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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB5567 Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 110 ILCS 205/6 | from Ch. 144, par. 186 |
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board's master plan shall include the area of middle-skill workforce needs. Provides that the master plan's accessibility measures shall include access to technical and community colleges, apprenticeship programs, and university course offerings.
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| | HB5567 | | LRB099 18230 NHT 42600 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 6 as follows:
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6 | | (110 ILCS 205/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 186)
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7 | | Sec. 6.
The Board shall analyze the present and future |
8 | | aims, needs , and
requirements of higher education in the State |
9 | | of Illinois and prepare a
master plan for the development, |
10 | | expansion, integration, coordination , and
efficient |
11 | | utilization of the facilities, curricula , and standards of |
12 | | higher
education for the public institutions of higher |
13 | | education in the areas of
teaching, research , middle-skill |
14 | | workforce needs, and public service. The master plan shall also |
15 | | include higher education affordability and accessibility |
16 | | measures , including access to technical and community |
17 | | colleges, apprenticeship programs, and university course |
18 | | offerings . The Board shall formulate the master
plan and |
19 | | prepare and submit to the General Assembly and the Governor |
20 | | drafts
of proposed legislation to effectuate the plan. The |
21 | | Board shall engage in a
continuing study, an analysis and |
22 | | evaluation of the master plan so
developed and it shall be its |
23 | | responsibility to recommend, from time to
time as it |