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HB0951 Engrossed
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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The State Finance Act is amended by adding
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Section 5.1038 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new)
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Sec. 5.1038.
The Illinois Municipal Works and Service
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Trainee Fund.

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Section 10.
The Illinois Works Jobs Program Act is amended
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by adding Section 20-17 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 559/20-17 new)
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Sec. 20-17.
Illinois Municipal Works and Service Trainee
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Program.
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(a) The Illinois Municipal Works and Service Trainee
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Program is established and shall be administered, subject to
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appropriation, by the Department. The goal of the Illinois
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Municipal Works and Service Trainee Program is to establish a
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regional workforce training program led by Morton College.
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Morton College shall serve as the primary demonstration site
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for the development, evaluation, and refinement of workforce
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training models under the program. Morton College shall

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directly provide, or coordinate with other partner
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organizations to provide, recruitment, prescreening, and
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service trainee skills training. Participants may attend the
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training free of charge and receive a stipend for
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participation in the program. The goal of the program is to
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create a qualified, diverse pipeline of workers who are
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prepared for careers in the municipal sector, the health care
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sector, and other service sectors identified by Morton College
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in consultation with public and private employers. Target
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industries and occupational pathways may include, but are not
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limited to: (i) municipal operations and public service
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occupations, including administrative, quasi-professional,
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clerical, and related local public sector employment; (ii)
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allied healthcare occupations, including entry-level clinical
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and technical pathways; (iii) transportation, logistics, and
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commercial driver pathways; and (iv) advanced manufacturing,
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automotive maintenance and repair, utilities, electrification,
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and related occupations. The program may support participant
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transition to Morton College credit and non-credit workforce
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programs aligned with these occupations. Morton College shall
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give priority in initial and continuing outreach and
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enrollment to residents of the Morton College service area,
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provided that remaining capacity may be made available to
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other eligible participants.
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(b) The Illinois Municipal Works and Service Trainee Fund
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is hereby created as a special fund in the State treasury. The

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Fund shall be administered, subject to appropriation, by the
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Department. Moneys in the Fund shall be used to provide
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funding directly to Morton College for the administration and
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delivery of the Illinois Municipal Works and Service Trainee
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Program, including, but not limited to, funding for the
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following: direct instruction; curriculum development;
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participant recruitment, assessment, advising, case
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management, and supportive services; training equipment,
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instructional supplies, and resources; and facilities. Moneys
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in the Fund may also be used to provide funding, through Morton
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College, to municipal employers, health care employers, and
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other service sector employers who are associated with the
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Illinois Municipal Works and Service Trainee Program for the
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purpose of supporting participant enrollment and training. In
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addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by
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law, on July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as possible, and by
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July 1 of every year thereafter, at the direction of the
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Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget,
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the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer
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shall transfer amounts not exceeding a total of $650,000 from
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the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund to the Illinois Municipal
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Works and Service Trainee Fund.
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(c) Morton College shall provide an annual report to the
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Illinois Works Review Panel and the Illinois Community College
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Board concerning funds that Morton College receives from the
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Illinois Municipal Works and Service Trainee Fund. The report

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shall be submitted by April 1 of each calendar year. The report
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shall include the following information:
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(1) a description of Morton College's recruitment,
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screening, training, advising, case management, and
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transition efforts, including efforts undertaken directly
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or through partner organizations;
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(2) the number of individuals who apply to,
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participate in, and complete the program, broken down by
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race, gender, age, veteran status, and primary language;
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(3) the number of the individuals referenced in item
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(2) of this subsection who are initially accepted and
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placed into service trainee programs or related employment
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and training opportunities in municipal employment, allied
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healthcare, automotive maintenance and repair,
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infrastructure, transportation, utilities and energy
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systems, or other service sector employers;
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(4) the number and percentage of participants who are
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residents of the Morton College district;

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(5) the number and percentage of participants who
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transition to Morton College credit or non-credit
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workforce programs;

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(6) recommendations regarding workforce training
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infrastructure, equipment, facilities, student supports,
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and policy changes needed to improve program
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effectiveness; and

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(7) such other information as Morton College deems

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necessary or advisable to identify and document successful
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aspects of the program and to resolve systemic hindrances
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to the program's success.

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Section 15.
The Public Community College Act is amended by
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adding Section 2-28 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 805/2-28 new)
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Sec. 2-28.
Illinois Pipeline for the Advancement of the
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Service Workforce.
The State Board shall monitor the
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implementation and progress of the Illinois Municipal Works
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and Service Trainee Program. By no later than July 1, 2031, the
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State Board, in collaboration with Morton College, shall
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recommend legislation to the General Assembly that will, based
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upon the experience of Morton College, establish and fund an
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Illinois Pipeline for the Advancement of the Service Workforce
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Program, which will support municipal employment,
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infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation, automotive
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maintenance and repair, utilities and energy services, allied
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healthcare, and related occupations.

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Section 95.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act makes
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changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
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that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
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represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
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not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes

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made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
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Public Act.

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

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