Illinois House Bill 2647 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-09 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Clean Jobs, Workforce, and Contractor Equity Act. Creates the Equity and Empowerment in Clean Energy Advisory Board to administer the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Network Program, the Expanding Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and Contractor Incubator Network Program, the Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program, and the Illinois Clean Energy Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Primes Contractor Accelerator Programs. Establishes the Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to assist inmates in their rehabilitation through training that prepares them to successfully hold employment in the clean energy jobs sector upon their release from incarceration. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create an Illinois Clean Energy Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Primes Contractor Accelerator Program. Creates the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act to ensure access to financial products that allow Illinois residents and businesses to invest in clean energy. Creates the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act to aid local governments in developing a comprehensive approach to combining different energy, climate, and jobs programs and funding resources to achieve complementary impact. Creates the Energy Community Reinvestment Fund Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Energy Community Reinvestment Fund and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund. Amends the School Code. Sets forth provisions concerning a clean energy jobs curriculum. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Sets forth provisions concerning the Equitable Energy Upgrade Program. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Sets forth provisions concerning the energy community reinvestment fee. Effective immediately.

CLEAN JOBS WORKFORCE EQUITY

Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-09	House	Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
2021-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2021-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-19	House	First Reading
2021-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.182	New Code	See Bill Text
220	5	16-111.10	New Code	See Bill Text
30	105	5.935	New Code	See Bill Text
30	105	5.937	New Code	See Bill Text
415	5	9.18	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2647&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB2647.htm