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90_SB0487
New Act
Creates the Community Workforce Employment Council Act to
facilitate public input into One Stop Career Centers
established by the Department of Commerce and Community
Affairs (DCCA), the Illinois Department of Employment
Security (IDES), and the United States Department of Labor by
creating an 11 member council for each Center appointed by
the governor, with 5 members representing private business
and organized labor, 5 members representing community based
organizations, and 1 member representing community colleges
in the area, with terms to last 3 years. Each Council shall
participate in decisions regarding community outreach and
linkage of the Center with regional educational facilities,
receive reports of activities of the Center, and make reports
to DCCA and IDES on the employment and training needs of the
region. DCCA and IDES shall annually report to the Governor
and General Assembly on the activities of each Council.
Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT regarding career centers.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Community Workforce Employment Council Act.
6 Section 5. Legislative finding. The establishment of
7 One Stop Career Centers through the cooperation of the
8 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the Department
9 of Employment Security and the U.S. Department of Labor
10 provides an excellent opportunity for every citizen of
11 Illinois to obtain the occupational and vocational guidance
12 necessary to obtain employment and further career
13 development. In order to fully involve every community and
14 region of this State with the efforts of the One Stop Career
15 Centers there is a need for members of the public to have
16 direct input into the directions and efforts of the Centers.
17 Section 10. Community Workforce Employment Councils.
18 For each One Stop Career Center established by the Department
19 of Commerce and Community Affairs and the Department of
20 Employment Security there shall be created an 11 member
21 Community Workforce Employment Council appointed by the
22 Governor. Of the 11 members, 5 members shall represent
23 private business employers and organized labor, 5 members
24 shall represent community based organizations which are
25 actively engaged in community outreach in the region served
26 by the Center, and one member shall represent the community
27 college which has the largest territory within the region of
28 the Center. Members shall serve without compensation but
29 shall be reimbursed for expenses. The terms of each member
30 shall be for 3 years commencing on January 1, 1998.
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1 Vacancies shall be filled in like manner as original
2 appointments for the unexpired term of the vacant position.
3 Section 15. Duties. The Department of Commerce and
4 Community Affairs and the Department of Employment Security
5 shall promulgate rules for the organization and deliberations
6 of each Council. The members of each Council shall choose a
7 Chairman from among its members and other officers as deemed
8 necessary.
9 Each Council shall participate in the decisions on how
10 each One Stop Community Center shall conduct community
11 outreach for the region in which it serves. Each Council
12 shall participate in initiatives which involve linkage of the
13 One Stop Career Center with the educational facilities that
14 serve the region, including, but not limited to, community
15 college, vocational schools and secondary schools. Each
16 Council shall also receive monthly reports of the activities
17 of the One Stop Career Center of the region. Each Council
18 shall also report to the Department of Commerce and Community
19 Affairs and the Department of Employment Security on the
20 employment and training needs of the region based on the
21 assessment of existing services and shall make
22 recommendations for the priorities of the Center.
23 Section 20. Annual report. The Department of Commerce
24 and Community Affairs and the Department of Employment
25 Security shall annually report to the Governor and the
26 General Assembly on the activities of each Community
27 Workforce Employment Council.
28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29 becoming law.