Section 20 ILCS 3975/2.5 - Purpose(a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the Illinois Human Resource Investment Council shall be known as the Illinois Workforce Investment Board. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the Illinois Workforce Investment Board shall be known as the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board. The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board is the State advisory board pertaining to workforce preparation policy. The Board shall ensure that Illinois' workforce preparation services and programs are coordinated and integrated and shall measure and evaluate the overall performance and results of these programs. The Board shall further cooperation between government and the private sector to meet the workforce preparation needs of employers and workers in Illinois. The Board shall provide ongoing oversight of programs and needed information about the functioning of labor markets in Illinois.(b) The Board shall help Illinois create and maintain a workforce with the skills and abilities that will keep the economy productive.(c) The Board shall meet the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act .Amended by P.A. 100-0477,§ 40, eff. 9/8/2017.P.A. 89-382, eff. 8/18/1995; 92-588, eff. 7/1/2002.