| Title: | Energy Transition Workforce Commission | | Contact Name: | Kimberly Hill | | Contact Title: | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | | Contact E-Mail: | Kimberly.Hill@illinois.gov | | Contact Comments: | | | Function: | Within 240 days after the effective date of this Act,
and in consultation with the Department of Revenue and the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Commission shall produce an Energy Transition Workforce Report regarding the
anticipated impact of the energy transition and a
comprehensive set of recommendations to address changes to the Illinois workforce during the period of 2020 through 2050, or a later year. | | Senate Confirmation: | Yes | | Qualifications: | | | Compensation: | Expenses | | Composition: | The Commission shall consist of the following members:
(1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
(2) the Director of Labor, or his or her designee, who
shall serve as chairperson;
(3) 5 members appointed by the Governor, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, of which at least one
shall be a representative of a local labor organization,
at least one shall be a resident of an environmental
justice community, at least one shall be a representative
of a national labor organization, and at least one shall
be a representative of the administrator of workforce
training programs created by this Act. Designees shall be
appointed within 60 days after a vacancy; and
(4) the 3 Regional Administrators selected under
Section 5-15 of the Energy Transition Act. | | Authority: | 20 ILCS 735/10-15 |
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