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1		-	Public Act 103-0598
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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
8		-	27-23.17 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new)
10		-	Sec. 27-23.17. Workplace Readiness Week.
11		-	(a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, all public
12		-	high schools, including charter schools, may designate and
13		-	annually observe a week known as "Workplace Readiness Week".
14		-	During that week, students shall be provided information on
15		-	their rights as workers. The topics covered shall include, but
16		-	are not limited to, local, State, and federal laws regarding
17		-	each of the following areas and shall include the labor
18		-	movement's role in winning the protections and benefits
19		-	described in those areas:
20		-	(1) Prohibitions against misclassification of
21		-	employees as independent contractors.
22		-	(2) Child labor.
23		-	(3) Wage and hour protections.
24		-	(4) Worker safety.
25		-	(5) Workers' compensation.
26		-	(6) Unemployment insurance.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
	7	+	5 27-23.17 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new)
	9	+	7 Sec. 27-23.17. Workplace Readiness Week.
	10	+	8 (a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, all public
	11	+	9 high schools, including charter schools, may designate and
	12	+	10 annually observe a week known as "Workplace Readiness Week".
	13	+	11 During that week, students shall be provided information on
	14	+	12 their rights as workers. The topics covered shall include, but
	15	+	13 are not limited to, local, State, and federal laws regarding
	16	+	14 each of the following areas and shall include the labor
	17	+	15 movement's role in winning the protections and benefits
	18	+	16 described in those areas:
	19	+	17 (1) Prohibitions against misclassification of
	20	+	18 employees as independent contractors.
	21	+	19 (2) Child labor.
	22	+	20 (3) Wage and hour protections.
	23	+	21 (4) Worker safety.
	24	+	22 (5) Workers' compensation.
	25	+	23 (6) Unemployment insurance.
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33		-	(7) Paid sick leave and paid family leave.
34		-	(8) The right to organize a union in the workplace.
35		-	(9) Prohibitions against retaliation by employers when
36		-	workers exercise their rights as workers or any other
37		-	rights guaranteed by law.
38		-	During Workplace Readiness Week, students shall also be
39		-	provided information introducing them to State-approved
40		-	apprenticeship programs, how to access them, the variety of
41		-	programs available, and how they can provide an alternative
42		-	career path for those students who choose not to attend a
43		-	traditional higher education program.
44		-	(b) If a school observes Workplace Readiness Week under
45		-	this Section, then, for students in grades 11 and 12, the
46		-	information required to be provided in subsection (a) shall be
47		-	integrated into the regular school program but may also be
48		-	provided during special events after regular school hours.
49		-	Integration into the regular school program is encouraged, but
50		-	not required, to occur during Workplace Readiness Week.
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	34	+	1 (7) Paid sick leave and paid family leave.
	35	+	2 (8) The right to organize a union in the workplace.
	36	+	3 (9) Prohibitions against retaliation by employers when
	37	+	4 workers exercise their rights as workers or any other
	38	+	5 rights guaranteed by law.
	39	+	6 During Workplace Readiness Week, students shall also be
	40	+	7 provided information introducing them to State-approved
	41	+	8 apprenticeship programs, how to access them, the variety of
	42	+	9 programs available, and how they can provide an alternative
	43	+	10 career path for those students who choose not to attend a
	44	+	11 traditional higher education program.
	45	+	12 (b) If a school observes Workplace Readiness Week under
	46	+	13 this Section, then, for students in grades 11 and 12, the
	47	+	14 information required to be provided in subsection (a) shall be
	48	+	15 integrated into the regular school program but may also be
	49	+	16 provided during special events after regular school hours.
	50	+	17 Integration into the regular school program is encouraged, but
	51	+	18 not required, to occur during Workplace Readiness Week.
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