93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5799

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 701/25

    Amends the High Technology School-to-Work Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the program design.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning technology.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The High Technology School-to-Work Act is
5 amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 701/25)
7     Sec. 25. Program design. Local partnerships must provide
8 students with work experience in high technology occupations
9 combined with related classroom instruction. Employers and
10 educators must cooperatively adopt and or develop, or both,
11 skills standards, curricula, and assessment tools. Skills
12 standards must be current with high performance workplaces and
13 technology requirements. Project activities include, but are
14 not limited to:
15         (1) designing in-school and related work-based
16     curricula;
17         (2) training teachers;
18         (3) training work site supervisors and mentors;
19         (4) developing instructional materials;
20         (5) coordinating activities among the partners;
21         (6) outreach and recruitment of students;
22         (7) developing assessment tools;
23         (8) providing vocational counseling to student
24     participants;
25         (9) completing project related administrative
26     activities; and
27         (10) evaluating the project.
28 (Source: P.A. 92-250, eff. 8-3-01.)