20 ILCS 1510/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act. (Source: P.A. 88-114.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1510 — Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act.
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Statement of Findings and Purpose
Statement of Findings and Purpose. (a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) the relationship between a strong educational system, practical and realistic training and retraining programs and a healthy national economy is inseparable in an era in which economic growth is dependent on technology and is imperile…
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Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "Eligible area" means a county, township, municipality, or ward or precinct of a municipality. "Participant" means an individual who is determined to be eligible under Section 25. "Project" means the definable task…
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Establishment of program
Establishment of program. The Department may issue grants for the operation of projects under this Act. The issuance of the grants is subject to the availability of State or federal funds and at the discretion of the Director. The General Assembly may appropriate funds for the purposes of this Section from any appropri…
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Program eligibility
Program eligibility. (a) General Rule. An individual is eligible to participate in the job projects assisted under this Act if the individual: (1) is at least 16 years of age; (2) has resided in the eligible area for at least 30 days; (3) has been unemployed for 35 days prior to the determination of employment for job…
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Education requirements
Education requirements. Any individual who has not completed high school and who participates in a job project under this Act may enroll, if appropriate, in and maintain satisfactory progress in a secondary school or an adult basic education or high school equivalency testing program. Any individual with limited Englis…
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Local Job Projects
Local Job Projects. (a) General authority. The Department may accept applications and issue grants for operation of projects under this Act. (b) Project. Subject to appropriation, no more than 3 small projects may be selected to pilot a subsidized employment to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for…
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Benefits; supportive services; job clubs
Benefits; supportive services; job clubs. (a) Wages. Each eligible participant who is employed in job projects assisted under this Act shall receive wages equal to the higher of (1) the minimum wage under Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or (2) the minimum wage under the applicable minimum wage l…
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Labor standards applicable to job projects
Labor standards applicable to job projects. (a) Conditions of employment. (1) Conditions of employment and training shall be appropriate and reasonable in light of factors such as the type of work, geographical region, and proficiency of the participant. (2) Health and safety standards established under State and Feder…
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Nondiscrimination
Nondiscrimination. (a) General rule. (1) Discrimination on the basis of age, on the basis of physical or mental disability, on the basis of sex, or on the basis of race, color, or national origin is prohibited. (2) No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to discriminatio…
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Evaluation
Evaluation. Each project shall maintain a file for each individual employed. These files shall be available to the Department upon request. (Source: P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03.)
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Evaluation
Evaluation. The Department shall conduct an evaluation of the success of the projects funded under this Act. Each project shall cooperate with the Department in the collection of any data needed for the evaluation. (Source: P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03.)