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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 Public Community College Act is amended by
5adding Section 3-53 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 805/3-53 new)
7    Sec. 3-53. Private-public partnership boards.
8    (a) In this Section:
9    "Advanced manufacturing technology" means a program of
10study that leads students to an industry certification,
11diploma, degree, or combination of these in skills and
12competencies needed by manufacturers.
13    "Industry certification" means an industry-recognized
14credential that is (i) industry created, (ii) nationally
15portable, (iii) third-party-validated by either the
16International Organization for Standardization or the American
17National Standards Institute and is data-based and supported.
18    "Institution" means a public high school or community
19college, including a community college in a community college
20district to which Article 7 of this Act applies, that offers
21instruction in advanced manufacturing technology for credit
22towards a degree.
23    "Private-public partnership board" means a formal group of

 

 

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1volunteers within a community college district that may be
2comprised of some, but not necessarily all, of the following:
3local and regional manufacturers, applicable labor unions,
4community college officials, school district superintendents,
5high school principals, workforce investment boards, or other
6individuals willing to participate.
7    (b) The creation of a private-public partnership board is
8encouraged and may be authorized at each community college. A
9board, if created, shall:
10        (1) be minimally comprised of those entities described
11    in subsection (a) of this Section;
12        (2) be led cooperatively by a manufacturer, a school
13    district superintendent, and a community college president
14    or their designees;
15        (3) meet no less than 4 times each year during State
16    fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and thereafter no less than
17    twice each State fiscal year;
18        (4) encourage and define the implementation of
19    programs of study in advanced manufacturing technology to
20    meet the competency and skill demands of manufacturers;
21        (5) define a minimum of 4 programs of study in advanced
22    manufacturing technology to meet the needs of the broadest
23    number of manufacturers in the area;
24        (6) encourage formal alignment and dual-credit
25    opportunities for high school students who begin advanced
26    manufacturing technology training to transition to

 

 

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1    community college programs of study in advanced
2    manufacturing technology; and
3        (7) establish, as its foundation, the certified
4    production technician credential offered by the
5    Manufacturing Skill Standards Council or its successor
6    entity.
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.