Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH
20 ILCS 1510/ - Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act.

(20 ILCS 1510/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Illinois Guaranteed Job Opportunity Act.

(Source: P.A. 88-114.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/5)
Sec. 5.
Statement of Findings and Purpose.
(a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
(b) Purpose. It is therefore the purpose of this Act to establish a
State program designed to improve our productivity and competitive position
by investing in human capital, and to assist youth and adults to become
productive workers in a competitive economy by authorizing a job opportunity
program.

(Source: P.A. 88-114.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/10)
Sec. 10. 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 or group of tasks which:
"Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

(Source: P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03; 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/15)
Sec. 15.
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 appropriate State source or from any appropriate federal source,
regardless of which State agency is the
initial recipient of the federal funds.

(Source: P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/20)
Sec. 20.
(Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 88-114. Repealed by P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/25)
Sec. 25. Program eligibility.
(a) General Rule. An individual is eligible to participate in the job
projects assisted under this Act if the individual:
(b) Limitations.
(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/30)
Sec. 30. 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 English speaking ability may participate, if appropriate, in an
English as a Second Language program.

(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/35)
Sec. 35. 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 participants for a period of
not more than 6 months. The selected projects shall demonstrate their ability
to move clients from
participation in the project to unsubsidized employment. The Department may
refer TANF participants to other subsidized employment programs available
through the federal Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act or through other
community-based programs.
(c) Political affiliation prohibited. No manager or other officer
or employee of the job project assisted
under this Act may apply a political affiliation test in selecting eligible
participation for employment in the project.
(d) Limitations.
(e) Minimum hours per week employed. No eligible
participant employed
in a job project assisted under this Act may be employed on the
project for less than 30 hours per week.
(f) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/40)
Sec. 40.
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 law.
(b) No
participant shall be eligible for unemployment compensation during or
on the basis of employment in a project.
(c) Supportive services. Each eligible participant who is employed in
projects assisted under this Act shall be eligible for supportive services as
provided under rules developed by the Department.
(d) Job clubs. All participants shall participate in a job club. The
project shall operate or otherwise make arrangements for each participant to
participate in a job club.

(Source: P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/45)
Sec. 45.
Labor standards applicable to job projects.
(a) Conditions of employment.
(b) Displacement rules.
(Source: P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/50)
Sec. 50. Nondiscrimination.
(a) General rule.
(b) (Blank).
(c) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/55)
Sec. 55.
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.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/60)
Sec. 60.
(Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 88-114. Repealed by P.A. 93-46, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
(20 ILCS 1510/65)
Sec. 65.
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.)

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