 for that calendar year by the adjusted state
2experience factor for the same year, provided that:
3        1. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, an
4    employer's minimum contribution rate shall be the greater
5    of 0.2% or the product obtained by multiplying 0.2% by the
6    adjusted state experience factor for the applicable
7    calendar year. An employer's minimum contribution rate
8    shall be 0.1% for calendar year 1996. An employer's minimum
9    contribution rate shall be 0.0% for calendar years 2012
10    through 2019.
11        2. An employer's maximum contribution rate shall be the
12    greater of 6.4% or the product of 6.4% and the adjusted
13    state experience factor for the applicable calendar year.
14        3. If any product obtained in this subsection is not an
15    exact multiple of one-tenth of one percent, it shall be
16    increased or reduced, as the case may be to the nearer
17    multiple of one-tenth of one percent. If such product is
18    equally near to two multiples of one-tenth of one percent,
19    it shall be increased to the higher multiple of one-tenth
20    of one percent.
21        4. Intermediate rates between such minimum and maximum
22    rates shall be at one-tenth of one percent intervals.
23    The contribution rate of each employer for whom wages
24became benefit wages during the applicable period specified in
25Section 1503 or for whom benefit payments became benefit
26charges during the applicable period specified in Section

 

 

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11503.1, but who did not report wages for insured work during
2such period, shall be the maximum contribution rate as
3determined by paragraph 2 of this subsection. The contribution
4rate for each employer for whom no wages became benefit wages
5during the applicable period specified in Section 1503 or for
6whom no benefit payments became benefit charges during the
7applicable period specified in Section 1503.1, and who did not
8report wages for insured work during such period, shall be the
9greater of 2.7% or 2.7% times the then current adjusted state
10experience factor as determined by the Director in accordance
11with the provisions of Sections 1504 and 1505.
12    F. (Blank).
13    G. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, no
14employer's contribution rate with respect to calendar year 1989
15and each calendar year thereafter shall exceed 5.4% of the
16wages for insured work paid by him during any calendar quarter,
17if such wages paid during such calendar quarter total less than
18$50,000, plus any applicable penalty contribution rate
19calculated pursuant to subsection C of Section 1507.1.
20    H. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
21beginning in calendar year 2014 and each calendar year
22thereafter, an employer's contribution rate under this Section
23shall be reduced by 0.1%. In addition to other contributions
24required under this Section, an employer shall pay into the
2521st Century Workforce Development Fund a contribution at the
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1contributions under Sections 1400 through 1500 of this Act. The
2contributions required under this subsection shall be
3collected in the same manner and at the same time as the other
4contributions required under this Section. Administrative
5costs necessary to collect the contributions required under
6this subsection shall be paid out of the 21st Century Workforce
7Development Fund.
8(Source: P.A. 97-621, eff. 11-18-11; 97-791, eff. 1-1-13.)