Bill Text: IL SR1114 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the week of August 25 through August 31, 2014 as "Workforce Development Week". Encourages individuals, businesses, and governmental organizations to visit and promote the programs and services offered through local Workforce Investment Boards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR1114 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1114-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Recognizing that work remains to be done to aid | ||||||
3 | the high number of unemployed and underemployed individuals, | ||||||
4 | this State and the federal government have announced major | ||||||
5 | initiatives to promote workforce development activities; and
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6 | WHEREAS, These activities are primarily aimed at helping | ||||||
7 | individuals acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to | ||||||
8 | pursue a career in the current competitive job market; and
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9 | WHEREAS, As part of these efforts, this State will be | ||||||
10 | promoting a new initiative to increase the work readiness of | ||||||
11 | individuals by obtaining a college degree or career | ||||||
12 | certificate; and
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13 | WHEREAS, At the federal level, major efforts are being made | ||||||
14 | to review the nation's workforce and training system to make it | ||||||
15 | more job-driven, integrated, and effective; and
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16 | WHEREAS, A key aspect in State and federal efforts is the | ||||||
17 | active involvement of the private business sector; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Workforce Investment Boards provide businesses | ||||||
19 | with an important forum to inform training providers, including | ||||||
20 | the public education system, community colleges, the State |
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1 | university system, and proprietary schools of the needs of the | ||||||
2 | local business community; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Workforce Investment Boards were established by | ||||||
4 | federal law to serve as a vital provider of information, | ||||||
5 | programs, and services to individuals seeking employment, | ||||||
6 | employers, and training providers; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Under the authority provided to Workforce | ||||||
8 | Investment Boards, opportunities and funds are available for | ||||||
9 | individuals to enroll in training programs and services at job | ||||||
10 | centers throughout this State that give priority to the local | ||||||
11 | business community's current and future needs; and
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12 | WHEREAS, It is fitting that the members of the Senate | ||||||
13 | support the role that Workforce Investment Boards play in | ||||||
14 | providing important programs and services that help strengthen | ||||||
15 | local communities and, by extension, this State and the nation; | ||||||
16 | therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the week | ||||||
19 | of August 25 through August 31, 2014 as "Workforce Development | ||||||
20 | Week" in Illinois and encourage individuals, businesses, and | ||||||
21 | governmental organizations to visit and promote the programs | ||||||
22 | and services offered through local Workforce Investment |
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1 | Boards; and be it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That August 25 through August 31, 2014 will be an | ||||||
3 | opportunity for Workforce Investment Boards to highlight and | ||||||
4 | promote the many ways in which they are undertaking this | ||||||
5 | important work; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | delivered to the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
8 | Opportunity.
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