SB0058 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
| 5 | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | is amended by adding Section 605-1118 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 605-1118. Technical assistance to regional | ||||||
| 9 | manufacturing partnerships. Subject to appropriation, the | ||||||
| 10 | Department shall develop a program of technical assistance in | ||||||
| 11 | support of regional manufacturing partnerships in | ||||||
| 12 | collaboration with the following: | ||||||
| 13 | (1) employer associations representing manufacturers; | ||||||
| 14 | (2) secondary and postsecondary institutions, | ||||||
| 15 | including public universities and community colleges; and | ||||||
| 16 | (3) workforce stakeholders, including local workforce | ||||||
| 17 | innovation boards and local workforce innovation areas. | ||||||
| 18 | The Department may enter into grants, contracts, or other | ||||||
| 19 | agreements to provide the assistance under this Section. | ||||||
