Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 1510/5. Statement of Findings and Purpose

(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.