Section 20 ILCS 1510/5 - Statement of Findings and Purpose(a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) the relationship between a strong educational system, practical and realistic training and retraining programs and a healthy national economy is inseparable in an era in which economic growth is dependent on technology and is imperiled by unemployment, increasing numbers of unskilled, ill-trained and undereducated individuals in the workforce or seeking employment;(2) restoring the competitiveness and enhancing the productivity of Illinois will require that all workers possess basic educational skills and job experience; and(3) our State must recognize the substantial impact that an investment in human capital will have on increasing productivity.(b) Purpose. It is therefore the purpose of this Act to establish a State program designed to improve our productivity and competitive position by investing in human capital, and to assist youth and adults to become productive workers in a competitive economy by authorizing a job opportunity program.