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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3927

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Lakesia Collins

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 730/5-20

Amends the Energy Transition Act. Provides that the Clean Jobs
Workforce Hubs Network shall incorporate targeted outreach, recruitment,
training, and placement services specifically for participants seeking
careers within the climate, environmental, and clean energy sector.
Defines "climate, environmental, and clean energy sector". Provides that
the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall collect, track,
and report certain information concerning the Clean Jobs Workforce Network
Program. Provides that the information shall be disaggregated by race,
gender, geography, and equity status.
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A BILL FOR

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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 Energy Transition Act is amended by
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changing Section 5-20 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 730/5-20)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045)
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Sec. 5-20.
Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program.
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(a) As used in this Section
:

,
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"Climate, environmental, and clean energy sector" means
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occupations, training pathways, or career pipelines related
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to: climate adaptation or climate change mitigation;
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environmental conservation and restoration; ecosystem
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resilience; clean or renewable energy; and related
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technologies or services.

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"Program" means the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program.
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(b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall develop
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and, through Regional Administrators, administer the Clean
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Jobs Workforce Network Program to create a network of 14
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Program delivery Hub Sites with program elements delivered by
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community-based organizations and their subcontractors
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geographically distributed across the State including at least
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one Hub Site located in or near each of the following areas:

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Chicago (South Side), Chicago (Southwest and West Sides),
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Waukegan, Rockford, Aurora, Joliet, Peoria, Champaign,
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Danville, Decatur, Carbondale, East St. Louis, Kankakee, and
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Alton.
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(c) In admitting program participants, for each workforce
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Hub Site, the Regional Administrators shall:
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(1) in each Hub Site where the applicant pool allows:
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(A) dedicate at least one-third of program
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placements to applicants who reside in a geographic
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area that is impacted by economic and environmental
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challenges, defined as an area that is both (i) an R3
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Area, as defined pursuant to Section 10-40 of the
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Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, and (ii) an
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environmental justice community, as defined by the
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Illinois Power Agency, excluding any racial or ethnic
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indicators used by the agency unless and until the
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constitutional basis for their inclusion in
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determining program admissions is established. Among
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applicants that satisfy these criteria, preference
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shall be given to applicants who face barriers to
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employment, such as low educational attainment, prior
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involvement with the criminal legal system, and
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language barriers; and applicants that are graduates
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of or currently enrolled in the foster care system;
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and
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(B) dedicate at least two-thirds of program

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placements to applicants that satisfy the criteria in
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paragraph (1) or who reside in a geographic area that
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is impacted by economic or environmental challenges,
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defined as an area that is either (i) an R3 Area, as
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defined pursuant to Section 10-40 of the Cannabis
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Regulation and Tax Act, or (ii) an environmental
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justice community, as defined by the Illinois Power
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Agency, excluding any racial or ethnic indicators used
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by the agency unless and until the constitutional
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basis for their inclusion in determining program
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admissions is established. Among applicants that
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satisfy these criteria, preference shall be given to
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applicants who face barriers to employment, such as
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low educational attainment, prior involvement with the
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criminal legal system, and language barriers; and
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applicants that are graduates of or currently enrolled
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in the foster care system; and
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(2) prioritize the remaining program placements for:
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applicants who are displaced energy workers as defined in
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the Energy Community Reinvestment Act; persons who face
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barriers to employment, including low educational
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attainment, prior involvement with the criminal legal
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system, and language barriers; and applicants who are
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graduates of or currently enrolled in the foster care
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system, regardless of the applicant's area of residence.
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The Department and Regional Administrators shall protect

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the confidentiality of any personal information provided by
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program applicants regarding the applicant's status as a
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formerly incarcerated person or foster care recipient;
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however, the Department or Regional Administrators may publish
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aggregated data on the number of participants that were
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formerly incarcerated or foster care recipients so long as
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that publication protects the identities of those persons.
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Any person who applies to the program may elect not to
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share with the Department or Regional Administrators whether
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he or she is a graduate or currently enrolled in the foster
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care system or was formerly convicted.
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(d) Program elements for each Hub Site shall be provided
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by a community-based organization. The Department shall
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initially select a community-based organization in each Hub
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Site and shall subsequently select a community-based
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organization in each Hub Site every 3 years. Community-based
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organizations delivering program elements outlined in
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subsection (e) may provide all elements required or may
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subcontract to other entities for provision of portions of
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program elements, including, but not limited to,
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administrative soft and hard skills for program participants,
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delivery of specific training in the core curriculum, or
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provision of other support functions for program delivery
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compliance.
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(e) The Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Network shall:
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(1) coordinate with Energy Transition Navigators: (i)

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to increase participation in the Clean Jobs Workforce
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Network Program and clean energy and related sector
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workforce and training opportunities; (ii) coordinate
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recruitment, communications, and ongoing engagement with
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potential employers, including, but not limited to,
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activities such as job matchmaking initiatives, hosting
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events such as job fairs, and collaborating with other Hub
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Sites to identify and implement best practices for
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employer engagement; and (iii) leverage community-based
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organizations, educational institutions, and
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community-based and labor-based training providers to
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ensure program-eligible individuals across the State have
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dedicated and sustained support to enter and complete the
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career pipeline for clean energy and related sector jobs;
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(1.1) incorporate targeted outreach, recruitment,
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training, and placement services specifically for
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participants seeking careers within the climate,
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environmental, and clean energy sector, including, but not
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limited to, roles in industries such as renewable energy
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generation, energy efficiency, environmental remediation,
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sustainability consulting, and ecosystem management;

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(2) develop formal partnerships, including formal
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sector partnerships between community-based organizations
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and entities that provide
climate, environmental,
clean
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energy jobs, including businesses, nonprofit
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organizations, and worker-owned cooperatives, to ensure

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that Program participants have priority access to
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employment training and hiring opportunities; and
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(3) implement the Clean Jobs Curriculum
that prepares
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participants for climate, environmental, and clean energy
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sector careers

to provide
, including, but not limited to,
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training, certification preparation, job readiness, and
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skill development, including soft skills, math skills,
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technical skills, certification test preparation, and
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other development needed, to Program participants.
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(f) Funding for the Program is subject to appropriation
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from the Energy Transition Assistance Fund.
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(g) The Department shall require submission of quarterly
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reports, including program performance metrics by each Hub
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Site to the Regional Administrator of their Program Delivery
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Area. Program performance metrics include, but are not limited
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to:
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(1) demographic data, including racial, gender,
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residency in eligible communities, and geographic
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distribution data, on Program trainees entering and
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graduating the Program;
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(2) demographic data, including racial, gender,
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residency in eligible communities, and geographic
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distribution data, on Program trainees who are placed in
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employment, including the percentages of trainees by race,
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gender, and geographic categories in each individual job
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type or category and whether employment is union,

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nonunion, or nonunion via temporary agency;
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(3) trainee job acquisition and retention statistics,
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including the duration of employment (start and end dates
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of hires) by race, gender, and geography;
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(4) hourly wages, including hourly overtime pay rate,
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and benefits of trainees placed into employment by race,
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gender, and geography;
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(5) percentage of jobs by race, gender, and geography
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held by Program trainees or graduates that are full-time
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equivalent positions, meaning that the position held is
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full-time, direct, and permanent based on 2,080 hours
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worked per year (paid directly by the employer, whose
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activities, schedule, and manner of work the employer
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controls, and receives pay and benefits in the same manner
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as permanent employees); and
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(6) qualitative data consisting of open-ended
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reporting on pertinent issues, including, but not limited
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to, qualitative descriptions accompanying metrics or
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identifying key successes and challenges.
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(g-5) In addition to the reporting requirements under
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subsection (g), the Department shall collect, track, and
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report the following, disaggregated by race, gender,
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geography, and equity status:

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(1) the number and percentage of program participants
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who are enrolled in training or placed in employment
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specifically within the climate, environmental, and clean

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energy sector;

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(2) the average wage, retention rate at 6 and 12
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months, and benefits, including union status, for
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participants in those sectors;

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(3) the number and type of sector-specific
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certifications achieved by program participants,
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including, but not limited to, ecosystem restoration and
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conservation credentials, and other Department-recognized
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credentials relevant to the climate, environmental, and
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clean energy sector; and

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(4) qualitative feedback from participants employed in
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the climate, environmental, or clean energy sector
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regarding career progression, job satisfaction, and
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further training needs.

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(h) Within 3 years after the effective date of this Act,
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the Department shall select an independent evaluator to review
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and prepare a report on the performance of the Program and
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Regional Administrators.
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(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 103-595, eff. 7-1-25
.)

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