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 1        AN ACT concerning the executive branch.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois Workforce Investment  Board  Act
 5    is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 3975/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 2103)
 7        Sec. 3.   Illinois Workforce Investment Board.
 8        (a)  The   Illinois   Workforce  Investment  Board  shall
 9    include:
10             (1)  the Governor;
11             (2)  2  members  of  the  House  of  Representatives
12        appointed by the Speaker of the House and  2  members  of
13        the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and
14             (3)  persons  appointed  by  the  Governor, with the
15        advice and consent of the Senate (except in the case of a
16        person holding  an  office  or  employment  described  in
17        subparagraph  (F)  when  appointment  to  the  office  or
18        employment   requires  the  advice  and  consent  of  the
19        Senate), from among  the following:
20                  (A)  representatives of business in this  State
21             who  (i)  are owners of businesses, chief executives
22             or  operating  officers  of  businesses,  or   other
23             business   executives   or  employers  with  optimum
24             policymaking or hiring authority, including  members
25             of local boards described in Section 117(b)(2)(A)(i)
26             of  the  federal  Workforce  Investment Act of 1998;
27             (ii)   represent    businesses    with    employment
28             opportunities    that    reflect    the   employment
29             opportunities in the State; and (iii) are  appointed
30             from  among  individuals nominated by State business
31             organizations and business trade associations;
 
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 1                  (B)  chief elected officials  from  cities  and
 2             counties;
 3                  (C)  representatives of labor organizations who
 4             have been nominated by State labor federations;
 5                  (D)  representatives    of    individuals    or
 6             organizations   that   have  experience  with  youth
 7             activities;
 8                  (E)  representatives    of    individuals    or
 9             organizations that have experience and expertise  in
10             the  delivery  of  workforce  investment activities,
11             including  chief  executive  officers  of  community
12             colleges and  community-based  organizations  within
13             the State;
14                  (F)  the   lead  State  agency  officials  with
15             responsibility for the programs and activities  that
16             are  described  in  Section  121(b)  of  the federal
17             Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and carried out  by
18             one-stop  partners and, in any case in which no lead
19             State agency official has responsibility for such  a
20             program,  service,  or activity, a representative in
21             the State with expertise in such  program,  service,
22             or activity; and
23                  (G)  any other representatives and State agency
24             officials  that the Governor may appoint, including,
25             but not limited to, one or more  representatives  of
26             local public education, post-secondary institutions,
27             secondary  or  post-secondary  vocational  education
28             institutions,   and  community-based  organizations;
29             and.
30                  (H)  representatives    of    individuals    or
31             organizations that represent or advocate  on  behalf
32             of persons with disabilities in the workforce.
33        (b)  Members  of  the Board that represent organizations,
34    agencies, or other entities must be individuals with  optimum
 
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 1    policymaking  authority  within  the organization, agency, or
 2    entity.  The members of  the  Board  must  represent  diverse
 3    regions  of  the  State, including urban, rural, and suburban
 4    areas.
 5        (c)  A majority of the  members  of  the  Board  must  be
 6    representatives  described  in  subparagraph (A) of paragraph
 7    (3) of subsection (a).  There must be at least 2 members from
 8    each of the categories described in subparagraphs (D) and (E)
 9    of paragraph (3) of subsection (a).  There must be at least 3
10    members from the category described in  subparagraph  (C)  of
11    paragraph  (3) of subsection (a).  There must be at least one
12    member from the category described  in  subparagraph  (H)  of
13    paragraph  (3) of subsection (a). A majority of any committee
14    the Board may establish for the purpose of general oversight,
15    control, supervision, or management of the  Board's  business
16    must  be  representatives  described  in  subparagraph (A) of
17    paragraph (3) of subsection (a); any such committee must also
18    include  at  least  one  representative  from  each  of   the
19    categories described in subparagraphs (C) through (E) and (H)
20    of  paragraph  (3)  of  subsection (a) and may include one or
21    more representatives from any other categories  described  in
22    paragraph (3) of subsection (a).
23        (d)  The  Governor  shall  select  a  chairperson for the
24    Board   from   among   the   representatives   described   in
25    subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a).
26        (d-5)  (Blank).
27        (e)  Except as otherwise  provided  in  this  subsection,
28    this  amendatory  Act  of  the 92nd General Assembly does not
29    affect the tenure of any member appointed to and  serving  on
30    the   Illinois  Human  Resource  Investment  Council  on  the
31    effective date of this amendatory Act  of  the  92nd  General
32    Assembly.  Members  of the Board nominated for appointment in
33    2000, 2001, or 2002  shall  serve  for  fixed  and  staggered
34    terms,  as designated by the Governor, expiring no later than
 
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 1    July  1  of  the  second  calendar  year   succeeding   their
 2    respective   appointments   or  until  their  successors  are
 3    appointed and qualified. Members of the Board  nominated  for
 4    appointment after 2002 shall serve for terms expiring on July
 5    1  of  the  second  calendar year succeeding their respective
 6    appointments, or until their  successors  are  appointed  and
 7    qualified.  A State official or employee serving on the Board
 8    under  subparagraph (F) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) by
 9    virtue of his or her State office or employment  shall  serve
10    during  the  term of that office or employment.  A vacancy is
11    created in situations including, but not limited to, those in
12    which an individual serving on the Board  ceases  to  satisfy
13    all  of  the requirements for appointment under the provision
14    under which he or she was appointed.  The Governor may at any
15    time make appointments to fill vacancies for the  balance  of
16    an  unexpired  term.    Vacancies shall be filled in the same
17    manner as the original  appointment.    Members  shall  serve
18    without  compensation,  but shall be reimbursed for necessary
19    expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
20        (f)  The Board shall meet at least 4 times  per  calendar
21    year  at  times  and  in places that it deems necessary.  The
22    Board shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act and,  to  the
23    extent  required  by that law, its meetings shall be publicly
24    announced and open and accessible to the general public.  The
25    Board shall adopt any rules and operating procedures that  it
26    deems  necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this
27    Act and under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
28    (Source: P.A. 92-588, eff. 7-1-02.)

29        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
30    becoming law.