Bill Amendment: IL HB5385 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: DEPT VETERANS AFF-SKILLBRIDGE
Status: 2022-06-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1074 [HB5385 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5385-House_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: DEPT VETERANS AFF-SKILLBRIDGE
Status: 2022-06-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1074 [HB5385 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5385-House_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5385
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5385, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is | ||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 16 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 2805/16 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 16. SkillBridge program. Subject to appropriation for | ||||||
9 | this purpose, the Department shall serve as the State's | ||||||
10 | principal assistance organization under the United States | ||||||
11 | Department of Defense's SkillBridge program for employers and | ||||||
12 | transitioning service members. As the State's principal | ||||||
13 | assistance organization under the United States Department of | ||||||
14 | Defense's SkillBridge program for qualified businesses in this | ||||||
15 | State and for transitioning service members who reside in, or | ||||||
16 | who wish to reside in, this State, the Department shall: |
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1 | (1) establish and maintain, as applicable, its | ||||||
2 | certification for the SkillBridge program or any other | ||||||
3 | similar workforce training and transition programs | ||||||
4 | established by the United States Department of Defense; | ||||||
5 | (2) educate businesses, business associations, and | ||||||
6 | transitioning service members regarding the SkillBridge | ||||||
7 | program and its benefits, and educate military command and | ||||||
8 | personnel within the State on the opportunities available | ||||||
9 | to transitioning service members through the SkillBridge | ||||||
10 | program; | ||||||
11 | (3) assist businesses in obtaining approval for | ||||||
12 | skilled workforce training curricula under the SkillBridge | ||||||
13 | program, including, but not limited to, apprenticeships, | ||||||
14 | internships, or fellowships; and | ||||||
15 | (4) match transitioning service members who are deemed | ||||||
16 | eligible for SkillBridge participation by their military | ||||||
17 | command with training opportunities offered by | ||||||
18 | participating businesses, with the intent of having | ||||||
19 | transitioning service members achieve gainful employment | ||||||
20 | in this State upon completion of their SkillBridge | ||||||
21 | training. | ||||||
22 | The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement | ||||||
23 | this Section. ".
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