Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

Filed: 4/9/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 772

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 772 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Energy Transition Act is amended by
5changing Sections 5-20 and 5-45 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 730/5-20)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045)
8    Sec. 5-20. Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program.
9    (a) As used in this Section, "Program" means the Clean
10Jobs Workforce Network Program.
11    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall develop
12and, through Regional Administrators, administer the Clean
13Jobs Workforce Network Program to create a network of 14 13
14Program delivery Hub Sites with program elements delivered by
15community-based organizations and their subcontractors
16geographically distributed across the State including at least

 

 

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1one Hub Site located in or near each of the following areas:
2Chicago (South Side), Chicago (Southwest and West Sides),
3Waukegan, Rockford, Aurora, Joliet, Peoria, Champaign,
4Danville, Decatur, Carbondale, East St. Louis, Kankakee, and
5Alton.
6    (c) In admitting program participants, for each workforce
7Hub Site, the Regional Administrators shall:
8        (1) in each Hub Site where the applicant pool allows:
9            (A) dedicate at least one-third of program
10        placements to applicants who reside in a geographic
11        area that is impacted by economic and environmental
12        challenges, defined as an area that is both (i) an R3
13        Area, as defined pursuant to Section 10-40 of the
14        Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, and (ii) an
15        environmental justice community, as defined by the
16        Illinois Power Agency, excluding any racial or ethnic
17        indicators used by the agency unless and until the
18        constitutional basis for their inclusion in
19        determining program admissions is established. Among
20        applicants that satisfy these criteria, preference
21        shall be given to applicants who face barriers to
22        employment, such as low educational attainment, prior
23        involvement with the criminal legal system, and
24        language barriers; and applicants that are graduates
25        of or currently enrolled in the foster care system;
26        and

 

 

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1            (B) dedicate at least two-thirds of program
2        placements to applicants that satisfy the criteria in
3        paragraph (1) or who reside in a geographic area that
4        is impacted by economic or environmental challenges,
5        defined as an area that is either (i) an R3 Area, as
6        defined pursuant to Section 10-40 of the Cannabis
7        Regulation and Tax Act, or (ii) an environmental
8        justice community, as defined by the Illinois Power
9        Agency, excluding any racial or ethnic indicators used
10        by the agency unless and until the constitutional
11        basis for their inclusion in determining program
12        admissions is established. Among applicants that
13        satisfy these criteria, preference shall be given to
14        applicants who face barriers to employment, such as
15        low educational attainment, prior involvement with the
16        criminal legal system, and language barriers; and
17        applicants that are graduates of or currently enrolled
18        in the foster care system; and
19        (2) prioritize the remaining program placements for:
20    applicants who are displaced energy workers as defined in
21    the Energy Community Reinvestment Act; persons who face
22    barriers to employment, including low educational
23    attainment, prior involvement with the criminal legal
24    system, and language barriers; and applicants who are
25    graduates of or currently enrolled in the foster care
26    system, regardless of the applicant's area of residence.

 

 

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1    The Department and Regional Administrators shall protect
2the confidentiality of any personal information provided by
3program applicants regarding the applicant's status as a
4formerly incarcerated person or foster care recipient;
5however, the Department or Regional Administrators may publish
6aggregated data on the number of participants that were
7formerly incarcerated or foster care recipients so long as
8that publication protects the identities of those persons.
9    Any person who applies to the program may elect not to
10share with the Department or Regional Administrators whether
11he or she is a graduate or currently enrolled in the foster
12care system or was formerly convicted.
13    (d) Program elements for each Hub Site shall be provided
14by a community-based organization. The Department shall
15initially select a community-based organization in each Hub
16Site and shall subsequently select a community-based
17organization in each Hub Site every 3 years. Community-based
18organizations delivering program elements outlined in
19subsection (e) may provide all elements required or may
20subcontract to other entities for provision of portions of
21program elements, including, but not limited to,
22administrative soft and hard skills for program participants,
23delivery of specific training in the core curriculum, or
24provision of other support functions for program delivery
25compliance.
26    (e) The Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Network shall:

 

 

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1        (1) coordinate with Energy Transition Navigators: (i)
2    to increase participation in the Clean Jobs Workforce
3    Network Program and clean energy and related sector
4    workforce and training opportunities; (ii) coordinate
5    recruitment, communications, and ongoing engagement with
6    potential employers, including, but not limited to,
7    activities such as job matchmaking initiatives, hosting
8    events such as job fairs, and collaborating with other Hub
9    Sites to identify and implement best practices for
10    employer engagement; and (iii) leverage community-based
11    organizations, educational institutions, and
12    community-based and labor-based training providers to
13    ensure program-eligible individuals across the State have
14    dedicated and sustained support to enter and complete the
15    career pipeline for clean energy and related sector jobs;
16        (2) develop formal partnerships, including formal
17    sector partnerships between community-based organizations
18    and entities that provide clean energy jobs, including
19    businesses, nonprofit organizations, and worker-owned
20    cooperatives, to ensure that Program participants have
21    priority access to employment training and hiring
22    opportunities; and
23        (3) implement the Clean Jobs Curriculum to provide,
24    including, but not limited to, training, certification
25    preparation, job readiness, and skill development,
26    including soft skills, math skills, technical skills,

 

 

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1    certification test preparation, and other development
2    needed, to Program participants.
3    (f) Funding for the Program is subject to appropriation
4from the Energy Transition Assistance Fund.
5    (g) The Department shall require submission of quarterly
6reports, including program performance metrics by each Hub
7Site to the Regional Administrator of their Program Delivery
8Area. Program performance metrics include, but are not limited
9to:
10        (1) demographic data, including racial, gender,
11    residency in eligible communities, and geographic
12    distribution data, on Program trainees entering and
13    graduating the Program;
14        (2) demographic data, including racial, gender,
15    residency in eligible communities, and geographic
16    distribution data, on Program trainees who are placed in
17    employment, including the percentages of trainees by race,
18    gender, and geographic categories in each individual job
19    type or category and whether employment is union,
20    nonunion, or nonunion via temporary agency;
21        (3) trainee job acquisition and retention statistics,
22    including the duration of employment (start and end dates
23    of hires) by race, gender, and geography;
24        (4) hourly wages, including hourly overtime pay rate,
25    and benefits of trainees placed into employment by race,
26    gender, and geography;

 

 

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1        (5) percentage of jobs by race, gender, and geography
2    held by Program trainees or graduates that are full-time
3    equivalent positions, meaning that the position held is
4    full-time, direct, and permanent based on 2,080 hours
5    worked per year (paid directly by the employer, whose
6    activities, schedule, and manner of work the employer
7    controls, and receives pay and benefits in the same manner
8    as permanent employees); and
9        (6) qualitative data consisting of open-ended
10    reporting on pertinent issues, including, but not limited
11    to, qualitative descriptions accompanying metrics or
12    identifying key successes and challenges.
13    (h) Within 3 years after the effective date of this Act,
14the Department shall select an independent evaluator to review
15and prepare a report on the performance of the Program and
16Regional Administrators.
17(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 730/5-45)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045)
20    Sec. 5-45. Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program.
21    (a) As used in this Section, "community-based
22organization" means a nonprofit organization, including an
23accredited public college or university that:
24        (1) has a history of providing business-related
25    assistance and knowledge to help entrepreneurs start, run,

 

 

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1    and grow their businesses;
2        (2) has knowledge of construction and clean energy
3    trades;
4        (3) demonstrates relationships with local residents
5    and other organizations serving the community; and
6        (4) demonstrates the ability to effectively serve
7    diverse and underrepresented populations.
8    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
9develop, and through the Regional Administrators, administer
10the Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program ("Program") to
11create a network of 14 13 Program delivery Hub Sites with
12program elements delivered by community-based organizations
13and their subcontractors geographically distributed across the
14State, including at least one Hub Site located in or near each
15of the following areas: Chicago (South Side), Chicago
16(Southwest and West Sides), Waukegan, Rockford, Aurora,
17Joliet, Peoria, Champaign, Danville, Decatur, Carbondale, East
18St. Louis, Kankakee, and Alton.
19    (c) In admitting program participants, for each Contractor
20Incubator Hub Site the Regional Administrators shall:
21        (1) in each Hub Site where the applicant pool allows:
22            (A) dedicate at least one-third of program
23        placements to the owners of clean energy contractor
24        businesses and nonprofits who reside in a geographic
25        area that is impacted by economic and environmental
26        challenges, defined as an area that is both (i) an R3

 

 

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1        Area, as defined pursuant to Section 10-40 of the
2        Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, and (ii) an
3        environmental justice community, as defined by the
4        Illinois Power Agency, excluding any racial or ethnic
5        indicators used by the agency unless and until the
6        constitutional basis for their inclusion in
7        determining program admissions is established. Among
8        applicants that satisfy these criteria, preference
9        shall be given to applicants who face barriers to
10        employment, such as low educational attainment, prior
11        involvement with the criminal legal system, and
12        language barriers; and applicants that are graduates
13        of or currently enrolled in the foster care system;
14        and
15            (B) dedicate at least two-thirds of program
16        placements to the owners of clean energy contractor
17        businesses and nonprofits that satisfy the criteria in
18        paragraph (1) or who reside in eligible communities.
19        Among applicants who live in eligible communities,
20        preference shall be given to applicants who face
21        barriers to employment, such as low educational
22        attainment, prior involvement with the criminal legal
23        system, and language barriers; and applicants that are
24        graduates of or currently enrolled in the foster care
25        system; and
26        (2) prioritize the remaining program placements for:

 

 

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1    applicants who are displaced energy workers as defined in
2    the Energy Community Reinvestment Act; persons who face
3    barriers to employment, including low educational
4    attainment, prior involvement with the criminal legal
5    system, and language barriers; and applicants who are
6    graduates of or currently enrolled in the foster care
7    system, regardless of the applicants' area of residence.
8    Consideration shall also be given to any current or past
9participant in the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program,
10Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program, or Returning
11Residents Clean Energy Jobs Training Program.
12    The Department and Regional Administrators shall protect
13the confidentiality of any personal information provided by
14program applicants regarding the applicant's status as a
15formerly incarcerated person or foster care recipient;
16however, the Department or Regional Administrators may publish
17aggregated data on the number of participants that were
18formerly incarcerated or foster care recipients so long as
19that publication protects the identities of those persons.
20    Any person who applies to the program may elect not to
21share with the Department or Regional Administrators whether
22he or she is a graduate or currently enrolled in the foster
23care system or was formerly convicted.
24    (d) Program elements at each Hub Site shall be provided by
25a local community-based organization. The Department shall
26initially select a community-based organization in each Hub

 

 

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1Site and shall subsequently select a community-based
2organization in each Hub Site every 3 years. Community-based
3organizations delivering program elements outlined in
4subsection (e) may provide all elements required or may
5subcontract to other entities for provision of portions of
6program elements, including, but not limited to,
7administrative soft and hard skills for program participants,
8delivery of specific training in the core curriculum, or
9provision of other support functions for program delivery
10compliance.
11    (e) The Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program shall:
12        (1) provide access to low-cost capital for small clean
13    energy businesses and contractors;
14        (2) provide support for obtaining financial assurance,
15    including, but not limited to: bonding; back office
16    services; insurance, permits, training and certifications;
17    business planning; and low-interest loans;
18        (3) train, mentor, and provide other support needed to
19    allow participant contractors to: (i) build their
20    businesses and connect to specific projects, (ii) register
21    as approved vendors, (iii) engage in approved vendor
22    subcontracting and qualified installer opportunities, (iv)
23    develop partnering and networking skills, (v) compete for
24    capital and other resources, and (vi) execute clean
25    energy-related project installations and subcontracts;
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1    partners, and potential contractor clients are aware of
2    and engaged in the Program;
3        (5) connect participant contractors with the
4    Department of Labor for resources, training, and technical
5    support on prevailing wage compliance;
6        (6) provide recruitment and ongoing engagement with
7    entities that hire contractors and subcontractors,
8    programs providing renewable energy resource-related
9    projects, incentive programs, and approved vendor and
10    qualified installer opportunities, including, but not
11    limited to, activities such as matchmaking, events, and
12    collaborating with other Hub Sites.
13    (f) Funding for the Program and independent evaluations as
14described in subsection (h) are subject to appropriation from
15the Energy Transition Assistance Fund.
16    (g) The Department shall require submission of quarterly
17reports including program performance metrics by each Hub Site
18to the Regional Administrator of their Program Delivery Area.
19Program performance metrics include, but are not limited to:
20        (1) demographic data including: race, gender,
21    geographic location, R3 residency, Environmental Justice
22    Community residency, foster care system participation, and
23    justice-involvement for the owners of contractors
24    applying, accepted into, and graduating from the Program;
25        (2) the number of projects completed by participant
26    contractors, alone or in partnership, by race, gender,

 

 

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1    geographic location, R3 residency, Environmental Justice
2    Community residency, foster care system participation, and
3    justice-involvement for the owners of contractors;
4        (3) the number of partnerships with participant
5    contractors that are expected to result in contracts for
6    work by the participant contractor, by race, gender,
7    geographic location, R3 residency, Environmental Justice
8    Community residency, foster care system participation, and
9    justice-involvement for the owners of contractors;
10        (4) changes in participant contractors' business
11    revenue, by race, gender, geographic location, R3
12    residency, Environmental Justice Community residency,
13    foster care system participation, and justice-involvement
14    for the owners of contractors;
15        (5) the number of new hires by participant
16    contractors, by race, gender, geographic location, R3
17    residency, Environmental Justice Community residency,
18    foster care system participation, and justice-involvement;
19        (6) demographic data, including race, gender,
20    geographic location, R3 residency, Environmental Justice
21    Community residency, foster care system participation, and
22    justice-involvement, and average wage data, for new hires
23    by participant contractors;
24        (7) certifications held by participant contractors,
25    and number of participants holding each certification,
26    including, but not limited to, registration under the

 

 

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1    Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
2    with Disabilities Act program and other programs intended
3    to certify BIPOC entities;
4        (8) the number of Program sessions attended by
5    participant contractors, aggregated by race; and
6        (9) indicators relevant for assessing the general
7    financial health of participant contractors.
8    (h) Within 3 years after the effective date of this Act,
9the Department shall select an independent evaluator to review
10and prepare a report on the performance of the Program and
11Regional Administrators. The report shall be posted publicly.
12(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".