Bill Sponsors: IL SB2480 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop by rule a curriculum of approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities. Provides that an owner or operator, when contracting for the performance of construction work at the stationary source, shall require that its contractors and any subcontractors use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all onsite work within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades. Provides a penalty for violation of the Act. Creates the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2480 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Michael Hastings [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-019FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-049FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Omar Aquino [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-002FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Laura Murphy [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-028FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Melinda Bush [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-031FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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