Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.

Filed: 1/29/2020

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2140

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2140, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. If and only if Senate Bill 1407 of the 101st
6General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed the
7Senate, then the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce
8Training Act is amended by changing Section 5 and adding
9Section 22 as follows:
 
10    (101st G.A., SB1407 Engrossed, Sec. 5)
11    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
12    "Apprenticeable occupation" means an occupation in the
13building and construction trades for which training and
14apprenticeship programs have been approved by and registered
15with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
16Training.

 

 

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1    "Apprenticeship program" means an applicable training and
2apprenticeship program approved by and registered with the U.S.
3Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
4    "Approved advanced safety training for workers at high
5hazard facilities" means a curriculum of in-person classroom
6and laboratory instruction for approved advanced safety
7training established by rule by the Department.
8    "Building and construction trades council" means any labor
9organization that represents multiple construction trades and
10monitors or is attentive to compliance with public or workers'
11safety laws, wage and hour requirements, or other statutory
12requirements and negotiates and maintains collective
13bargaining agreements.
14    "Community college" means a college organized under the
15Public Community College Act.
16    "Construction" means all work at a stationary source
17involving laborers, workers or mechanics. "Construction"
18includes any maintenance, repair, assembly, or disassembly
19work performed on equipment whether owned, leased, or rented.
20    "Department" means the Department of Labor.
21    "Director" means the Director of Labor.
22    "Labor agreement" means a form of pre-hire collective
23bargaining agreement covering all terms and conditions of
24employment.
25    "Labor organization" means an organization that is the
26exclusive representative of an employer's employees recognized

 

 

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1or certified under the National Labor Relations Act.
2    "Owner or operator" means an owner or operator of a
3stationary source that is engaged in activities described in
4Code 324110, 325110, 325193, or 325199 of the 2017 North
5American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and has one or
6more covered processes that are required to prepare and submit
7a Risk Management Plan. "Owner or operator" does not include
8oil and gas extraction operations.
9    "Prevailing hourly wage rate" has the same meaning as
10"general prevailing rate of hourly wages" as defined in Section
112 of the Prevailing Wage Act.
12    "Registered apprentice" means an apprentice registered in
13an applicable apprenticeship program for an apprenticeable
14occupation approved by, and registered with, the U.S.
15Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
16    "Shift" means a set standard period of time an employer
17requires its employees to perform his or her work-related
18duties on a daily basis. For purposes of this definition, there
19may be multiple shifts per day.
20    "Skilled journeyperson" means a worker who meets all of the
21following criteria:
22        (1) the worker either graduated from an approved
23    apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation, or
24    has at least as many hours of on-the-job experience in the
25    applicable occupation that would be required to graduate
26    from an approved apprenticeship program for the applicable

 

 

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1    occupation;
2        (2) the worker is being paid at least a rate equivalent
3    to the prevailing hourly wage rate for a journeyperson in
4    the applicable occupation and locality; and
5        (3) beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the worker
6    has completed, within the prior 2 calendar years, at least
7    20 hours of approved advanced safety training for workers
8    at high hazard facilities.
9    "Skilled and trained workforce" means a workforce that
10meets all of the following criteria:
11        (1) all the workers are either registered apprentices
12    or skilled journeypersons;
13        (2) beginning on July January 1, 2020, at least 45% of
14    the skilled journeypersons are graduates of an
15    apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation;
16        (3) beginning on July January 1, 2021, at least 60% of
17    the skilled journeypersons are graduates of an
18    apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation; and
19        (4) beginning on July January 1, 2022, at least 80% of
20    the skilled journeypersons are graduates of an
21    apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation.
22    "Stationary source" means that term as it is defined under
23Section 39.5 of the Environmental Protection Act.
24(Source: 101st G.A., SB1407 Engrossed.)
 
25    (101st G.A., SB1407 Engrossed, Sec. 18 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 18. Enforcement. Any interested party may file a
2complaint with the Department of Labor against an owner,
3operator, or construction contractor covered under this Act if
4there is reasonable belief that the owner, operator, or
5construction contractor is in violation of this Act. Upon
6receiving the complaint, the Department of Labor shall request
7a copy of any contract at issue that was entered into between
8the owner, operator, or construction contractor to ensure that
9training requirements under this Act were included in the
10contract's terms. The Department of Labor shall request from
11the construction contractor a copy of the construction
12contractor's payroll, broken down by any registered apprentice
13and skilled journeyperson on the job site. If the Department of
14Labor finds that an owner, operator, or construction contractor
15has not complied with this Act, the Department shall refer the
16matter to the Attorney General for enforcement.
 
17    (101st G.A., SB1407 Engrossed, Sec. 22 new)
18    Sec. 22. Exemptions. This Act does not apply to any owner
19or operator that has an executed national or local labor
20agreement in effect pertaining to the performance of
21construction work at a given facility or site under the terms
22of the agreement. The labor agreement must be negotiated with
23and approved by a building and construction trades council that
24has geographic jurisdiction over the stationary source.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law, or on the date Senate Bill 1407 of the 101st
3General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.".