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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning employment.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Job |
| 5 | | Training Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of the Job Training |
| 7 | | Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program is to address |
| 8 | | significant barriers to individuals participating in |
| 9 | | apprenticeships, including, but not limited to, lack of |
| 10 | | affordable and reliable transportation, lack of affordable and |
| 11 | | high-quality childcare, and other barriers that may prohibit a |
| 12 | | worker from retaining employment. The Pilot Program may |
| 13 | | provide barrier reduction funding for eligible individuals |
| 14 | | participating in registered apprenticeship, |
| 15 | | pre-apprenticeship, or work-based learning programs such as an |
| 16 | | internship, paid work experience, transitional jobs training, |
| 17 | | on-the-job training, or incumbent worker programs administered |
| 18 | | by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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| 19 | | Section 10. Job Training Assistance and Support Services |
| 20 | | Pilot Program. |
| 21 | | (a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
| 22 | | shall, subject to appropriation, develop a Job Training |
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| 1 | | Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program. The Department |
| 2 | | of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award grants to |
| 3 | | organizations to distribute subsidies to qualifying |
| 4 | | individuals. To be eligible for assistance under the Pilot |
| 5 | | Program, an individual is required to participate in a |
| 6 | | registered apprenticeship program, pre-apprenticeship program |
| 7 | | as defined by the United States Department of Labor, or |
| 8 | | work-based learning programs, such as an internship, paid work |
| 9 | | experience, transitional jobs training, on-the-job training, |
| 10 | | or incumbent worker programs administered by the Department of |
| 11 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity. |
| 12 | | (b) The assistance provided by the Pilot Program may |
| 13 | | include funds for transportation, child care, housing-related |
| 14 | | expenses, including, but not limited to, rent and utilities, |
| 15 | | transportation, child care, digital technology needs, |
| 16 | | education needs, mental health services, substance abuse |
| 17 | | services, income support, and work-related supplies that are |
| 18 | | not typically covered by programmatic supportive services.
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| 19 | | Section 15. Report. No later than January 1, 2028, the |
| 20 | | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit |
| 21 | | to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that |
| 22 | | evaluates the results of the Pilot Program and its |
| 23 | | effectiveness in assisting Pilot Program participants in |
| 24 | | entering the workforce or in obtaining better employment. The |
| 25 | | report shall include a recommendation regarding whether to |
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| 1 | | renew the Pilot Program, and if renewal is recommended, if the |
| 2 | | Pilot Program should be expanded or otherwise enhanced.
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| 3 | | Section 20. Rules. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
| 4 | | Opportunity shall adopt all rules necessary for the |
| 5 | | implementation of the Pilot Program created under this Act.
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| 6 | | Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, |
| 7 | | 2029.
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