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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1166

Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/16-108.12

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility
that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State shall fund the
construction of 5 employment training centers at a cost to be determined by
the utility. Provides that the employment training centers shall be
located in: the west side of Chicago; Ford Heights; Waukegan; Bloomington;
and Peoria.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

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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 Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
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Section 16-108.12 as follows:

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(220 ILCS 5/16-108.12)
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Sec. 16-108.12.
Utility job training program.

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(a) An electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000
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customers in the State shall spend $10,000,000 per year in
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2017, 2021, and 2025 to fund the programs described in this
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Section.
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(1) The utility shall fund a solar training pipeline
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program in the amount of $3,000,000. The utility may
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administer the program or contract with another entity to
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administer the program. The program shall be designed to
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establish a solar installer training pipeline for projects
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authorized under Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency
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Act and to establish a pool of trained installers who will
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be able to install solar projects authorized under
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subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
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Agency Act and otherwise. The program may include single
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event training programs. The program described in this
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paragraph (1) shall be designed to ensure that entities

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that offer training are located in, and trainees are
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recruited from, the same communities that the program aims
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to serve and that the program provides trainees with the
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opportunity to obtain real-world experience. The program
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described in this paragraph (1) shall also be designed to
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assist trainees so that they can obtain applicable
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certifications or participate in an apprenticeship
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program. The utility or administrator shall include
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funding for programs that provide training to individuals
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who are or were foster children or that target persons
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with a record who are transitioning with job training and
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job placement programs. The program shall include an
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incentive to facilitate an increase of hiring of qualified
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persons who are or were foster children and persons with a
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record. It is a goal of the program described in this
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paragraph (1) that at least 50% of the trainees in this
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program come from within environmental justice communities
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and that 2,000 jobs are created for persons who are or were
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foster children and persons with a record.
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(2) The utility shall fund a craft apprenticeship
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program in the amount of $3,000,000. The program shall be
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an accredited or otherwise recognized apprenticeship
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program over a period not to exceed 4 years, for
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particular crafts, trades, or skills in the electric
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industry that may, but need not, be related to solar
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installation.

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(3) The utility shall fund multi-cultural jobs
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programs in the amount of $4,000,000. The funding shall be
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allocated in the applicable year to individual programs as
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set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of this
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paragraph (3) and may, but need not, be related to solar
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installation, over a period not to exceed 4 years, by
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diversity-focused community organizations that have a
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record of successfully delivering job training.
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(A) $1,000,000 to a community-based civil rights
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and human services not-for-profit organization that
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provides economic development, human capital, and
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education program services.
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(B) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization that
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is also an education institution that offers training
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programs approved by the Illinois State Board of
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Education and United States Department of Education
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with the goal of providing workforce initiatives
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leading to economic independence.
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(C) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization
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dedicated to developing the educational and leadership
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capacity of minority youth through the operation of
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schools, youth leadership clubs and youth development
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centers.
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(D) $1,000,000 to a not-for-profit organization
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dedicated to providing equal access to opportunities
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in the construction industry that offer training

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programs that include Occupational Safety and Health
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Administration 10 and 30 certifications, Environmental
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Protection Agency Renovation, Repair and Painting
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Certification and Leadership in Energy and
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Environmental Design Accredited Green Associate Exam
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preparation courses.
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(E) $500,000 to a non-profit organization that has
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a proven record of successfully implementing utility
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industry training programs, with expertise in creating
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programs that strengthen the economics of communities
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including technical training workshops and economic
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development through community and financial partners.
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(F) $500,000 to a nonprofit organization that
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provides family services, housing education, job and
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career education opportunities that has successfully
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partnered with the utility on electric industry job
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training.
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(4) The utility shall fund the construction of 5
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employment training centers at a cost to be determined by
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the utility. The employment training centers shall be
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located in the following Illinois cities or areas: (A) the
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west side of Chicago; (B) Ford Heights; (C) Waukegan; (D)
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Bloomington; and (E) Peoria.

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For the purposes of this Section, "person with a record"
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means any person who (1) has been convicted of a crime in this
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State or of an offense in any other jurisdiction, not

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including an offense or attempted offense that would subject a
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person to registration under the Sex Offender Registration
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Act; (2) has a record of an arrest or an arrest that did not
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result in conviction for any crime in this State or of an
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offense in any other jurisdiction; or (3) has a juvenile
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delinquency adjudication.
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(b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this
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amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, an electric
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utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State
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shall file with the Commission a plan to implement this
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Section. Within 60 days after the plan is filed, the
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Commission shall enter an order approving the plan if it is
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consistent with this Section or, if the plan is not consistent
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with this Section, the Commission shall explain the
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deficiencies, after which time the utility shall file a new
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plan. The utility shall use the funds described in
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subparagraph (O) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section
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1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act to pay for the Commission
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approved programs under this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17
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