20 ILCS 605/605-855
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 605/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law)|Article 605 - Department Of Commerce And Economic Opportunity

 (was 20 ILCS 605/46.32a in part)Sec. 605-855. Grants to local coalitions and labor-management-community committees.(a) The Director, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community  Cooperation Committee, shall have the authority to provide  grants to employee coalitions  or other coalitions that enhance or promote work and family programs and  address specific community concerns, and to provide  matching grants, grants, and other resources to establish or assist area  labor-management-community committees and other projects that serve to  enhance labor-management-community relations.  The Department shall have the  authority, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation  Committee, to award grants or matching grants in the areas provided in subsections (b) through  (g).(b) Matching grants to existing local  labor-management-community committees.  To be eligible for matching grants  pursuant to this subsection, local labor-management-community committees shall  meet all of the following criteria:(1) Be a formal, not-for-profit organization     structured for continuing service with voluntary membership.(2) Be composed of labor, management, and community     representatives.(3) Service a distinct and identifiable geographic     region.(4) Be staffed by a professional chief executive     officer.(5) Have been established with the Department for at     least 2 years.(6) Operate in compliance with rules set forth by the     Department with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation Committee.(7) Ensure that their efforts and activities are     coordinated with relevant agencies, including but not limited to the following:Department of Commerce and Economic OpportunityIllinois Department of LaborEconomic development agenciesPlanning agenciesColleges, universities, and community collegesU.S. Department of LaborStatewide Job Training Partnership Act entities         or entities under any successor federal workforce training and development legislation.Further, the purpose of the local labor-management-community committees will  include, but not be limited to, the following:(i) Enhancing the positive labor-management-community     relationship within the State, region, community, and/or work place.(ii) Assisting in the retention, expansion, and     attraction of businesses and jobs within the State through special training programs, gathering and disseminating information, and providing assistance in local economic development efforts as appropriate.(iii) Creating and maintaining a regular     nonadversarial forum for ongoing dialogue between labor, management, and community representatives to discuss and resolve issues of mutual concern outside the realm of the traditional collective bargaining process.(iv) Acting as an intermediary for initiating local     programs between unions and employers that would generally improve economic conditions in a region.(v) Encouraging, assisting, and facilitating the     development of work-site and industry labor-management-community committees in the region.Any local labor-management-community committee meeting these criteria may  apply to the Department for annual matching grants, provided that the local  committee contributes at least 25% in matching funds, of which no  more than 50% shall be "in-kind" services.  Funds received by a  local committee pursuant to this subsection shall be used for the ordinary  operating expenses of the local committee.(c) Matching grants to local labor-management-community  committees that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria set forth in  subsection (b).  However, to be eligible to apply for a grant under this  subsection (c), the local labor-management-community committee, at a minimum,  shall meet all of the following criteria:(1) Be composed of labor, management, and community     representatives.(2) Service a distinct and identifiable geographic     region.(3) Operate in compliance with the rules set forth by     the Department with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation Committee.(4) Ensure that its efforts and activities are     directed toward enhancing the labor-management-community relationship within the State, region, community, and/or work place.Any local labor-management-community committee meeting these criteria may  apply to the Department for an annual matching grant, provided that the local  committee contributes at least 25% in matching funds of which no more than 50%  shall be "in-kind" services.  Funds received by a local committee pursuant to  this subsection (c) shall be used for the ordinary and operating expenses of  the local committee.  Eligible committees shall be limited to 3 years of  funding under this subsection.  With respect to those committees participating  in this program prior to enactment of this amendatory Act of 1988 that fail to  qualify under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c), previous  years' funding shall be counted in determining whether those committees  have reached their funding limit under this subsection (c).(d) Grants to  develop and conduct specialized education and training programs of direct  benefit to representatives of labor, management, labor-management-community  committees and/or their staff.  The type of education and training programs  to be developed and offered will be determined and prioritized annually by  the Department, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation  Committee.  The Department will develop and issue an annual request for  proposals detailing the program specifications.(e) Grants for research and development projects  related to labor-management-community or employment-related family issues.  The Department, with the advice of the Labor-Management-Community Cooperation  Committee, will develop and prioritize annually the type and scope of the  research and development projects deemed necessary.(f) Grants of up to a maximum of $5,000 to support  the planning of regional work, family, and community planning conferences that  will be based on specific community concerns.(g) Grants to initiate or support recently created  employer-led coalitions to establish pilot projects that promote the  understanding of the work and family issues and support local workforce  dependent care services.(h) The Department is authorized to establish applications and  application procedures and promulgate any rules deemed necessary in the  administration of the grants.       (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)