(30 ILCS 787/25)
Sec. 25. 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory Committee. The 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory Committee shall review, advise, and recommend for approval or denial all grant requests from the Fund. The Department is responsible for the administration and staffing of the Advisory Committee.
(a) Membership. The Committee shall consist of 21 persons. Co-chairs shall be appointed by the Governor with the requirement that one come from the public and one from the private sector.
(b) Eleven members shall be appointed by the Governor, and any of the 11 members appointed by the Governor may fill more than one of the following required categories:
(i) Four must be from communities outside of the City
of Chicago.
(ii) At least one must be a member of a local
workforce investment board (LWIB) in his or her community.
(iii) At least one must represent organized labor.
(iv) At least one must represent business or industry.
(v) At least one must represent a non-profit
organization that provides workforce development or job training services.
(vi) At least one must represent a non-profit
organization involved in workforce development policy, analysis, or research.
(vii) At least one must represent a non-profit
organization involved in environmental policy, advocacy, or research.
(viii) At least one must represent a group that
advocates for individuals with barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, formerly incarcerated individuals, and individuals living in poverty.
(c) The other 10 members shall be the following:
(i) The Director of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity, or his or her designee who oversees workforce development services.
(ii) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
designee who oversees human capital services.
(iii) The Director of Corrections, or his or her
designee who oversees prisoner re-entry services.
(iv) The Director of the Environmental Protection
Agency, or his or her designee who oversees contractor compliance.
(v) The Chairman of the Illinois Community College
Board, or his or her designee who oversees technical and career education.
(vi) A representative of the Illinois Community
College Board involved in energy education and sustainable practices, designated by the Board.
(vii) Four State legislators, one designated by the
President of the Senate, one designated by the Speaker of the House, one designated by the Senate Minority Leader, and one designated by the House Minority Leader.
(d) Appointees under subsection (b) shall serve a 2-year term and are eligible to be re-appointed one time. Members under subsection (c) shall serve ex officio or at the pleasure of the designating official, as applicable.
(Source: P.A. 96-771, eff. 8-28-09.)
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