Bill Text: IL HB4051 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State shall fund the construction of 5 employment training centers at a cost to be determined by the utility. Provides that the employment training centers shall be located in: the west side of Chicago; Ford Heights; Waukegan; Bloomington; and Peoria.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-17 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4051 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB4051-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB4051 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/16-108.12
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State shall fund the construction of 5 employment training centers at a cost to be determined by the utility. Provides that the employment training centers shall be located in: the west side of Chicago; Ford Heights; Waukegan; Bloomington; and Peoria.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
Section 16-108.12 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/16-108.12)
Sec. 16-108.12. Utility job training program.
(a) An electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000
customers in the State shall spend $10,000,000 per year in
2017, 2021, and 2025 to fund the programs described in this
Section.
(1) The utility shall fund a solar training pipeline
program in the amount of $3,000,000. The utility may
administer the program or contract with another entity to
administer the program. The program shall be designed to
establish a solar installer training pipeline for projects
authorized under Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency
Act and to establish a pool of trained installers who will
be able to install solar projects authorized under
subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
Agency Act and otherwise. The program may include single
event training programs. The program described in this
paragraph (1) shall be designed to ensure that entities

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that offer training are located in, and trainees are
recruited from, the same communities that the program aims
to serve and that the program provides trainees with the
opportunity to obtain real-world experience. The program
described in this paragraph (1) shall also be designed to
assist trainees so that they can obtain applicable
certifications or participate in an apprenticeship
program. The utility or administrator shall include
funding for programs that provide training to individuals
who are or were foster children or that target persons
with a record who are transitioning with job training and
job placement programs. The program shall include an
incentive to facilitate an increase of hiring of qualified
persons who are or were foster children and persons with a
record. It is a goal of the program described in this
paragraph (1) that at least 50% of the trainees in this
program come from within environmental justice communities
and that 2,000 jobs are created for persons who are or were
foster children and persons with a record.
(2) The utility shall fund a craft apprenticeship
program in the amount of $3,000,000. The program shall be
an accredited or otherwise recognized apprenticeship
program over a period not to exceed 4 years, for
particular crafts, trades, or skills in the electric
industry that may, but need not, be related to solar
installation.

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(3) The utility shall fund multi-cultural jobs
programs in the amount of $4,000,000. The funding shall be
allocated in the applicable year to individual programs as
set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of this
paragraph (3) and may, but need not, be related to solar
installation, over a period not to exceed 4 years, by
diversity-focused community organizations that have a
record of successfully delivering job training.
(A) $1,000,000 to a community-based civil rights
and human services not-for-profit organization that
provides economic development, human capital, and
education program services.
(B) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization that
is also an education institution that offers training
programs approved by the Illinois State Board of
Education and United States Department of Education
with the goal of providing workforce initiatives
leading to economic independence.
(C) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to developing the educational and leadership
capacity of minority youth through the operation of
schools, youth leadership clubs and youth development
centers.
(D) $1,000,000 to a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to providing equal access to opportunities
in the construction industry that offer training

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programs that include Occupational Safety and Health
Administration 10 and 30 certifications, Environmental
Protection Agency Renovation, Repair and Painting
Certification and Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design Accredited Green Associate Exam
preparation courses.
(E) $500,000 to a non-profit organization that has
a proven record of successfully implementing utility
industry training programs, with expertise in creating
programs that strengthen the economics of communities
including technical training workshops and economic
development through community and financial partners.
(F) $500,000 to a nonprofit organization that
provides family services, housing education, job and
career education opportunities that has successfully
partnered with the utility on electric industry job
training.
(4) The utility shall fund the construction of 5
employment training centers at a cost to be determined by
the utility. The employment training centers shall be
located in the following Illinois cities or areas: (A) the
west side of Chicago; (B) Ford Heights; (C) Waukegan; (D)
Bloomington; and (E) Peoria.
For the purposes of this Section, "person with a record"
means any person who (1) has been convicted of a crime in this
State or of an offense in any other jurisdiction, not

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including an offense or attempted offense that would subject a
person to registration under the Sex Offender Registration
Act; (2) has a record of an arrest or an arrest that did not
result in conviction for any crime in this State or of an
offense in any other jurisdiction; or (3) has a juvenile
delinquency adjudication.
(b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, an electric
utility that serves more than 3,000,000 customers in the State
shall file with the Commission a plan to implement this
Section. Within 60 days after the plan is filed, the
Commission shall enter an order approving the plan if it is
consistent with this Section or, if the plan is not consistent
with this Section, the Commission shall explain the
deficiencies, after which time the utility shall file a new
plan. The utility shall use the funds described in
subparagraph (O) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section
1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act to pay for the Commission
approved programs under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)