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 1        AN ACT to create the Illinois Workforce Commission.

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

 4        Section 1.  Short title.  This Act may be  cited  as  the
 5    Workforce  Commission Act.

 6        Section  5.  Definition.  In this Act, "commission" means
 7    the Illinois  Workforce Commission created under Section 10.

 8        Section 10.  Commission created; purpose.
 9        (a)  The Illinois  Workforce  Commission  is  created  to
10    operate  an  integrated workforce  development system in this
11    State,  in  particular  through  the  consolidation  of   job
12    training,    employment,  and  employment-related educational
13    programs available in this State,  and  to    administer  the
14    unemployment insurance program in this State.
15        (b)  The commission shall meet the needs of:
16             (1)  The   businesses   of   this   State   for  the
17        development of a highly skilled and productive workforce.
18             (2)  The workers of this State for education, skills
19        training, and labor market information to  enhance  their
20        employability,  earnings,  and standard of living and for
21        an efficient unemployment compensation system.
22             (3)  The people of  this  State  who  are  making  a
23        transition   into  the  workforce,  particularly  persons
24        receiving public assistance,  displaced  homemakers,  and
25        students making the transition from school to work.
26             (4)  The   communities  of  this  State  to  provide
27        economic incentive programs for job creation, attraction,
28        and expansion.
29             (5)  The taxpayers of this State to ensure that  tax
30        revenues for workforce  development are spent efficiently
 
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 1        and effectively.

 2        Section 15.  Commission membership.
 3        (a)  The  commission  shall be composed of 3 members. One
 4    of the members whom shall be a representative of  labor;  one
 5    shall  be  a  representative  of  employers;  and  one  shall
 6    represent the public.
 7        (b)  The  Governor  shall  appoint  the  members  without
 8    regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or
 9    national origin of the appointees.

10        Section 20.  Member restrictions.
11        (a)  A  member  of  the  commission may not engage in any
12    other business, vocation, or employment during  the  member's
13    term on the commission.
14        (b)  The  public  member  of the commission may not be an
15    officer, employee, or paid consultant of a labor-oriented  or
16    employer-oriented  trade  association while the member serves
17    on the commission.

18        Section 25. Effect of Lobbying Activity.  A person who is
19    required  to  register  as  a  lobbyist  under  the  Lobbyist
20    Registration Act may not serve as a member of the  commission
21    or  act  as  the  general  counsel to the commission while so
22    registered.  If the person ceases to engage  in  lobbying  as
23    defined  in  that  Act  and  files a notice of termination as
24    prescribed by subsection (c) of Section 6 of  that  Act,  the
25    person  may serve as a member of the commission or act as the
26    general counsel to the commission.

27        Section 30.  Member terms; vacancy.
28        (a)  Members of the commission  shall  be  appointed  for
29    staggered  6-year  terms,  with one member's term expiring on
30    February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
 
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 1        (b)  A member appointed to  fill  a  vacancy  shall  hold
 2    office for the remainder of that  term.

 3        Section 35.  Chair.
 4        (a)  The  Governor  shall  designate  the  chair  of  the
 5    commission  from  among  the  members of the commission.  The
 6    chair shall serve in that capacity for a  2-year  term.   The
 7    Governor may redesignate the same member to serve consecutive
 8    terms as chair.
 9        (b)  Notwithstanding  subsection  (a),  the member of the
10    commission who represents the public shall serve as chair  in
11    commission  hearings  involving unemployment insurance issues
12    regarding tax coverage, contributions, or reimbursements.

13        Section 40.  Removal of commission members.
14        (a)  It is a  ground for removal from the  commission  by
15    impeachment that a member:
16             (1)  during  any  60-day  period is absent from each
17        commission meeting for   which  the  member  received  at
18        least 48 hours' notice;
19             (2)  is  unable to discharge the member's duties for
20        the remainder of  the  term  for  which  the  member  was
21        appointed because of illness or other disability; or
22             (3)  violates  a  prohibition established by Section
23        20 or 25.
24        (b)  The validity of an action of the commission  is  not
25    affected by the fact that it was  taken when a ground for the
26    removal of a member of the commission existed.

27        Section 45.  Commission divisions.
28        (a)  The commission shall have the following divisions:
29             (1)  A division of workforce development.
30             (2)  A division of unemployment insurance.
31        (b)  In  addition  to  the divisions listed in subsection
 
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 1    (a), the executive director of the commission may   establish
 2    additional  divisions  within  the  commission  for effective
 3    administration and  performance of commission functions.
 4        (c)  The executive director shall appoint  the  directors
 5    of  the  divisions  of  the  commission.  The directors shall
 6    serve at the pleasure of the executive director.

 7        Section 50.  Repeal.  This Act is repealed July 1, 2010.

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