House Sponsors: YOUNGE. Senate Sponsors: LIGHTFORD Short description: GUARANTEED JOB OP-HUMAN SERV Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act. Provides that the Secretary of Human Services (now the Director of Labor) shall administer the Act. Deletes the provisions establishing district executive councils, calculating the allocation of funds to each district, and granting specific administrative authority under the Act. Provides that grants may be funded from State, as well as federal sources. Provides that the Department of Human Services may accept applications and issue grants for the operation of projects subject to the availability of State or federal funds and at the discretion of the Secretary. Deletes the provisions requiring basic reading and writing testing, counseling, and instruction. Provides that a participant in a job project who has not completed high school shall enroll in an education program and if necessary shall enroll in an English as a Second Language program. Deletes provisions requiring that participants receive employment benefits. Changes certain eligibility requirements and wage standards for participants in the job projects. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2002. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois Department of Labor) Programs under the Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act were to have been funded by federal sources. No federal funding was received for the programs, and therefore the programs under this Act were never implemented. HB4377 transfers the responsibilities under the Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act from the Illinois Department of Labor to the Illinois Department of Human Ser- vices. There is no fiscal impact to the Department of Labor as a result of HB 4377. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that any individual who has not completed high school and who participates in a job project may (instead of shall) enroll if appropriate (instead of enroll) in and maintain satisfactory progress in a secondary school or an adult basic education or GED program. Provides that any individual with limited English speaking ability may (instead of shall) participate if appropriate (instead of participate) in an English as a Second Language program. Provides that no eligible participant employed in a job project may be employed on the project for less than 30 hours per week (instead of more than 32 hours per week). Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status