Sen. Scott M. Bennett
Filed: 3/24/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1393 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1393 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
52-3.163 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.163 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.163. Career and technical education incentive 
8grants.
9    (a) The State Board of Education shall:
10        (1) annually confer with the Illinois Community 
11    College Board to identify industries and occupations 
12    within this State that face workforce shortages or 
13    shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers;
14        (2) annually notify school districts of the identified 
15    industries and occupations and make this information 
16    available on its Internet website; and
 
 
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1        (3) approve industry-recognized certification programs 
2    designed to mitigate workforce shortages in any of the 
3    industries or occupations identified under item (1) of this 
4    subsection (a).
5    (b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the State 
6Board of Education shall annually award incentive grants from 
7funds appropriated for that purpose to  school districts and 
8applicable community colleges in which pupils are able to 
9enroll in a certification program under item (3) of subsection 
10(a) of this Section, in the amount of $1,000 per pupil for each 
11pupil who, in the prior school year, obtained a high school 
12diploma or a technical education high school diploma from a 
13public high school if:
14        (1) the school district or community college has an 
15    industry-recognized certification program approved under 
16    item (3) of subsection (a) of this Section; and
17        (2) the pupil successfully completed the 
18    industry-recognized certification program in any school 
19    year in which the program was approved by the State Board 
20    of Education.
21    (c) If the funds appropriated in any fiscal year are 
22insufficient to pay the full amount under subsection (b) of 
23this Section, the State Board of Education shall prorate the 
24amount of its payments among school districts and community 
25colleges eligible for an incentive grant under this Section.
 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
22016.".