Bill Text: IL HB4952 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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) 2024-02-07 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4952 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4952-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Section 16-108.12 as follows:
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| 6 | (220 ILCS 5/16-108.12) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 16-108.12. Utility job training program. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) An electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | customers in the State shall spend $10,000,000 per year in | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2017, 2021, and 2025 to fund the programs described in this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Section. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (1) The utility shall fund a solar training pipeline | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | program in the amount of $3,000,000. The utility may | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | administer the program or contract with another entity to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | administer the program. The program shall be designed to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | establish a solar installer training pipeline for projects | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | authorized under Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Act and to establish a pool of trained installers who will | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | be able to install solar projects authorized under | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Agency Act and otherwise. The program may include single | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | event training programs. The program described in this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | paragraph (1) shall be designed to ensure that entities | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | that offer training are located in, and trainees are | ||||||
| 2 | recruited from, the same communities that the program aims | ||||||
| 3 | to serve and that the program provides trainees with the | ||||||
| 4 | opportunity to obtain real-world experience. The program | ||||||
| 5 | described in this paragraph (1) shall also be designed to | ||||||
| 6 | assist trainees so that they can obtain applicable | ||||||
| 7 | certifications or participate in an apprenticeship | ||||||
| 8 | program. The utility or administrator shall include | ||||||
| 9 | funding for programs that provide training to individuals | ||||||
| 10 | who are or were foster children or that target persons | ||||||
| 11 | with a record who are transitioning with job training and | ||||||
| 12 | job placement programs. The program shall include an | ||||||
| 13 | incentive to facilitate an increase of hiring of qualified | ||||||
| 14 | persons who are or were foster children and persons with a | ||||||
| 15 | record. It is a goal of the program described in this | ||||||
| 16 | paragraph (1) that at least 50% of the trainees in this | ||||||
| 17 | program come from within environmental justice communities | ||||||
| 18 | and that 2,000 jobs are created for persons who are or were | ||||||
| 19 | foster children and persons with a record. | ||||||
| 20 | (2) The utility shall fund a craft apprenticeship | ||||||
| 21 | program in the amount of $3,000,000. The program shall be | ||||||
| 22 | an accredited or otherwise recognized apprenticeship | ||||||
| 23 | program over a period not to exceed 4 years, for | ||||||
| 24 | particular crafts, trades, or skills in the electric | ||||||
| 25 | industry that may, but need not, be related to solar | ||||||
| 26 | installation. | ||||||
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| 1 | (3) The utility shall fund multi-cultural jobs | ||||||
| 2 | programs in the amount of $4,000,000. The funding shall be | ||||||
| 3 | allocated in the applicable year to individual programs as | ||||||
| 4 | set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of this | ||||||
| 5 | paragraph (3) and may, but need not, be related to solar | ||||||
| 6 | installation, over a period not to exceed 4 years, by | ||||||
| 7 | diversity-focused community organizations that have a | ||||||
| 8 | record of successfully delivering job training. | ||||||
| 9 | (A) $1,000,000 to a community-based civil rights | ||||||
| 10 | and human services not-for-profit organization that | ||||||
| 11 | provides economic development, human capital, and | ||||||
| 12 | education program services. | ||||||
| 13 | (B) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization that | ||||||
| 14 | is also an education institution that offers training | ||||||
| 15 | programs approved by the Illinois State Board of | ||||||
| 16 | Education and United States Department of Education | ||||||
| 17 | with the goal of providing workforce initiatives | ||||||
| 18 | leading to economic independence. | ||||||
| 19 | (C) $500,000 to a not-for-profit organization | ||||||
| 20 | dedicated to developing the educational and leadership | ||||||
| 21 | capacity of minority youth through the operation of | ||||||
| 22 | schools, youth leadership clubs and youth development | ||||||
| 23 | centers. | ||||||
| 24 | (D) $1,000,000 to a not-for-profit organization | ||||||
| 25 | dedicated to providing equal access to opportunities | ||||||
| 26 | in the construction industry that offer training | ||||||
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| 1 | programs that include Occupational Safety and Health | ||||||
| 2 | Administration 10 and 30 certifications, Environmental | ||||||
| 3 | Protection Agency Renovation, Repair and Painting | ||||||
| 4 | Certification and Leadership in Energy and | ||||||
| 5 | Environmental Design Accredited Green Associate Exam | ||||||
| 6 | preparation courses. | ||||||
| 7 | (E) $500,000 to a non-profit organization that has | ||||||
| 8 | a proven record of successfully implementing utility | ||||||
| 9 | industry training programs, with expertise in creating | ||||||
| 10 | programs that strengthen the economics of communities | ||||||
| 11 | including technical training workshops and economic | ||||||
| 12 | development through community and financial partners. | ||||||
| 13 | (F) $500,000 to a nonprofit organization that | ||||||
| 14 | provides family services, housing education, job and | ||||||
| 15 | career education opportunities that has successfully | ||||||
| 16 | partnered with the utility on electric industry job | ||||||
| 17 | training. | ||||||
| 18 | (4) The utility shall fund the construction of 5 | ||||||
| 19 | employment training centers at a cost to be determined by | ||||||
| 20 | the utility. The employment training centers shall be | ||||||
| 21 | located in the following Illinois cities or areas: (A) the | ||||||
| 22 | west side of Chicago; (B) Ford Heights; (C) Waukegan; (D) | ||||||
| 23 | Bloomington; and (E) Peoria. | ||||||
| 24 | For the purposes of this Section, "person with a record" | ||||||
| 25 | means any person who (1) has been convicted of a crime in this | ||||||
| 26 | State or of an offense in any other jurisdiction, not | ||||||
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