Bill Text: IL SB3316 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Community College Act. Allows a board of trustees of a community college district to enter into an agreement with an employer concerning an arrangement to provide new jobs training program services, including (1) new jobs training; (2) adult basic education and job-related instruction; (3) vocational and skill-assessment services and testing; (4) training facilities, equipment, materials, and supplies; and (5) on-the-job training. Requires the agreement to provide for program costs that may be paid from property taxes, tuition, student fees, or special charges. Allows the board to borrow money and issue and sell certificates payable from a sufficient portion of the future receipts of payments authorized by the agreement to provide funds for the present payment of the costs of a new jobs training program. Provides that the board shall, by resolution, provide for the assessment of an annual levy of a standby tax upon all taxable property within the community college district to further secure the payment of the certificates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-27 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB3316 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3316-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB3316 Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Susan Garrett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 805/3-42.4 new
Amends the Public Community College Act. Allows a board of trustees of a community college district to enter into an agreement with an employer concerning an arrangement to provide new jobs training program services, including (1) new jobs training; (2) adult basic education and job-related instruction; (3) vocational and skill-assessment services and testing; (4) training facilities, equipment, materials, and supplies; and (5) on-the-job training. Requires the agreement to provide for program costs that may be paid from property taxes, tuition, student fees, or special charges. Allows the board to borrow money and issue and sell certificates payable from a sufficient portion of the future receipts of payments authorized by the agreement to provide funds for the present payment of the costs of a new jobs training program. Provides that the board shall, by resolution, provide for the assessment of an annual levy of a standby tax upon all taxable property within the community college district to further secure the payment of the certificates.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
adding Section 3-42.4 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/3-42.4 new)
Sec. 3-42.4. New jobs training.
(a) In this Section:
"Agreement" means the agreement between an employer and a
board concerning a project.
"Certificate" means new jobs training program certificates
issued pursuant to this Section.
"Date of commencement of the project" means the date of the
agreement.
"Employee" means the person employed in a new job.
"Employer" means the person providing new jobs within the
boundaries of the community college district and entering into
an agreement.
"Industry" means a business engaged in interstate or
intrastate commerce for the purpose of manufacturing,
processing, or assembling products, conducting research and
development, or providing services in interstate commerce, but
excludes retail, health, or professional services. "Industry"

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does not include a business that closes or substantially
reduces its operation in one area of this State and relocates
substantially the same operation in another area of this State.
This definition does not prohibit a business from expanding its
operations in another area of this State, provided that
existing operations of a similar nature are not closed or
substantially reduced.
"New job" means a job in a new or expanding industry, but
does not include jobs of recalled workers or replacement jobs
or other jobs that formerly existed in the industry in this
State.
"New jobs training program" or "program" means the project
or projects established by a community college district for the
creation of jobs by providing education and training of workers
for new jobs for new or expanding industry within the
boundaries of the community college district.
"Program costs" means all necessary and incidental costs of
providing program services.
"Program services" includes without limitation the
following:
(1) New jobs training.
(2) Adult basic education and job-related instruction.
(3) Vocational and skill-assessment services and
testing.
(4) Training facilities, equipment, materials, and
supplies.

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(5) On-the-job training.
(6) Administrative expenses for the new jobs training
program.
(7) Subcontracted services with public or private
colleges or universities or other federal, State, or local
agencies.
(8) Contracted or professional services.
(9) The issuance of certificates.
"Project" means a training arrangement that is the subject
of an agreement entered into between the board and an employer
to provide program services.
(b) A board may enter into an agreement to establish a
project. If an agreement is entered into, the board and the
employer shall notify the State Board as soon as possible. An
agreement shall provide for program costs, including deferred
costs, that may be paid from one or a combination of the
following sources:
(1) Property taxes to be received or derived from an
employer's business property where new jobs are created as
a result of the project.
(2) Tuition, student fees, or special charges fixed by
the board to defray program costs in whole or in part.
(3) Guarantee of payments to be received under item (1)
or (2) of this subsection (b).
(c) Payment of program costs must not be deferred for a
period longer than 10 years from the date of commencement of

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the project.
(d) Costs of on-the-job training for employees must not
exceed 50% of the annual gross payroll costs for up to one year
of the new jobs. For purposes of this subsection (d), "gross
payroll" means the gross wages, salaries, and benefits for the
jobs-in-training in the project.
(e) An agreement shall include a provision that fixes the
minimum amount of property taxes or tuition and fee payments
that shall be paid for program costs.
(f) To provide funds for the present payment of the costs
of a new jobs training program, the board may borrow money and
issue and sell certificates payable from a sufficient portion
of the future receipts of payments authorized by the agreement.
The receipts shall be pledged to the payment of principal of
and interest on the certificates.
(g) Certificates may be sold at public sale or at private
sale at par, premium, or discount at the discretion of the
board.
(h) Certificates may be issued with respect to a single
project or multiple projects and may contain terms or
conditions as the board may provide by resolution authorizing
the issuance of the certificates.
(i) Certificates issued to refund other certificates may be
sold at public sale or at private sale as provided in this
Section, with the proceeds from the sale to be used for the
payment of the certificates being refunded. The refunding

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certificates may be exchanged in payment and discharge of the
certificates being refunded, in installments at different
times or an entire issue or series at one time. Refunding
certificates may be sold or exchanged at any time on, before,
or after the maturity of the outstanding certificates to be
refunded, may be issued for the purpose of refunding a like,
greater, or lesser principal amount of certificates, and may
bear a higher, lower, or equivalent rate of interest than the
certificates being renewed or refunded.
(j) To further secure the payment of the certificates, the
board shall, by resolution, provide for the assessment of an
annual levy of a standby tax upon all taxable property within
the community college district. A copy of the resolution shall
be sent to the county clerk of each county in which the
community college district is located. The revenues from the
standby tax shall be deposited into a special fund and shall be
expended only for the payment of principal of and interest on
the certificates issued as provided in this Section, when the
receipt of payment for program costs as provided in the
agreement is insufficient. If payments are necessary and made
from the special fund, the amount of the payments shall be
promptly repaid into the special fund from the first available
payments received for program costs as provided in the
agreement that are not required for the payment of principal of
or interest on certificates due. No reserves may be built up in
this fund in anticipation of a projected default. The board

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shall adjust the annual standby tax levy for each year to
reflect the amount of revenues in the special fund and the
amount of principal and interest that is due in that year.
(k) Before certificates are issued, the board shall publish
once a notice of its intention to issue the certificates,
stating the amount, the purpose, and the project or projects
for which the certificates are to be issued. A person may,
within 15 days after the publication of the notice, by action
in the circuit court of the county in the area within which the
community college district is located, appeal the decision of
the board in proposing to issue the certificates. The action of
the board in determining to issue the certificates is final and
conclusive unless the circuit court finds that the board has
exceeded its legal authority. An action shall not be brought
that questions the legality of the certificates, the power of
the board to issue the certificates, the effectiveness of any
proceedings relating to the authorization of the project, or
the authorization and issuance of the certificates from and
after 15 days from the publication of the notice of intention
to issue.
(l) The board shall determine if revenues are sufficient to
secure the faithful performance of obligations in the
agreement.