Full Text of SB1919 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 2-26 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 805/2-26 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2-26. 21st Century Employment grant program. | 8 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall | 9 | | establish and administer a 21st Century Employment grant | 10 | | program. To qualify for a grant, a community college district | 11 | | and a public high school located in that district must jointly | 12 | | establish a collaborative regional partnership with workforce | 13 | | development organizations, including community-based | 14 | | organizations with a vested interest in the workforce, regional | 15 | | economic development organizations, and economic development | 16 | | officials in the district, along with manufacturers, | 17 | | healthcare service providers, and innovative technology | 18 | | businesses that have a presence in the district, to provide a | 19 | | manufacturing training program. A grant recipient must provide | 20 | | the State Board with a plan that meets all of the following | 21 | | requirements: | 22 | | (1) The plan shall define specific goals that a student | 23 | | must meet upon graduation. |
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| 1 | | (2) The plan shall include the type of professional | 2 | | skills that will be taught in order for the students to | 3 | | gain and retain employment. The professional skills | 4 | | curriculum in the program shall include, but not be limited | 5 | | to, training on all of the following: | 6 | | (A) Effective communication skills. | 7 | | (B) Teamwork. | 8 | | (C) Dependability. | 9 | | (D) Adaptability. | 10 | | (E) Conflict resolution. | 11 | | (F) Flexibility. | 12 | | (G) Leadership. | 13 | | (H) Problem-solving. | 14 | | (I) Research. | 15 | | (J) Creativity. | 16 | | (K) Work ethic. | 17 | | (L) Integrity. | 18 | | In awarding grants under this Section, the State Board | 19 | | must give priority to plans that demonstrate a formal | 20 | | articulation agreement between a public high school and a | 21 | | community college district. | 22 | | (3) The plan shall include a budget that includes any | 23 | | outside donations, including any in-kind donations, made | 24 | | to help the program, including from non-profit entities and | 25 | | individuals. | 26 | | (4) The plan shall include the proposed number of |
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| 1 | | individuals who would be enrolled in the program, along | 2 | | with the places that those individuals could be employed at | 3 | | after graduation and what industries would be targeted. The | 4 | | plan must support a seamless transition into higher | 5 | | education and career opportunities and must outline the | 6 | | college credit and on-the-job training hours that will | 7 | | transfer from the high school to a community college. | 8 | | (5) The plan shall require a private-public | 9 | | partnership clause that requires private businesses to | 10 | | contribute an amount determined by the State Board and the | 11 | | collaborative regional partnership that does not exceed | 12 | | 40% of the amount of the total project. The applicant must | 13 | | provide the State Board with a receipt of contributions | 14 | | from businesses to evidence compliance with this | 15 | | paragraph. However, businesses may contribute equipment or | 16 | | offer their facilities, in which case a business shall | 17 | | establish a cost of use of its facility, to meet the | 18 | | requirements of this paragraph. | 19 | | (6) The plan shall indicate the certificates that the | 20 | | community college or high school will offer to students | 21 | | upon graduation, as agreed to by the collaborative regional | 22 | | partnership. The community college or high school shall | 23 | | offer no less than 6 types of industry-recognized | 24 | | certificates. | 25 | | (b) The State Board shall establish an advisory board for | 26 | | the grant program established under subsection (a) that |
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| 1 | | consists of all of the following members: | 2 | | (1) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. | 3 | | (2) The Executive Director of the State Board. | 4 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education. | 5 | | (4) The Director of Labor. | 6 | | (5) A senator appointed by the President of the Senate. | 7 | | (6) A senator appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 8 | | Senate. | 9 | | (7) A representative appointed by the Speaker of the | 10 | | House of Representatives. | 11 | | (8) A representative appointed by the Minority Leader | 12 | | of the House of Representatives. | 13 | | (9) A member from a statewide organization that | 14 | | represents manufacturing companies throughout this State, | 15 | | appointed by the Governor. | 16 | | (10) A member who represents at-risk students, | 17 | | including, but not limited to, opportunity youth, | 18 | | appointed by the Governor. | 19 | | (11) A member from a statewide organization that | 20 | | represents multiple employee unions in this State, | 21 | | appointed by the Governor. | 22 | | (12) A member from a trade union, appointed by the | 23 | | Governor. | 24 | | (13) A member from a statewide organization that | 25 | | represents the business community, appointed by the | 26 | | Governor. |
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| 1 | | (14) A member from a statewide organization that | 2 | | represents service employees in this State, appointed by | 3 | | the Governor. | 4 | | (15) Educators representing various regions of this | 5 | | State from professional teachers' organizations, appointed | 6 | | by the Governor. | 7 | | (16) A member from a statewide organization that | 8 | | represents hospitals in this State, appointed by the | 9 | | Governor. | 10 | | (17) A president of a community college, appointed by | 11 | | the Governor. | 12 | | (18) A district superintendent of a high school | 13 | | district, appointed by Governor. | 14 | | The members of the advisory board shall serve without | 15 | | compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | 16 | | necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board | 17 | | for that purpose, including travel, subject to the rules of the | 18 | | appropriate travel control board. | 19 | | The advisory board shall meet at the call of the State | 20 | | Board and shall report to the State Board. The State Board | 21 | | shall provide administrative and other support to the advisory | 22 | | board. | 23 | | (c) The advisory board established under subsection (b) | 24 | | shall have all of the following duties: | 25 | | (1) To review the progress made by each grant | 26 | | recipient, including, but not limited to, the |
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| 1 | | gainful-employment success rate, how many students remain | 2 | | employed for how long, and how many students went on to | 3 | | receive higher manufacturing certificates. | 4 | | (2) To review how many students went on to complete a | 5 | | paid internship or apprenticeship upon graduation. | 6 | | (3) To compile a list of programs offered by each | 7 | | community college or high school. | 8 | | (4) To analyze whether the certificates are closing the | 9 | | gap in education for the current needs of the labor force, | 10 | | and to offer suggestions on how to close the gap if one | 11 | | still exists. | 12 | | (5) To suggest certificates that could help future | 13 | | employers looking to locate in this State. | 14 | | (6) To offer guidelines for the types of certificates | 15 | | that a community college or high school should pursue. | 16 | | (7) To offer possible rules to the State Board that the | 17 | | grant process should follow. | 18 | | (d) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | 19 | | purposes of this Section.
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