UTILITIES-WORKFORCE ANALYSIS House SponsorsRep. Brandon W. Phelps-Patrick J Verschoore-Dan Reitz-Daniel V. Beiser-Fred Crespo, Thomas Holbrook, Kurt M. Granberg, Careen M Gordon, Lisa M. Dugan, Michael K. Smith, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Robert F. Flider, Jack McGuire, John E. Bradley, Linda Chapa LaVia, Elga L. Jefferies, Monique D. Davis, Elizabeth Hernandez and Cynthia Soto Senate Sponsors(Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. and Gary Forby-Kwame Raoul) 8/13/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0081 220 ILCS 5/4-602 new220 ILCS 5/4-603 new Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall conduct a comprehensive workforce analysis study of each electric utility to determine the adequacy of the total in-house staffing in each job classification or job title critical to maintaining quality reliability and restoring service in each electric utility's service territory. Provides that each report shall contain a yearly detailed comparison beginning with 1995 and ending in 2006 of certain ratios for each electric utility. Provides that the ratios shall be reported from each utility's named service area, district, division, outlying area, village, municipality, reporting point, or region. Provides that the analysis shall determine the total number of contractor employees for the same time frame and shall be conducted in the same manner as the in-house analysis. Provides that the Commission may hold public hearings while conducting the analysis to assist in the adequacy of the study. Requires the Commission to hold public hearings on the study and present the results to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2008. Provides that the Commission shall require electric utilities to develop and implement strategies to attract and retain workers and remedy any deficiencies found by the study. Provides that the Commission shall develop and implement rules to require each electric utility to employ an adequately sized, well-trained in-house utility work force, including, but not limited to, benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Adds language providing that an electric utility shall bear the costs of issuing any reports required by provisions concerning an electric utility workforce study and it shall not be entitled to recovery of any costs incurred in complying with those provisions.Fiscal Note, House Amendment No. 1 (Illinois Commerce Commission) Since the bill requires the companies to pay for all costs associated with this bill, the ICC's fiscal impact will be minimal. House Amendment No. 2 Changes the date the Illinois Commerce Commission must hold public hearings on the study and present the results to the General Assembly from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009. Deletes a provision providing that the Commission shall require electric utilities to develop and implement strategies to attract and retain workers and remedy any deficiencies found by the study. Provides that the Commission shall develop benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification (instead of also requiring the Commission to implement rules to require each electric utility to employ an adequately sized, well-trained in-house utility work force). Makes a technical change. 2/7/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 2/7/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore 2/7/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz 2/7/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 2/7/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/7/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/20/2007HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee 2/21/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo 2/21/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook 2/23/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg 2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon 2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 3/8/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith 3/8/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 3/13/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee 3/13/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote 3/13/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000 3/14/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/15/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider 3/20/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended 3/21/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire 3/21/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley 4/17/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 4/17/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/23/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 4/25/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/25/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies 4/25/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/25/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/25/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/25/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 4/26/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 4/26/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/1/2007SenateArrive in Senate 5/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/1/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 5/1/2007SenateFirst Reading 5/1/2007SenateReferred to Rules 5/2/2007SenateAssigned to Environment and Energy 5/10/2007SenateDo Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000 5/10/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007 5/15/2007SenateSecond Reading 5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007 5/16/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby 5/16/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 5/16/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 5/16/2007HousePassed Both Houses 6/14/2007HouseSent to the Governor 8/13/2007HouseGovernor Approved 8/13/2007HouseEffective Date August 13, 2007 8/13/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0081