Full Text of HR0796 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, A trade school, also known as a technical school | 3 | | or vocational school, is a postsecondary educational | 4 | | institution designed to train students for a specific job in a | 5 | | skilled trade career; a trade school offers high quality | 6 | | industry-focused training to prepare students for actual work | 7 | | in their chosen field; trade school programs are entirely | 8 | | concentrated on relevant job training and developing students' | 9 | | technical abilities in skilled and mechanical trades; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, For someone looking to enter the skilled | 11 | | mechanical trades, a technical school offers the practical | 12 | | training needed for a specific career; this means that every | 13 | | lesson and assignment prepares students to meet the basic | 14 | | qualifications for an entry-level job; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Approximately 412,000 students are enrolled | 16 | | currently in
trade and career schools across the State of | 17 | | Illinois; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Programs that focus on trade support local | 19 | | communities, foster innovation, and drive economic growth by | 20 | | matching employability skills with workforce demand; and
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | the Task Force on Illinois Trade Schools is created and | 3 | | charged with studying the following: | 4 | | (1) The benefits of expanding trade schools throughout | 5 | | Illinois; | 6 | | (2) High school districts in Illinois and their level | 7 | | of trade curriculum/courses; and | 8 | | (3) The level of interest among students in Illinois | 9 | | high schools on attending a trade school or beginning work | 10 | | and not attending a four-year college or university; and | 11 | | be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will be comprised of the | 13 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 14 | | (1) 4 members of the House of Representatives | 15 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House, one who shall serve | 16 | | as co-chair; | 17 | | (2) 4 members of the House of Representatives | 18 | | appointed by the House Minority Leader, one who shall | 19 | | serve as co-chair; | 20 | | (3) The Executive Director of the Illinois Community | 21 | | College Board (ICCB) or his or her designee; | 22 | | (4) The State Superintendent of Education (ISBE) or | 23 | | his or her designee; | 24 | | (5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Board of | 25 | | Higher Education (IBHE) or his or her designee; |
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| 1 | | (6) 2 members of the Illinois Association for Career | 2 | | and Technical Education, one each appointed by the Speaker | 3 | | of the House and the House Minority Leader; | 4 | | (7) 4 members from associations that represent | 5 | | industry trades, two each appointed by the Speaker of the | 6 | | House and the House Minority Leader; | 7 | | (8) 2 high school students who are planning on | 8 | | attending trade schools after graduation, one each | 9 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House and the House | 10 | | Minority Leader; and | 11 | | (9) 2 students who are currently enrolled in a trade | 12 | | school, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House and | 13 | | the House Minority Leader; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Board of Higher Education | 15 | | shall provide administrative support for the Task Force; and | 16 | | be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold its meetings at | 18 | | the call of the co-chairs; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final | 20 | | report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2022 | 21 | | and upon the filing of the report, is dissolved.
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