Section 20 ILCS 1005/1005-47 - IllinoisJobLink.com(a) The Department of Employment Security, through its IllinoisJobLink.com System, or a successor system, shall maintain a web site that allows job seekers to search online for employment opportunities that match the skills of the person seeking employment.(b) Each executive branch State agency and any individual or entity that is party to a contract with an executive branch State agency, except those individuals or entities that are party to a contract with a bona fide labor organization and perform construction or construction-related services as defined in Section 1-15.20 of the Illinois Procurement Code , must either (i) post employment vacancies on the Department's IllinoisJobLink.com System or its successor system or (ii) provide an online link to its employment vacancies so that this link is accessible through the web page of the IllinoisJobLink.com System or its successor system. "State agency" has the meaning as defined in Section 1-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and, for purposes of this Section, includes community colleges. "Contract" has the meaning given to that term in Section 1-15.30 of the Illinois Procurement Code. The Department of Central Management Services shall comply with this Section on behalf of executive branch State agencies with one or more positions subject to any jurisdiction of the Personnel Code . This Section does not apply to positions exempt from the requirements of the Rutan decision or to construction-related services as defined in Section 1-15.20 of the Illinois Procurement Code.
(c) All units of local government, school districts, and other public and private employers not subject to subsection (b) may, and are encouraged to, post employment vacancies on the IllinoisJobLink.com System or successor system.(d) The Department may not charge any employer or any person seeking employment a fee for using the IllinoisJobLink.com System or successor system.(e) The Department is authorized to adopt all rules necessary to implement and administer the IllinoisJobLink.com System or any successor system under this Section.Amended by P.A. 098-0107,§ 5, eff. 7/23/2013.Added by P.A. 094-0786, § 5, eff. 7/1/2007.