Bill Text: IL HB5344 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Construction Apprenticeship Program Act. Provides that, as a condition of engaging in a construction business in this State, a contractor must document proof of participation in an apprenticeship program approved by and registered with the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. Imposes a penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and a penalty not to exceed $10,000 for subsequent violations. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Labor and authorizes the adoption of any rules necessary to implement the Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5344 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5344-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning employment.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Construction Apprenticeship Program Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Apprentice" means a participant in an apprenticeship | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | program approved by and registered with the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship and | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | training program approved by and registered with the United | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Training. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | "Construction" means any constructing, altering, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing, | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, wrecking, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | painting, decorating, demolishing, and adding to or | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | subtracting from any building, structure, highway, roadway, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | street, bridge, alley, sewer, ditch, sewage disposal plant, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | water works, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | structure, project, development, real property, or | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | improvement, or to do any part thereof, whether or not the |
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1 | performance of the work herein described involves the addition | ||||||
2 | to, or fabrication into, any structure, project, development, | ||||||
3 | real property, or improvement herein described of any material | ||||||
4 | or article of merchandise. Construction also includes moving | ||||||
5 | construction related materials on the job site to or from the | ||||||
6 | job site. | ||||||
7 | "Contractor" means any individual, sole proprietor, | ||||||
8 | partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, | ||||||
9 | association or other legal entity permitted by law to do | ||||||
10 | business within the State of Illinois that engages in | ||||||
11 | construction as defined in this Act. | ||||||
12 | "Department" means the Illinois Department of Labor.
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13 | Section 10. Apprenticeship program participation | ||||||
14 | mandatory. As a condition of transacting business in this | ||||||
15 | State, a contractor must document proof of participation in an | ||||||
16 | apprenticeship program.
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17 | Section 15. Enforcement. | ||||||
18 | (a) It is the duty of the Department to conduct | ||||||
19 | investigations related to any violations of this Act, institute | ||||||
20 | the actions for penalties provided under this Act, and to | ||||||
21 | enforce generally the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
22 | (b) A contractor found to be in violation of this Act is | ||||||
23 | subject to a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding $5,000 | ||||||
24 | for a first violation and a penalty in an amount not exceeding |
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1 | $10,000 for each subsequent violation. | ||||||
2 | (c) In the enforcement of this Act, the Department has the | ||||||
3 | powers granted to it under the Illinois Wage Payment and | ||||||
4 | Collection Act.
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5 | Section 20. Rules. The Department may adopt any rules | ||||||
6 | necessary to implement this Act.
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