94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3646


 
Introduced 02/24/05, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
 
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    Creates the Vocational Academies Act.  Allows a school district, in partnership with community colleges, local employers, and community-based organizations, to establish a vocational academy that is eligible for a grant from the State Board of Education if the vocational academy meets specified requirements. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Vocational Academies Act.
 
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    Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to integrate 
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workplace competencies and career and technical education with 
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core academic subjects.
 
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    Section 10. Establishment. A school district, in 
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partnership with community colleges, local employers, and 
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community-based organizations, may establish a vocational 
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academy that is eligible for a grant under this Act if the 
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vocational academy meets all of the following requirements:
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        (1) The vocational academy must have a minimum 
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    5-clock-hour day and be under the direct supervision of 
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    teachers.
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        (2) The vocational academy must be a 2-year, school 
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    within a school program for grades 10 through 12 that is 
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    organized around a career theme and operated as a 
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    business-education partnership.
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        (3) The vocational academy must be a career-oriented 
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    program that uses the direct involvement of local employers 
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    to provide students with an education and the skills needed 
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    for employment.
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        (4) The vocational academy must be a standards-based 
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    educational program that prepares students both 
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    academically and technically for entrance into 
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    postsecondary education or careers in a selected field.
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        (5)  The curriculum of the vocational academy must be 
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    based on the Illinois Learning Standards, and work-site 
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    training must provide students with learning experiences 
 


 






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    for entry-level employment in the local job market and 
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    lifelong learning skills for higher education.
 
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    Section 15. Grants. Subject to appropriation or other 
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available federal or private funding, the State Board of 
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Education may provide grants to vocational academies that meet 
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the requirements of this Act.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.