(330 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 206)
Sec. 6. (a) The multipurpose service centers shall, after consulting
and in cooperation with the Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, develop job counseling and placement services by
cooperating with federal, State and local governmental agencies and private
employers. The services shall include:
(1) counseling veterans with respect to appropriate |
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(2) identifying community needs and seeking funding
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| for new public and private sector jobs in relation to this Act;
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(3) providing veterans with training, skills and
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| referral services to help them to become gainfully employed and independent;
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(4) developing plans to include more veterans in
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| existing training and placement programs; and
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(5) referring veterans to agencies which provide
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| information and assistance with respect to health care, financial matters, education, nutrition and legal problems.
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(b) To the extent possible, the centers shall serve
surrounding rural areas through a rural outreach effort.
(c) To the extent possible, supervisory, technical and
administrative positions relating to the multipurpose service
programs shall be filled by veterans.
(d) The director of each center shall submit an annual report
to the Director. The report shall include evaluations
of the effectiveness of the job training, placement and service
programs to veterans including the number of
persons trained, the number of persons placed in employment,
follow-up data on such persons, the number of persons served
by the various service programs, and estimates of the cost effectiveness of the
various components of the center.
The Director shall also require quarterly reports and shall by rule specify
the information to be included in the quarterly reports.
(e) The director of each center may accept, use and
dispose of contributions of money, services and property
for the purposes of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-99, eff. 1-1-06.)
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