(20 ILCS 1510/5)
Sec. 5.
Statement of Findings and Purpose.
(a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
(1) the relationship between a strong educational |
| system, practical and realistic training and retraining programs and a healthy national economy is inseparable in an era in which economic growth is dependent on technology and is imperiled by unemployment, increasing numbers of unskilled, ill-trained and undereducated individuals in the workforce or seeking employment;
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(2) restoring the competitiveness and enhancing the
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| productivity of Illinois will require that all workers possess basic educational skills and job experience; and
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(3) our State must recognize the substantial impact
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| that an investment in human capital will have on increasing productivity.
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(b) Purpose. It is therefore the purpose of this Act to establish a
State program designed to improve our productivity and competitive position
by investing in human capital, and to assist youth and adults to become
productive workers in a competitive economy by authorizing a job opportunity
program.
(Source: P.A. 88-114.)
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