Bill Text: IL HB3591 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish 3 advanced manufacturing training programs. Provides that the advanced manufacturing programs shall expand opportunities for skills training, boost retention of manufacturers, and attract investment by manufacturing companies. Sets forth the purposes for which grant moneys may be used.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-11-21 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber [HB3591 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3591-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3591 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 605/605-1110 new
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish 3 advanced manufacturing training programs. The advanced manufacturing programs shall expand opportunities for skills training, boost retention of manufacturers, and attract investment by manufacturing companies. Sets forth the purpose for which grant moneys can be used.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
is amended by adding Section 605-1110 as follows:
(20 ILCS 605/605-1110 new)
Sec. 605-1110. Advanced manufacturing training programs.
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
establish 3 advanced manufacturing training programs. The
advanced manufacturing programs shall expand opportunities for
skills training, boost retention of manufacturers, and attract
investment by manufacturing companies.
(b) Grant moneys must be used either to expand programming
in facilities or to support the construction of new facilities
to expand manufacturing programming. The expansion must be led
by local community colleges and shall be in consultation with
regional partnerships, including manufacturers, to ensure that
the training offered aligns with the training needed by
regional manufacturing employers.
(c) Grant moneys shall also be used to expand access to
manufacturing programs for diverse populations, including
individuals who have been previously incarcerated, individuals

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with disabilities, people of color, women, and veterans, as
well as current high school students.
(d) The grant that is received by the community college
must be matched equally with the commitment of local
investments.