Public Act 094-0786
 
SB2449 Enrolled LRB094 18683 RCE 54043 b

    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Employment Security Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 1005-47 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1005/1005-47 new)
    Sec. 1005-47. Illinois Skills Match Program.
    (a) The Department of Employment Security, through its
Illinois Skills Match System, or a successor system, shall
maintain a web site that allows job seekers to search online
for employment opportunities that match the skills of the
person seeking employment.
    (b) Each executive branch State agency, except those
agencies with one or more positions subject to any jurisdiction
of the Personnel Code, must either (i) post employment
vacancies on the Department's Skills Match System or its
successor system or (ii) provide an online link to its
employment vacancies so that this link is accessible through
the web page of the Illinois Skills Match System or its
successor system. "State agency" has the meaning as defined in
Section 1-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.
The Department of Central Management Services shall provide an
online link to its State employment information and career
services web page so that this link is accessible through the
web page of the Illinois Skills Match System or its successor
system.
    This Section does not apply to positions exempt from the
requirements of the Rutan decision.
    (c) All units of local government, school districts, and
other public and private employers may, and are encouraged to,
post employment vacancies on the Illinois Skills Match System
or successor system.
    (d) The Department may not charge any employer or any
person seeking employment a fee for using the Illinois Skills
Match System or successor system.
    (e) The Department is authorized to adopt all rules
necessary to implement and administer the Illinois Skills Match
System or any successor system under this Section.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2007.

Effective Date: 7/1/2007