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Sen. Michael Connelly
Filed: 5/2/2014
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4910
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4910 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3-53 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-53 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-53. Private-public partnership boards. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section: |
| 9 | | "Advanced manufacturing technology" means a program of |
| 10 | | study that leads students to an industry certification, |
| 11 | | diploma, degree, or combination of these in skills and |
| 12 | | competencies needed by manufacturers. |
| 13 | | "Industry certification" means an industry-recognized |
| 14 | | credential that is (i) industry created, (ii) nationally |
| 15 | | portable, (iii) third-party-validated by either the |
| 16 | | International Organization for Standardization or the American |
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| 1 | | National Standards Institute and is data-based and supported. |
| 2 | | "Institution" means a public high school or community |
| 3 | | college, including a community college in a community college |
| 4 | | district to which Article 7 of this Act applies,
that offers |
| 5 | | instruction in advanced manufacturing technology for credit |
| 6 | | towards a degree. |
| 7 | | "Private-public partnership board" means a formal group of |
| 8 | | volunteers within a community college district that may be |
| 9 | | comprised of some, but not necessarily all, of the following: |
| 10 | | local and regional manufacturers, applicable labor unions, |
| 11 | | community college officials, school district superintendents, |
| 12 | | high school principals, workforce investment boards, or other |
| 13 | | individuals willing to participate. |
| 14 | | (b) The creation of a private-public partnership board is |
| 15 | | encouraged and may be authorized at each community college. A |
| 16 | | board, if created, shall meet no less than 5 of the following |
| 17 | | criteria: |
| 18 | | (1) be minimally comprised of those entities described |
| 19 | | in subsection (a) of this Section; |
| 20 | | (2) be led cooperatively by a manufacturer, a school |
| 21 | | district superintendent, and a community college president |
| 22 | | or their designees; |
| 23 | | (3) meet no less than 4 times each year during State |
| 24 | | fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and thereafter no less than |
| 25 | | twice each State fiscal year; |
| 26 | | (4) encourage and define the implementation of |
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| 1 | | programs of study in advanced manufacturing technology to |
| 2 | | meet the competency and skill demands of manufacturers; |
| 3 | | (5) define a minimum of 4 programs of study in advanced |
| 4 | | manufacturing technology to meet the needs of the broadest |
| 5 | | number of manufacturers in the area; |
| 6 | | (6) encourage formal alignment and dual-credit |
| 7 | | opportunities for high school students who begin advanced |
| 8 | | manufacturing technology training to transition to |
| 9 | | community college programs of study in advanced |
| 10 | | manufacturing technology; and |
| 11 | | (7) establish, as its foundation, the certified |
| 12 | | production technician credential offered by the |
| 13 | | Manufacturing Skill Standards Council or its successor |
| 14 | | entity.
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| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 16 | | becoming law.".
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