(20 ILCS 605/605-860) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.32a in part)
Sec. 605-860. Office of Work and Family Issues. To administer the grant programs created by this Law, the Department shall establish an Office of Work and Family Issues. The purpose of this office shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) To administer the grant programs, including
developing grant applications and requests for proposals, program monitoring, and evaluation.
(2) To serve as State liaison with other state,
regional, and national organizations devoted to promoting labor-management-community cooperation and employment-related family issues; and to disseminate pertinent information secured through these State, regional, and national affiliations to local labor-management-community committees, the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation Committee, employer coalitions, Illinois Employment and Training Centers, and other interested parties throughout the State.
(3) To provide technical assistance to area,
industry, or work-site labor-management-community committees as requested.
(4) To serve as a clearinghouse for information
related to labor-management-community cooperation.
(5) To serve as a catalyst to developing and
strengthening a partnership among local, State, regional, and national organizations and agencies devoted to enhancing labor-management-community cooperation and employment-related family issues.
(6) To provide any other programs or services that
enhance labor-management-community cooperation or that may promote the adoption of family-friendly workplace practices at companies located within the State of Illinois as determined by the Director with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation Committee.
(7) To establish an Illinois Work and Family
Clearinghouse to disseminate best-practice work and family policies and practices throughout the State, including through the Illinois Employment and Training Centers; to provide and develop a computerized database listing dependent care information and referral services; to help employers by providing information about options for dependent care assistance; to conduct and compile research on elder care, child care, and other employment-related family issues in Illinois; and to compile and disseminate any other information or services that support the adoption of family-friendly workplace practices at companies located in the State.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-467, eff. 8-11-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
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