97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1735
 
Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Mike Jacobs
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



20 ILCS 2705/2705-215  was 20 ILCS 2705/49.27

     Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall certify United States Department of Labor apprenticeship programs which have joint labor management boards regulated under the federal Labor Management Relations Act as able to teach, train, and test their own members for any quality assurance and quality control certifications required by the Department. Provides that the Department shall make all course curricula, teaching aides, syllabi, and tests for the instructors of programs available without charge. Provides that the Department shall bear the cost of administering required testing, and that the Department or any third party it uses to administer the testing shall provide testers upon 10 days notice. Provides that if testers are not provided by the Department or third party, the apprenticeship program may provide its own testers. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the

5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing 
6Section 2705-215 as follows:
 



7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-215)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.27)



8    Sec. 2705-215. 
Cooperative utilization of equipment and

9services of governmental
entities and not-for-profit 
10organizations for the transportation needs in
public service 
11programs.

12    (a) The Department is directed to encourage and assist

13governmental entities, not-for-profit corporations, and 
14nonprofit community
service associations, between or among 
15themselves, in the development of
reasonable utilization of 
16transportation equipment and operational service
in satisfying 
17the general and specialized public transportation needs.  

18    The Department shall develop and encourage cooperative 
19development, among
all entities, of programs promoting 
20efficient service and conservation
of capital
investment and 
21energy and shall assist all entities in achieving their
goals

22and in their applications for transportation grants under 
23appropriate State
or federal programs.

 
 
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1    (b) Implementation of cooperative programs is to be 
2developed within the
meaning
of the provisions of the 
3Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. In the circumstances of 
4nongovernmental entities,
the Department shall be guided by 
5that Act and any other State law
in
encouraging
the cooperative 
6programs between those entities.

7    (c) The Department shall report to the members of the 
8General Assembly,
by
March 1 of each year, its successes, 
9failures and progress in achieving
the intent of this Section.  
10The report shall also include identification
of problems as 
11well as the Department's recommendations.

12    (d) The Department shall certify United States Department 
13of Labor apprenticeship programs which have joint labor 
14management boards regulated under the Labor Management 
15Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 141 et seq., as able to teach, train, 
16and test their own members for any quality assurance and 
17quality control certifications required by the Department.
18    The Department shall make available, without charge, all 
19course curricula, teaching aides, syllabi, and tests for the 
20instructors of courses described by this subsection (d).
21    The Department may administer any testing or use a third 
22party to administer any testing. Any cost of administering the 
23testing by the Department or a third party shall be born by the 
24Department.
25    If the Department chooses to administer the testing or use 
26a third party to administer the testing, the Department or 
 
 
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1third party shall provide testers upon being given 10 days 
2notice. If the Department or third party does not provide 
3testers, the apprenticeship program may provide its own 
4testers.
5(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.