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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
5adding Section 9.44 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 205/9.44 new)
7    Sec. 9.44. In-demand job list.
8    (a) The Board, in collaboration with the Department of
9Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Department of Employment
10Security, shall compile, on an annual basis, a list of the most
11in-demand jobs in this State, along with the starting salary,
12the median salary, and the typical education level for those
13jobs.
14    Upon request, the Department of Commerce and Economic
15Opportunity and the Department of Employment Security shall
16furnish data to the Board to fulfill the requirements of this
17subsection (a).
18    (b) The Board shall make the list compiled under
19subsection (a) available to the public on its Internet
20website.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
222024.