| Title: | Workforce Innovation Board, Illinois | | Website: | Illinois Workforce Innovation Board | | Contact Name: | Lisa Jones | | Contact Comments: | Office of Employment and Training, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
500 East Monroe Street, 9th Floor, Springfield, IL 62701
FAX: 217.557.5506 | | Function: | The Board will develop a 4-year strategic workforce plan for the state, advise the Governor on workforce development policy and guide the state’s implementation of the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). | | Term: | Two years | | Senate Confirmation: | Yes | | Party Affiliation: | N/A | | Qualifications: | Members of the Board that represent organizations, agencies, or other entities must be individuals with optimum policymaking authority within the organization, agency, or entity. Members must represent diverse regions of the State, including urban, rural, and suburban areas. | | Compensation: | Reimbursed for expenses | | Composition: | Membership shall include: (A) the Governor; (B) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House and two members appointed by the Senate President; and (C) members appointed by the Governor, of which
-(i) a majority shall be representatives of businesses in the State, who - (I) are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority,
(II) represent businesses (including small businesses), or organizations representing businesses that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality,
work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the State;
and (III) are appointed from among individuals nominated by State business organizations and business trade
associations; (ii) not less than 20 percent shall be representatives of the workforce within the State, who-(I) shall include representatives of labor organizations, who have been nominated by State labor federations;
(II) shall include a representative, who shall be a member of a labor organization or a training director, from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program exists in the State, such a representative of an apprenticeship program in the State; (III) may include representatives of community -based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including organizations that serve
veterans or that provide or support competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities; and
(IV) may include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in
addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, including representatives of
organizations that serve out-of-school youth; and (iii) the balance - (I) shall include representatives of
government, who - (aa) shall include the lead State officials with primary responsibility for the core programs; and (bb) shall include chief elected officials (collectively representing both cities and counties, where appropriate); and (II) may include such other representatives and officials as the Governor may
designate, such as - (aa) the State agency officials from agencies that are required one-stop partners (including additional one-stop partners whose programs are covered by the State plan, if any); (bb) State agency officials responsible for economic development or juvenile justice programs
in the State; (cc) individuals who represent an Indian tribe or tribal organization and (dd) State agency
officials responsible for education programs in the State, including chief executive officers of community
colleges and other institutions of higher education. According to the Board's By-laws, a representative of the
Illinois Workforce Partnership may serve in an Ex-Officio, non-voting capacity along with other representatives of the State's education, workforce development and economic development systems. | | Chair: | The Governor shall select a chairperson for the Board | | Authority: | 20 ILCS 3975 |
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