Audit Finds State Agency Fell Short on Equity Initiatives Outlined in Pritzker’s Climate Bill

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* ICYMI: Audit finds state agency fell short on social equity initiatives outlined in Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark climate bill. Tribune… From June 2022 to June 2024, the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity failed to implement programs designed to assist clean energy contractors in underserved areas and to deliver clean energy jobs training to [...]

Audit finds state agency fell short on equity initiatives outlined in Pritzker’s climate bill

DCEO indicated the delays in implementing Climate and Equitable Jobs Act initiatives were the result of “necessary lead time” to administer the programs.

Audit finds state agency fell short on social equity initiatives outlined in Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark climate bill – Chicago Tribune*

From June 2022 to June 2024, the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity failed to implement programs designed to assist clean energy contractors in underserved areas and to deliver clean energy jobs training to people exiting Illinois prisons, two social equity elements that were part of one of the country’s most ambitious climate bills, the audit found.

Audit finds state agency fell short on social equity initiatives outlined in Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark climate bill

Gov. JB Pritzker’s economic development agency fell short in implementing elements of the governor’s landmark climate bill aimed at ensuring social equity in the effort to move the state toward a carbon-free future, Illinois’ auditor general said in a report released this week. From June 2022 to June 2024, the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity failed to implement programs designed to assist clean energy contractors in under…

Audit shows Pritzker administration missed mark on equity requirements of historic clean energy law | Illinois State Bar Association

Audit shows Pritzker administration missed mark on equity requirements of historic clean energy lawA new compliance audit shows the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity missed the mark on multiple provisions of the law moving Illinois toward 100% clean energy by 2050. Source: WAND