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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, In 2012, 600,000 manufacturing positions went | ||||||
3 | unfilled in the United States and 30,000 in Illinois alone; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Society of Manufacturing Engineers predicts | ||||||
5 | this number for the United States will reach 3 million this | ||||||
6 | year in 2015; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that in | ||||||
8 | the 21st century, manufacturing employment as a share of the | ||||||
9 | total workforce is going to decline by 10.6% (or 1.5 million | ||||||
10 | jobs), mainly in repetitive manufacturing jobs; and
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11 | WHEREAS, According to the Federal Reserve Bank of NY, | ||||||
12 | employment in advanced manufacturing, however, has risen by | ||||||
13 | 37%; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Employment in pharmaceutical and medical device | ||||||
15 | manufacturing is expected to grow by 23.8% and add 69,000 new | ||||||
16 | jobs by 2016; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The aerospace and defense industry has a backlog | ||||||
18 | of production that extends to 2030, requiring continuous upkeep | ||||||
19 | of its workforce; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Transportation will continue to grow and change, | ||||||
2 | requiring a workforce that is flexible, knowledgeable, and | ||||||
3 | focused on their deliverables; and
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4 | WHEREAS, According to a 2011 Skills Gap Report, more than | ||||||
5 | 83% of U.S. manufacturers report an overall shortage of | ||||||
6 | qualified employees; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The current workforce needs to be able to | ||||||
8 | transition into high-skill, high-wage, high-demand positions; | ||||||
9 | therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
12 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Advisory | ||||||
13 | Committee on Education and Workforce Alignment, consisting of | ||||||
14 | members appointed as follows: 2 members of the Senate appointed | ||||||
15 | by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated | ||||||
16 | as a co-chair, 2 members of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
17 | Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated | ||||||
18 | as a co-chair; 2 members of the House appointed by the Speaker | ||||||
19 | of the House, one of whom shall be designated as a co-chair; | ||||||
20 | and 2 members of the House appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||||
21 | the House, one of whom shall be designated as a co-chair; and | ||||||
22 | be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee on Education and | ||||||
2 | Workforce Alignment shall do the following: | ||||||
3 | (1) conduct a thorough review of the existing | ||||||
4 | curriculum and how it assists in workforce development; | ||||||
5 | (2) make recommendations to implement alterations to | ||||||
6 | the current curriculum that: | ||||||
7 | (A) better prepares students for the workforce; | ||||||
8 | (B) involves an emphasis on educating students in | ||||||
9 | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | ||||||
10 | (STEM); | ||||||
11 | (C) provides students with information about the | ||||||
12 | manufacturing world; | ||||||
13 | (D) allows students to experience beneficial | ||||||
14 | opportunities; and | ||||||
15 | (E) anticipates the needs of the workforce; and | ||||||
16 | (3) consider the long-term implications and outcomes | ||||||
17 | of the new curriculum; and be it further | ||||||
18 | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee on Education and | ||||||
19 | Workforce Alignment shall seek input from stakeholders and | ||||||
20 | members of the public on issues and possible improvements to | ||||||
21 | the existing curriculum; and be it further | ||||||
22 | RESOLVED, That members of the Advisory Committee on | ||||||
23 | Education and Workforce Alignment shall serve without | ||||||
24 | compensation, and the State Board of Education shall provide |
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1 | administrative and other support to the Advisory Committee on | ||||||
2 | Education and Workforce Alignment; and be it further | ||||||
3 | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee on Education and | ||||||
4 | Workforce Alignment
shall meet at the order of the co-chairs, | ||||||
5 | but shall meet a minimum of 4 times per year; and be it further | ||||||
6 | RESOLVED, That the Advisory Committee on Education and | ||||||
7 | Workforce Alignment shall present its legislative and | ||||||
8 | administrative recommendations to the President of the Senate, | ||||||
9 | the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, | ||||||
10 | and the Minority Leader of the House no later than February 1, | ||||||
11 | 2016; and be it further | ||||||
12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | delivered to the Chairperson of the State Board of Education | ||||||
14 | and the State Superintendent of Education; and be it further | ||||||
15 | RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall provide a | ||||||
16 | copy of this resolution to school districts in this State.
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