SJ0078 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Apprenticeship programs integrate systematic
3on-the-job training, guided by an experienced master-level
4practitioner in an occupation, with classroom instruction; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The federal government, in cooperation with the
6states, registers apprenticeship programs that meet federal
7and state standards; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The best programs, which provide multiple
9industries with highly-skilled workers who earn
10family-sustaining wages, are registered with government
11agencies, operated by sponsors representing labor and
12management organizations and are funded through collectively
13bargained contributions to tax-exempt trust funds; and
 
14    WHEREAS, By partnering with employers, unions help working
15people develop in-demand skills to power the next generation of
16American-led innovation; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Joint labor-management training programs in the
18building and construction industry contribute about $1.5
19billion to the American economy every year; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Labor management partnerships combine to offer

 

 

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1opportunities for working people in many other industries,
2including health care, construction, manufacturing,
3hospitality, and aerospace; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The mission of the Chicago Regional Council of
5Carpenters Apprentice and Training Program is to provide
6members both classroom and hands-on training to guarantee that
7the safest, best-trained, and skilled work force is at the
8forefront of the technology to meet the employment needs of the
9industry, now and in the future; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Apprentice Higher Education Task
13Force is created and shall consist of nine members appointed as
14follows:
15        (1) Two members appointed by the President of the
16    Senate, one of whom will be named Co-Chairperson;
17        (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
18    Senate;
19        (3) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
20    of Representatives, one of whom will be named
21    Co-Chairperson;
22        (4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
23    House of Representatives, with higher education
24    experience; and

 

 

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1        (5) Chairperson of the Illinois Community College
2    Board of his or her designee; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve
4without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their
5reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for
6that purpose; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That two Task Force members must have apprentice
8training experience from a skilled labor union, and two Task
9Force members must have higher education experience; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Task Force may employ skilled experts
12with the approval of the Chairperson and shall receive the
13cooperation of those State agencies it deems appropriate to
14assist the Task Force in carrying out its duties; and be it
15further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Community College Board shall
17provide administrative and other support to the Task Force; and
18be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall have the following
20duties:
21        (1) To increase awareness of skilled trade apprentice

 

 

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1    training center programs in Illinois;
2        (2) To review the Career and Workforce Transition Act;
3        (3) To develop new guidelines and procedures to
4    modernize Higher Learning Commission accreditation process
5    with regards to skilled labor apprentice training
6    graduates; and
7        (4) To make uniform new guidelines and procedures for
8    an accredited public community college district or an
9    accredited two-year and four-year institution of higher
10    education to enforce the Career Workforce Transition Act;
11    and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the report filed with the General Assembly
13shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
14of the House of Representatives in electronic form only, in the
15manner that the Secretary and Clerk shall direct; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report to the Governor
18and the General Assembly by January 1, 2019.