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Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Filed: 3/16/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1170
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1170 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Career and Technical Education Center Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to |
| 7 | | establish career and technical education centers that |
| 8 | | integrate learners seeking preparation for the jobs and |
| 9 | | technical careers of the future with industry specific |
| 10 | | workplace opportunities, competencies, and career and |
| 11 | | technical education with core academic subjects.
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| 12 | | Section 10. Establishment. A school district, in |
| 13 | | partnership with other school districts, community colleges, |
| 14 | | universities, local industries and employers, unions, police |
| 15 | | departments, fire departments, and community-based |
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| 1 | | organizations, may establish a career and technical education |
| 2 | | center that is eligible for a grant under this Act if the |
| 3 | | career and technical education center meets all of the |
| 4 | | following requirements:
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| 5 | | (1) The career and technical education center must |
| 6 | | have a minimum 5-clock-hour day, as required under Section |
| 7 | | 10-19.05 of the School Code, and be under the direct |
| 8 | | supervision of teachers.
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| 9 | | (2) The career and technical education center must be |
| 10 | | at least a 2-year school.
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| 11 | | (3) The career and technical education center must be |
| 12 | | available for use by an affiliated community college for |
| 13 | | adult learners within a school program for grades 10 |
| 14 | | through 12 that is organized around a career theme and |
| 15 | | operated as a business-education partnership.
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| 16 | | (4) The career and technical education center must be |
| 17 | | a career-oriented program that uses the direct involvement |
| 18 | | of local employers to provide students with the education |
| 19 | | and skills needed for employment.
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| 20 | | (5) The career and technical education center must be |
| 21 | | a standards-based educational program that prepares |
| 22 | | students both academically and technically for entrance |
| 23 | | into postsecondary education or careers in a selected |
| 24 | | field.
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| 25 | | (6) The curriculum of the career and technical |
| 26 | | education center must be based on the Illinois Learning |
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| 1 | | Standards and work-site training, which must provide |
| 2 | | students with learning experiences for entry-level |
| 3 | | employment in the local job market and lifelong learning |
| 4 | | skills for higher education.
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| 5 | | Section 15. Grants. Subject to appropriation or other |
| 6 | | available federal or private funding, the State Board of |
| 7 | | Education may provide grants to a career and technical |
| 8 | | education center that meets the requirements of this Act.
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| 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 10 | | becoming law.".
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