HB5422

CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Introduced·2/6/26
Introduced Text

Illinois Creative Workforce Development Act establishes a program to support independent creative workers.

The Illinois Creative Workforce Development Act establishes a program within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide skills training, business development, financial literacy, contract education, and career transition support for independent and project-based creative workers. The Act creates a pilot program to test portable, worker-controlled benefits for eligible workers without reclassifying them as employees. It also authorizes grants for cross-sector integration of creative skills into education, health, technology, and tourism.

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History

Feb 13

House

First Reading

Feb 13

House

Referred to Rules Committee

Feb 6

House

Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet