HR0556 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The State of Illinois currently has approximately 600,655 unemployed workers; and

WHEREAS, The national unemployment rate has steadily declined over the past year; during this time, the unemployment rate in the State of Illinois has increased to 8.2%; and

WHEREAS, The Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act was amended in 2010 by Public Act 96-929 to allow for its implementation by the Department of Labor; and

WHEREAS, The implementation of the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act will ensure that Illinois residents are being employed on projects using public dollars, helping decrease unemployment in the State; and

WHEREAS, In order to implement and enforce the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, a study should be conducted to validate claims that employing Illinois residents for public works projects will decrease the rate of unemployment in the State; and

WHEREAS, The Department of Labor has the responsibility to use any means available to enforce the laws passed by the General Assembly; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Department of Labor shall conduct a study, as soon as practicably possible, on the impact that the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act will have on unemployment in the State and assemble any other relevant information regarding the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act and its impact on the State; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Department of Labor may collect any data necessary from local municipalities to conduct such a study; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Department of Labor.