103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3250
 
Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new

     Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall create and maintain a comprehensive training program in advanced manufacturing to ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals to work in advanced manufacturing and to ensure appropriate representation of racial and ethnic groups in all phases of the industry. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop the advanced manufacturing training program to be taught as part of the curriculum of the public school system from grades K-12 and made readily available to all school districts. Provides that school districts may include programs in education in advanced manufacturing as a part of the curriculum of that district. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as are necessary to implement the program. Provides that  the rules shall not create any new State mandates on school districts as a condition of receiving federal, State, and local funds by those entities. Provides that the State Board of Education shall assume responsibility for the administration of the program  throughout all public school districts as well as developing the advanced manufacturing program to match the requirements and mandates of federal programming.
  


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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 School Code is amended  by adding Section 
52-3.196 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.196. Advanced manufacturing education.
8    (a) The General Assembly finds that manufacturing is the 
9most basic and singularly important industry in the State, 
10that advanced manufacturing is of central importance to the 
11welfare and economic stability of the State, and that the 
12maintenance of this vital industry requires a continued source 
13of trained and qualified individuals for employment in 
14advanced manufacturing. It is the intent of the General 
15Assembly that, although this Section does not create any new 
16mandates,  school districts be strongly advised to follow the 
17guidelines set forth in this Section.
18    (b) The State Board of Education shall create and maintain 
19a comprehensive training program in advanced manufacturing to 
20ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals 
21to work in advanced manufacturing and to ensure appropriate 
22representation of racial and ethnic groups in all phases of 
23the industry. The State Board of Education shall develop the 
 
 
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1advanced manufacturing training program described in this 
2subsection (b) to be taught as part of the curriculum of the 
3public school system from grades K-12 and made readily 
4available to all school districts. School districts may 
5include programs in education in advanced manufacturing as a 
6part of the curriculum of that district.
7    (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as 
8are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The 
9rules shall not create any new State mandates on school 
10districts as a condition of receiving federal, State, and 
11local funds by those entities.
12    (d) The State Board of Education shall assume 
13responsibility for the administration of the program adopted 
14under this Section throughout all public school districts as 
15well as developing the program to match the requirements and 
16mandates of federal programming.