Full Text of SB3315 99th General Assembly
SB3315 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB3315 Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Scott M. Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Creates the Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages. Provides for the membership of the Advisory Committee. Provides for meetings and the election of a presiding officer. Requires the Advisory Committee to conduct a thorough review of existing career and technical education programs in the State and to identify industries and occupations within the State that face workforce shortages or shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers. Requires the Advisory Committee to submit recommendations by December 31, 2016. Abolishes the Advisory Committee and repeals the provisions concerning the Advisory Committee on January 1, 2017. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | 5 | | 2-3.167 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.167 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2-3.167. Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages. | 8 | | (a) The General Assembly recognizes that this State's | 9 | | commitment to enabling all citizens to succeed in a | 10 | | comprehensive career development system will play a vital role | 11 | | in ensuring a continual wealth of prosperity, innovation, and | 12 | | opportunity to our communities. Illinois Career and Technical | 13 | | Education (CTE) programs educate over 300,000 high school | 14 | | students annually through programs aimed to increase career | 15 | | development in fields such as agriculture, business marketing | 16 | | and computer sciences, family and consumer sciences, health | 17 | | science technology, and engineering education. In 2014, 95.3% | 18 | | of the students enrolled in CTE graduated from high school; | 19 | | 77.0% of CTE special needs students graduated from high school. | 20 | | This includes students with disabilities, | 21 | | economically-disadvantaged students, students-as-parents, | 22 | | students preparing for nontraditional fields, displaced | 23 | | homemakers, and limited English proficiency students. |
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| 1 | | The General Assembly also recognizes the importance of | 2 | | providing quality college and career readiness programs for its | 3 | | citizens. It is imperative to focus on allotting resources to | 4 | | core, front-line services that will have an immediate impact on | 5 | | both the student and the community at large. Career and | 6 | | Technical Education programs are dedicated to serving this | 7 | | State's citizens by aligning challenging secondary education | 8 | | curricula with relevant career and technical training that | 9 | | adequately prepares students to succeed in postsecondary | 10 | | education. CTE students routinely continue into postsecondary | 11 | | education. In 2014, more than 65.9% of CTE concentrators | 12 | | enrolled in either 2-year or 4-year institutions, according to | 13 | | National Student Clearinghouse data. In order to properly serve | 14 | | the educational needs of every citizen, the General Assembly | 15 | | intends to rededicate itself to funding Career and Technical | 16 | | Education programs that are both meaningful and essential to | 17 | | the long-term sustainability of this State's workforce. | 18 | | (b) The Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages is | 19 | | established to conduct a review of existing career and | 20 | | technical education programs administered by the State and make | 21 | | recommendations on industry-recognized certification programs | 22 | | designed to mitigate workforce shortages in Illinois. The | 23 | | Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members: | 24 | | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 25 | | President of the Senate. | 26 | | (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority |
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| 1 | | Leader of the Senate. | 2 | | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | 3 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | 4 | | (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | 5 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 6 | | Representatives. | 7 | | (5) One representative from the State Board of | 8 | | Education, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 9 | | Education. | 10 | | (6) One representative from the Illinois Community | 11 | | College Board, appointed by the Executive Director of the | 12 | | Illinois Community College Board. | 13 | | (7) One representative from the Department of | 14 | | Employment Security, appointed by the Director of | 15 | | Employment Security. | 16 | | (8) Two State experts in career and technical education | 17 | | and vocational training, appointed by the Governor. | 18 | | (9) One representative from a statewide organization | 19 | | representing Illinois career and technical educators, | 20 | | appointed by the Governor. | 21 | | Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without | 22 | | compensation and shall not be reimbursed for their expenses. | 23 | | (c) The Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages shall | 24 | | meet initially at the call of the State Superintendent of | 25 | | Education. At this initial meeting, the Advisory Committee | 26 | | shall elect a member as presiding officer of the Advisory |
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| 1 | | Committee by a majority vote of the membership of the Advisory | 2 | | Committee. Thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall meet at the | 3 | | call of the presiding officer. | 4 | | (d) The State Board of Education shall provide | 5 | | administrative and other support to the Advisory Committee on | 6 | | Workforce Shortages. | 7 | | (e) The Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages shall: | 8 | | (1) conduct a thorough review of: | 9 | | (A) the existing career and technical education | 10 | | programs administered by the Illinois Community | 11 | | College Board in which support is provided by the | 12 | | Illinois Community College Board to this State's | 13 | | community colleges, with a focus on the degrees and | 14 | | certificates that have been reviewed and approved by | 15 | | the Illinois Community College Board; and | 16 | | (B) the existing career and technical education | 17 | | programs administered by the State Board of Education | 18 | | in which support is provided by the State Board of | 19 | | Education to this State's elementary and secondary | 20 | | schools, with a focus on the degrees and certificates | 21 | | that have been reviewed and approved by the State Board | 22 | | of Education; | 23 | | (2) identify industries and occupations within this | 24 | | State that face workforce shortages or shortages of | 25 | | adequately trained, entry-level workers; | 26 | | (3) make recommendations on industry-recognized |
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| 1 | | certification programs designed to mitigate workforce | 2 | | shortages in any of the industries or occupations | 3 | | identified under item (2) of this subsection (e); | 4 | | (4) consider the following when makings its | 5 | | recommendations: | 6 | | (A) the areas of this State with residual high | 7 | | unemployment rates; | 8 | | (B) costs to the State associated with | 9 | | implementing new programs designed to mitigate | 10 | | workforce shortages in any of the industries or | 11 | | occupations identified under item (2) of this | 12 | | subsection (e); and | 13 | | (C) integrated learning, dual-credit | 14 | | opportunities, and potential opportunities for | 15 | | continuing education at the baccalaureate level; and | 16 | | (5) on or before December 31, 2016, submit a report to | 17 | | the General Assembly and the Governor on specific | 18 | | recommendations for changes to the current law or other | 19 | | legislative measures. | 20 | | (f) The Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages is | 21 | | abolished and this Section is repealed on January 1, 2017.
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.
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