104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1691 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 559/20-1030 ILCS 559/20-1530 ILCS 559/20-2030 ILCS 559/20-25 Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Provides that the term "community-based organization" includes a high-school based program. Provides that funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall be categorized based on Illinois Department of Transportation regions. Adds a member to the Illinois Works Review panel who shall be a representative of a community-based organization that addresses high school-based workforce programs. Makes other changes. LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1691 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 559/20-1030 ILCS 559/20-1530 ILCS 559/20-2030 ILCS 559/20-25 30 ILCS 559/20-10 30 ILCS 559/20-15 30 ILCS 559/20-20 30 ILCS 559/20-25 Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Provides that the term "community-based organization" includes a high-school based program. Provides that funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall be categorized based on Illinois Department of Transportation regions. Adds a member to the Illinois Works Review panel who shall be a representative of a community-based organization that addresses high school-based workforce programs. Makes other changes. LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1691 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 559/20-1030 ILCS 559/20-1530 ILCS 559/20-2030 ILCS 559/20-25 30 ILCS 559/20-10 30 ILCS 559/20-15 30 ILCS 559/20-20 30 ILCS 559/20-25 30 ILCS 559/20-10 30 ILCS 559/20-15 30 ILCS 559/20-20 30 ILCS 559/20-25 Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Provides that the term "community-based organization" includes a high-school based program. Provides that funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall be categorized based on Illinois Department of Transportation regions. Adds a member to the Illinois Works Review panel who shall be a representative of a community-based organization that addresses high school-based workforce programs. Makes other changes. LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b A BILL FOR SB1691LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 AN ACT concerning finance. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Works Jobs Program Act is amended 5 by changing Sections 20-10, 20-15, 20-20, and 20-25 as 6 follows: 7 (30 ILCS 559/20-10) 8 Sec. 20-10. Definitions. 9 "Apprentice" means a participant in an apprenticeship 10 program approved by and registered with the United States 11 Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. 12 For purposes of bid credit eligibility pursuant to Section 13 20-15 of this Act, "apprentice" means an individual who (i) 14 has completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program, 15 (ii) is working in a construction and building trade, and 16 (iii) has certification approved by the Department that the 17 individual is anticipated to be a participant in an 18 apprenticeship program approved by and registered with the 19 United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship 20 and Training within 12 months after completing the Illinois 21 Works Preapprenticeship Program. 22 "Apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship and 23 training program approved by and registered with the United 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1691 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 559/20-1030 ILCS 559/20-1530 ILCS 559/20-2030 ILCS 559/20-25 30 ILCS 559/20-10 30 ILCS 559/20-15 30 ILCS 559/20-20 30 ILCS 559/20-25 30 ILCS 559/20-10 30 ILCS 559/20-15 30 ILCS 559/20-20 30 ILCS 559/20-25 Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Provides that the term "community-based organization" includes a high-school based program. Provides that funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall be categorized based on Illinois Department of Transportation regions. Adds a member to the Illinois Works Review panel who shall be a representative of a community-based organization that addresses high school-based workforce programs. Makes other changes. LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b A BILL FOR 30 ILCS 559/20-10 30 ILCS 559/20-15 30 ILCS 559/20-20 30 ILCS 559/20-25 LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 2 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 2 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 2 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and 2 Training. 3 "Bid credit" means a virtual dollar for a contractor or 4 subcontractor to use toward future bids on contracts with the 5 State for public works projects. 6 "Community-based organization" means a nonprofit 7 organization, including an accredited public college or 8 university or a high school-based program, selected by the 9 Department to participate in the Illinois Works 10 Preapprenticeship Program. To qualify as a "community-based 11 organization", the organization must demonstrate the 12 following: 13 (1) the ability to effectively serve diverse and 14 underrepresented populations, including by providing 15 employment services to such populations; 16 (2) knowledge of the construction and building trades; 17 (3) the ability to recruit, prescreen, and provide 18 preapprenticeship training to prepare workers for 19 employment in the construction and building trades; and 20 (4) a plan to provide the following: 21 (A) preparatory classes; 22 (B) workplace readiness skills, such as resume 23 preparation and interviewing techniques; 24 (C) strategies for overcoming barriers to entry 25 and completion of an apprenticeship program; and 26 (D) any prerequisites for acceptance into an SB1691 - 2 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 3 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 3 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 3 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 apprenticeship program. 2 "Contractor" means a person, corporation, partnership, 3 limited liability company, or joint venture entering into a 4 contract to construct a public work. 5 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic 6 Opportunity. 7 "Labor hours" means the total hours for workers who are 8 receiving an hourly wage and who are directly employed for the 9 public works project. "Labor hours" includes hours performed 10 by workers employed by the contractor and subcontractors on 11 the public works project. "Labor hours" does not include hours 12 worked by the forepersons, superintendents, owners, and 13 workers who are not subject to prevailing wage requirements. 14 "Minorities" means minority persons as defined in the 15 Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with 16 Disabilities Act. 17 "Public works" means all projects, contracted or funded by 18 the State or any agency of the State, in whole or in part, from 19 appropriated capital funds, that constitute public works under 20 the Prevailing Wage Act. 21 "Subcontractor" means a person, corporation, partnership, 22 limited liability company, or joint venture that has 23 contracted with the contractor to perform all or part of the 24 work to construct a public work by a contractor. 25 "Underrepresented populations" means populations 26 identified by the Department that historically have had SB1691 - 3 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 4 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 4 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 4 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 barriers to entry or advancement in the workforce. 2 "Underrepresented populations" includes, but is not limited 3 to, minorities, women, and veterans. 4 (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-601, eff. 12-10-19.) 5 (30 ILCS 559/20-15) 6 Sec. 20-15. Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program; 7 Illinois Works Bid Credit Program. 8 (a) The Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program is 9 established and shall be administered by the Department. The 10 goal of the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program is to 11 create a network of community-based organizations throughout 12 the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide 13 preapprenticeship skills training, for which participants may 14 attend free of charge and receive a stipend, to create a 15 qualified, diverse pipeline of workers who are prepared for 16 careers in the construction and building trades. Upon 17 completion of the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program, 18 the candidates will be skilled and work-ready. 19 (b) There is created the Illinois Works Fund, a special 20 fund in the State treasury. The Illinois Works Fund shall be 21 administered by the Department. The Illinois Works Fund shall 22 be used to provide funding for community-based organizations 23 throughout the State. Such funding shall be categorized as 24 follows: (i) funding for projects in Illinois Department of 25 Transportation Region 1; (ii) funding for projects in Illinois SB1691 - 4 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 5 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 5 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 5 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 Department of Transportation Regions 2 and 3; and (iii) 2 funding for projects in Illinois Department of Transportation 3 Regions 4 and 5. In addition to any other transfers that may be 4 provided for by law, on and after July 1, 2019 at the direction 5 of the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and 6 Budget, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State 7 Treasurer shall transfer amounts not exceeding a total of 8 $50,000,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund to the 9 Illinois Works Fund. 10 (b-5) In addition to any other transfers that may be 11 provided for by law, beginning July 1, 2024 and each July 1 12 thereafter, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State 13 Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall 14 transfer $20,000,000 from the Capital Projects Fund to the 15 Illinois Works Fund. 16 (c) Each community-based organization that receives 17 funding from the Illinois Works Fund shall provide an annual 18 report to the Illinois Works Review Panel by April 1 of each 19 calendar year. The annual report shall include the following 20 information: 21 (1) a description of the community-based 22 organization's recruitment, screening, and training 23 efforts; 24 (2) the number of individuals who apply to, 25 participate in, and complete the community-based 26 organization's program, broken down by race, gender, age, SB1691 - 5 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 6 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 6 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 6 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 and veteran status; and 2 (3) the number of the individuals referenced in item (2) 3 of this subsection who are initially accepted and placed 4 into apprenticeship programs in the construction and 5 building trades. 6 (d) The Department shall create and administer the 7 Illinois Works Bid Credit Program that shall provide economic 8 incentives, through bid credits, to encourage contractors and 9 subcontractors to provide contracting and employment 10 opportunities to historically underrepresented populations in 11 the construction industry. 12 The Illinois Works Bid Credit Program shall allow 13 contractors and subcontractors to earn bid credits for use 14 toward future bids for public works projects contracted by the 15 State or an agency of the State in order to increase the 16 chances that the contractor and the subcontractors will be 17 selected. 18 Contractors or subcontractors may be eligible to earn bid 19 credits for employing apprentices who have completed the 20 Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program. Contractors or 21 subcontractors shall earn bid credits at a rate established by 22 the Department and based on labor hours worked by apprentices 23 who have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship 24 Program. In order to earn bid credits, contractors and 25 subcontractors shall provide the Department with certified 26 payroll documenting the hours performed by apprentices who SB1691 - 6 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 7 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 7 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 7 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 have completed the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program. 2 Contractors and subcontractors can use bid credits toward 3 future bids for public works projects contracted or funded by 4 the State or an agency of the State in order to increase the 5 likelihood of being selected as the contractor for the public 6 works project toward which they have applied the bid credit. 7 The Department shall establish the rate by rule and shall 8 publish it on the Department's website. The rule may include 9 maximum bid credits allowed per contractor, per subcontractor, 10 per apprentice, per bid, or per year. 11 The Illinois Works Credit Bank is hereby created and shall 12 be administered by the Department. The Illinois Works Credit 13 Bank shall track the bid credits. 14 A contractor or subcontractor who has been awarded bid 15 credits under any other State program for employing 16 apprentices who have completed the Illinois Works 17 Preapprenticeship Program is not eligible to receive bid 18 credits under the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program relating 19 to the same contract. 20 The Department shall report to the Illinois Works Review 21 Panel the following: (i) the number of bid credits awarded by 22 the Department; (ii) the number of bid credits submitted by 23 the contractor or subcontractor to the agency administering 24 the public works contract; and (iii) the number of bid credits 25 accepted by the agency for such contract. Any agency that 26 awards bid credits pursuant to the Illinois Works Credit Bank SB1691 - 7 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 8 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 8 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 8 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 Program shall report to the Department the number of bid 2 credits it accepted for the public works contract. 3 Upon a finding that a contractor or subcontractor has 4 reported falsified records to the Department in order to 5 fraudulently obtain bid credits, the Department may bar the 6 contractor or subcontractor from participating in the Illinois 7 Works Bid Credit Program and may suspend the contractor or 8 subcontractor from bidding on or participating in any public 9 works project. False or fraudulent claims for payment relating 10 to false bid credits may be subject to damages and penalties 11 under applicable law. 12 (e) Subject to approval of the Department, community-based 13 organizations may be authorized to provide high school-based 14 preapprenticeship programming, which may include participants 15 under the age of 18 and be subject to preapprenticeship 16 program completion requirements consistent with the 17 participant's school year and related attendance. 18 (f) (e) The Department shall adopt any rules deemed 19 necessary to implement this Section. In order to provide for 20 the expeditious and timely implementation of this Act, the 21 Department may adopt emergency rules. The adoption of 22 emergency rules authorized by this subsection is deemed to be 23 necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. 24 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-305, eff. 7-28-23; 25 103-588, eff. 6-5-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.) SB1691 - 8 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 9 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 9 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 9 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 (30 ILCS 559/20-20) 2 Sec. 20-20. Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. 3 (a) The Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative is 4 established and shall be administered by the Department. 5 (1) Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsection 6 (b) of this Section, apprentices shall be utilized on all 7 public works projects estimated to cost $500,000 or more 8 in accordance with this subsection (a). 9 (2) For public works projects estimated to cost 10 $500,000 or more, the goal of the Illinois Works 11 Apprenticeship Initiative is that apprentices will perform 12 either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in 13 each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the 14 estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage 15 classification, whichever is less. For contracts and grant 16 agreements executed after the effective date of this 17 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and before 18 January 1, 2024, of this goal, at least 25% of the labor 19 hours of each prevailing wage classification performed by 20 apprentices shall be performed by graduates of the 21 Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program, the Illinois 22 Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program, or the Highway 23 Construction Careers Training Program. For contracts and 24 grant agreements executed on or after January 1, 2024, of 25 this goal, at least 50% of the labor hours of each 26 prevailing wage classification performed by apprentices SB1691 - 9 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 10 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 10 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 10 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 shall be performed by graduates of the Illinois Works 2 Preapprenticeship Program, the Illinois Climate Works 3 Preapprenticeship Program, or the Highway Construction 4 Careers Training Program. 5 (b) Before or during the term of a contract subject to this 6 Section, the Department may reduce or waive the goals set 7 forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a). Prior to the 8 Department granting a request for a reduction or waiver, the 9 Department shall determine, in its discretion, whether to hold 10 a public hearing on the request. In determining whether to 11 hold a public hearing, the Department may consider factors, 12 including the scale of the project and whether the contractor 13 or subcontractor seeking the reduction or waiver has 14 previously requested reductions or waivers on other projects. 15 The Department may also consult with the Business Enterprise 16 Council under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, 17 and Persons with Disabilities Act and the Chief Procurement 18 Officer of the agency administering the public works contract. 19 The Department may grant a reduction or waiver upon a 20 determination that: 21 (1) the contractor or subcontractor has demonstrated 22 that insufficient apprentices are available; 23 (2) the reasonable and necessary requirements of the 24 contract do not allow the goal to be met; 25 (3) there is a disproportionately high ratio of 26 material costs to labor hours that makes meeting the goal SB1691 - 10 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 11 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 11 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 11 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 infeasible; 2 (4) apprentice labor hour goals conflict with existing 3 requirements, including federal requirements, in 4 connection with the public work; or 5 (5) the contractor or subcontractor has demonstrated 6 that insufficient graduates of the Illinois Works 7 Preapprenticeship Program are available to meet the 8 requirements of paragraph (2) of subsection (a). 9 (c) Contractors and subcontractors must submit a 10 certification to the Department and the agency that is 11 administering the contract, or the grant agreement funding the 12 contract, demonstrating that the contractor or subcontractor 13 has: 14 (1) met the apprentice labor hour goals set forth in 15 paragraph (2) of subsection (a); 16 (2) received a reduction or waiver pursuant to 17 subsection (b); or 18 (3) not complied with the labor hour goals in 19 paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and did not receive a 20 reduction or waiver pursuant to subsection (b). 21 It shall be deemed to be a material breach of the contract, 22 or the grant agreement funding the contract, and entitle the 23 State to declare a default, terminate the contract or grant 24 agreement funding it, and exercise those remedies provided for 25 in the contract, at law, or in equity if the contractor or 26 subcontractor fails to submit the certification required in SB1691 - 11 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 12 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 12 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 12 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 this subsection or submits false or misleading information. 2 Intentional failure to comply with the Illinois Works 3 Apprenticeship Initiative may result in the State agency that 4 contracted or funded the public works project: (i) terminating 5 the contract or agreement involved, (ii) prohibiting the party 6 that contracted with the State from participating in public 7 contracts or agreements for a period not to exceed 3 years, 8 (iii) seeking a penalty of up to 25% of the contract or 9 agreement as a result of the violation, or (iv) any 10 combination of items (i) through (iii). State agencies shall 11 report to the Department all projects that did not comply with 12 the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative and any action 13 taken against the noncompliant party and shall provide an 14 action plan to address the reported instance of noncompliance 15 with the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. 16 (d) No later than one year after the effective date of this 17 Act, and by April 1 of every calendar year thereafter, the 18 Department of Labor shall submit a report to the Illinois 19 Works Review Panel regarding the use of apprentices under the 20 Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative for public works 21 projects. To the extent it is available, the report shall 22 include the following information: 23 (1) the total number of labor hours on each project 24 and the percentage of labor hours actually worked by 25 apprentices on each public works project; 26 (2) the number of apprentices used in each public SB1691 - 12 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 13 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 13 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 13 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 works project, broken down by trade; and 2 (3) the number and percentage of minorities, women, 3 and veterans utilized as apprentices on each public works 4 project. 5 (e) The Department shall adopt any rules deemed necessary 6 to implement the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. In 7 order to provide for the expeditious and timely implementation 8 of this Act, the Department may adopt emergency rules. The 9 adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection is 10 deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and 11 welfare. 12 (f) The Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative shall not 13 interfere with any contracts or grants in existence on the 14 effective date of this Act. 15 (g) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this 16 Act, any State agency that administers a construction program 17 for which federal law or regulations establish standards and 18 procedures for the utilization of apprentices may implement 19 the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative using the federal 20 standards and procedures for the establishment of goals and 21 utilization procedures for the State-funded, as well as the 22 federally assisted, portions of the program. In such cases, 23 these goals shall not exceed those established pursuant to the 24 relevant federal statutes or regulations. 25 (h) The Department shall maintain a list of graduates of 26 the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program for a period of SB1691 - 13 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 14 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 14 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 14 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 not less than one year after the participant graduates from 2 the Program. The list shall include the name, address, county 3 of residence, phone number, email address, and the 4 self-attested construction and building trade career path 5 preferences of each graduate. This list shall be made 6 available to any contractor or subcontractor, as well as any 7 apprenticeship program approved by and registered with the 8 United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship 9 and Training in alignment with the graduate's self-attested 10 construction and building trade career path preferences. 11 Subject to approval of the Department, community-based 12 organizations may be authorized to provide services pursuant 13 to this subsection (h) of Section 20-20 of this Act. 14 (Source: P.A. 103-305, eff. 7-28-23.) 15 (30 ILCS 559/20-25) 16 Sec. 20-25. The Illinois Works Review Panel. 17 (a) The Illinois Works Review Panel is created and shall 18 be comprised of 26 25 members, each serving 3-year terms. The 19 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of 20 the Senate shall each appoint 5 members within 30 days after 21 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General 22 Assembly. The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives 23 and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint 5 24 members within 30 days after the effective date of this 25 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. The Director of SB1691 - 14 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 15 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 15 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 15 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b 1 Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her designee, 2 shall serve as a member. The Governor shall appoint the 3 following individuals to serve as members within 30 days after 4 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General 5 Assembly: a representative from a contractor organization; a 6 representative from a labor organization; and 3 2 members of 7 the public with workforce development expertise, one of whom 8 shall be a representative of a nonprofit organization that 9 addresses workforce development and one of whom shall be a 10 representative of a community-based organization that 11 addresses high school-based workforce programs. 12 (b) The members of the Illinois Works Review Panel shall 13 make recommendations to the Department regarding 14 identification and evaluation of community-based 15 organizations. 16 (c) The Illinois Works Review Panel shall meet, at least 17 quarterly, to review and evaluate (i) the Illinois Works 18 Preapprenticeship Program and the Illinois Works 19 Apprenticeship Initiative, (ii) ideas to diversify the trainee 20 corps in the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program and the 21 workforce in the construction industry in Illinois, (iii) 22 ideas to increase diversity in active apprenticeship programs 23 in Illinois, and (iv) workforce demographic data collected by 24 the Illinois Department of Labor, and (v) Office of Illinois 25 Works appeal decisions regarding community-based organization 26 performance appeals. The Illinois Works Review Panel shall SB1691 - 15 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691- 16 -LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 16 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 16 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b SB1691 - 16 - LRB104 09975 HLH 20045 b