DCEO-JOB TRAINING-UNEMPLOYMENT
Summary
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to survey the various counties of the State to assess the degree of labor surplus on a monthly basis. Requires the Department to give priority to providing grants under its Job Training and Economic Development Grant Program for the purpose of job-training programs in any county or counties which have an unemployment rate in excess of 110% of the U.S. civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted for comparable periods.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jul 6, 2017
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jun 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2017
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Economic Opportunity Committee; 007-001-000
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Economic Opportunity Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Economic Opportunity Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Economic Opportunity Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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