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1 | | diploma, degree, or combination of these in skills and |
2 | | competencies needed by manufacturers. |
3 | | "Certified private-public partnership board" means a |
4 | | formal group of volunteers within a community college district |
5 | | that may be comprised of some, but not necessarily all, of the |
6 | | following: local and regional manufacturers, applicable labor |
7 | | unions, community college officials, school district |
8 | | superintendents, high school principals, workforce investment |
9 | | boards, or other individuals willing to participate. |
10 | | "Industry certification" means an industry-recognized |
11 | | credential that is (i) industry created, (ii) nationally |
12 | | portable, (iii) third-party-validated by either the |
13 | | International Organization for Standardization or the American |
14 | | National Standards Institute and is data-based and supported. |
15 | | "Institution" means a public high school or community |
16 | | college, including a community college in a community college |
17 | | district to which Article 7 of this Act applies,
that offers |
18 | | instruction in advanced manufacturing technology for credit |
19 | | towards a degree. |
20 | | (b) The creation of a certified private-public partnership |
21 | | board is encouraged and may be authorized at each community |
22 | | college. |
23 | | (c) The Illinois Community College Board may certify |
24 | | private-public partnership boards that meet the requirements |
25 | | of this subsection (c). To become certified, a public-private |
26 | | partnership board shall: |
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1 | | (1) be minimally comprised of those entities described |
2 | | in subsection (a) of this Section; |
3 | | (2) be led cooperatively by a manufacturer, a school |
4 | | district superintendent, and a community college president |
5 | | or their designees; |
6 | | (3) meet no less than 4 times each year during State |
7 | | fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and thereafter no less than |
8 | | twice each State fiscal year; |
9 | | (4) encourage and define the implementation of |
10 | | programs of study in advanced manufacturing technology to |
11 | | meet the competency and skill demands of manufacturers; |
12 | | (5) define a minimum of 4 programs of study in advanced |
13 | | manufacturing technology to meet the needs of the broadest |
14 | | number of manufacturers in the area; |
15 | | (6) encourage formal alignment and dual-credit |
16 | | opportunities for high school students who begin advanced |
17 | | manufacturing technology training to transition to |
18 | | community college programs of study in advanced |
19 | | manufacturing technology; and |
20 | | (7) establish, as its foundation, the certified |
21 | | production technician credential offered by the |
22 | | Manufacturing Skill Standards Council or its successor |
23 | | entity. |
24 | | (d) A certified private-public partnership board that |
25 | | annually meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this |
26 | | Section may be eligible for a budget stabilization factor for |
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1 | | advanced manufacturing technology programs of study at |
2 | | participating institutions, subject to appropriation and |
3 | | funding, under the following conditions: |
4 | | (1) The Illinois Community College Board may annually |
5 | | certify that each partnership meets the requirements of |
6 | | subsection (c) of this Section. |
7 | | (2) When met and certified, there can be no reduction |
8 | | from the previous year's appropriation or elimination of |
9 | | appropriations for such advanced manufacturing technology |
10 | | programs, unless the Governor declares a funding emergency |
11 | | exists. |
12 | | (3) The substantive committees of the General Assembly |
13 | | focusing on higher education may, by joint resolution, set |
14 | | the Governor's declaration aside. |
15 | | (4) If the Governor's declaration is not set aside, the |
16 | | appropriation supporting advanced manufacturing technology |
17 | | programs of study may be reduced by no greater than 2% for |
18 | | the next State fiscal year. |
19 | | Nothing in this subsection (d) may be construed to restrict |
20 | | the General Assembly from approving additional appropriations |
21 | | to support advanced manufacturing technology programs of |
22 | | study. |
23 | | (e) Institutions may apply to the Illinois Community |
24 | | College Board for funds needed for purchasing equipment, |
25 | | software, or supplies to support advanced manufacturing |
26 | | technology programs of study that the institution is unable to |
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1 | | sufficiently obtain through regular appropriations. Such |
2 | | support may not exceed $250,000 per institution for any State |
3 | | fiscal year. Only certified private-public partnership boards |
4 | | are eligible to make application for this support and must show |
5 | | the request meets unfunded needs to ensure alignment and |
6 | | success of the programs of study. This subsection (e) is |
7 | | subject to appropriation. |
8 | | Any non-public entity participating in a private-public |
9 | | partnership as described in subsection (c) of this Section may |
10 | | make contributions to the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies |
11 | | Fund to be used in supporting advanced manufacturing technology |
12 | | programs of study. These contributions from non-public |
13 | | entities shall constitute the entirety of outside deposits into |
14 | | the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Fund. The Advanced |
15 | | Manufacturing Technologies Fund may be created as a special |
16 | | fund in the State treasury, but no money from the General |
17 | | Revenue Fund, the Common School Fund, the Education Assistance |
18 | | Fund, or other funds within the custody of the State Treasurer |
19 | | may be appropriated or reappropriated to the Advanced |
20 | | Manufacturing Technologies Fund. All money in the Advanced |
21 | | Manufacturing Technologies Fund shall be used, subject to |
22 | | appropriation, by the Illinois Community College Board to |
23 | | support certified public-private partnership boards under this |
24 | | Section and may not be appropriated for any other use. |
25 | | Cash contributions deposited into the Advanced |
26 | | Manufacturing Technologies Fund shall be considered charitable |
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1 | | contributions for purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act. |
2 | | Contributions consisting of new or certified used equipment, |
3 | | software, or other supplies shall also be considered charitable |
4 | | contributions for the purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act, |
5 | | according to the value of the contribution. |
6 | | (f) The Illinois Community College Board may submit an |
7 | | annual report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the |
8 | | public on or before November 1 of each year describing the |
9 | | status of each private-public partnership board. The report may |
10 | | include the following: |
11 | | (1) An accounting of the expenditures of any money from |
12 | | the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Fund. |
13 | | (2) Anticipated requests for money from the Advanced |
14 | | Manufacturing Technologies Fund for the upcoming State |
15 | | fiscal year. |
16 | | (3) The number of credentials issued by institutions |
17 | | participating in private-public partnerships. |
18 | | (4) Other such information that the Illinois Community |
19 | | College Board determines is appropriate. |
20 | | (g) The Illinois Community College Board may adopt any |
21 | | rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this Section.
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22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
23 | | becoming law.".
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