Full Text of SB3315 99th General Assembly
SB3315eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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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 | | (10) Three representatives from statewide | 22 | | organizations representing a diverse range of professions, | 23 | | which may include, but are not limited to, manufacturers | 24 | | and health care professionals, appointed by the Governor. | 25 | | Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without | 26 | | compensation and shall not be reimbursed for their expenses. |
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| 1 | | (c) The Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages shall | 2 | | meet initially at the call of the State Superintendent of | 3 | | Education. At this initial meeting, the Advisory Committee | 4 | | shall elect a member as presiding officer of the Advisory | 5 | | Committee by a majority vote of the membership of the Advisory | 6 | | Committee. Thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall meet at the | 7 | | call of the presiding officer. | 8 | | (d) The State Board of Education shall provide | 9 | | administrative and other support to the Advisory Committee on | 10 | | Workforce Shortages. | 11 | | (e) The Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages shall: | 12 | | (1) conduct a thorough review of: | 13 | | (A) the existing career and technical education | 14 | | programs administered by the Illinois Community | 15 | | College Board in which support is provided by the | 16 | | Illinois Community College Board to this State's | 17 | | community colleges, with a focus on the degrees and | 18 | | certificates that have been reviewed and approved by | 19 | | the Illinois Community College Board; and | 20 | | (B) the existing career and technical education | 21 | | programs administered by the State Board of Education | 22 | | in which support is provided by the State Board of | 23 | | Education to this State's elementary and secondary | 24 | | schools, with a focus on the degrees and certificates | 25 | | that have been reviewed and approved by the State Board | 26 | | of Education; |
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| 1 | | (2) identify industries and occupations within this | 2 | | State that face workforce shortages or shortages of | 3 | | adequately trained, entry-level workers; | 4 | | (3) make recommendations on industry-recognized | 5 | | certification programs designed to mitigate workforce | 6 | | shortages in any of the industries or occupations | 7 | | identified under item (2) of this subsection (e); | 8 | | (4) consider the following when making its | 9 | | recommendations: | 10 | | (A) the areas of this State with residual high | 11 | | unemployment rates; | 12 | | (B) costs to the State associated with | 13 | | implementing new programs designed to mitigate | 14 | | workforce shortages in any of the industries or | 15 | | occupations identified under item (2) of this | 16 | | subsection (e); and | 17 | | (C) integrated learning, dual-credit | 18 | | opportunities, and potential opportunities for | 19 | | continuing education at the baccalaureate level; and | 20 | | (5) on or before December 31, 2016, submit a report to | 21 | | the General Assembly and the Governor on specific | 22 | | recommendations for changes to the current law or other | 23 | | legislative measures. | 24 | | (f) The Advisory Committee on Workforce Shortages is | 25 | | abolished and this Section is repealed on January 1, 2017.
| 26 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 1 | | becoming law. |
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