Public Act 102-0803
 
HB5225 EnrolledLRB102 25500 SPS 34788 b


  
    AN ACT concerning employment.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Job 
Training Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program Act.
 
    Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of the Job Training 
Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program is to address 
significant barriers to individuals participating in 
apprenticeships, including, but not limited to, lack of 
affordable and reliable transportation, lack of affordable and 
high-quality childcare, and other barriers that may prohibit a 
worker from retaining employment.  The Pilot Program may 
provide barrier reduction funding for eligible individuals 
participating in registered apprenticeship, 
pre-apprenticeship, or work-based learning programs such as an 
internship, paid work experience, transitional jobs training, 
on-the-job training, or incumbent worker programs administered 
by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
 
    Section 10. Job Training Assistance and Support Services 
Pilot Program. 
    (a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
shall, subject to appropriation, develop a Job Training 
Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program. The Department 
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award grants to 
organizations to distribute subsidies to qualifying 
individuals. To be eligible for assistance under the Pilot 
Program, an individual is required to participate in a 
registered apprenticeship program, pre-apprenticeship program 
as defined by the United States Department of Labor, or 
work-based learning programs, such as an internship, paid work 
experience, transitional jobs training, on-the-job training, 
or incumbent worker programs administered by the Department of 
Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
    (b) The assistance provided by the Pilot Program may 
include funds for transportation, child care, housing-related 
expenses, including, but not limited to, rent and utilities, 
transportation, child care, digital technology needs, 
education needs, mental health services, substance abuse 
services, income support, and work-related supplies that are 
not typically covered by programmatic supportive services.
 
    Section 15. Report. No later than January 1, 2028, the 
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit 
to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that 
evaluates the results of the Pilot Program and its 
effectiveness in assisting Pilot Program participants in 
entering the workforce or in obtaining better employment. The 
report shall include a recommendation regarding whether to 
renew the Pilot Program, and if renewal is recommended, if the 
Pilot Program should be expanded or otherwise enhanced.
 
    Section 20. Rules. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
Opportunity shall adopt all rules necessary for the 
implementation of the Pilot Program created under this Act.
 
    Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, 
2029.


Effective Date:  1/1/2023