Public Act 094-0890
 		





HB5429 Enrolled
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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 

 
    Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended  by 
adding Section 2-23 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 805/2-23  new)
    Sec. 2-23. Mobile response workforce training pilot 
program.
    (a)  From appropriations made for the purposes of this 
Section, the State Board shall implement and administer a 
mobile response workforce training pilot program at 3 community 
colleges to address the fact that  businesses are struggling to 
recruit a qualified workforce because of the frequent emergence 
of new technologies in the workplace and subsequent skill set 
requirements.  The program shall meet all of the following 
requirements:
        (1)  The program must be a collaborative model that 
    integrates mobile workforce training with job creation and 
    economic development.
        (2)  The program must provide participating businesses 
    with on-site training activities and resources across all 
    functions, including without limitation recruiting, 
    assessing and training potential employees, developing and 
    producing training materials, providing training 
    facilities, and delivering customized services, with the 
    long-term objective of maintaining business and industry 
    in this State and attracting new businesses and industries 
    to this State.
        (3)  The program must be operated for a period of 3 
    years.
    The program is encouraged to use the highly successful 
Alabama Industrial Development Training program as a model for 
guidance and direction.
    (b)  The State Board is authorized to administer the mobile 
response workforce training pilot program in conjunction with 
current programs and grants and in cooperation with other State 
agencies.
    (c)  The State Board shall by rule establish the criteria to 
be used in selecting the community colleges that are to 
participate in the mobile response workforce training pilot 
program, standards for implementation of the program, and goals 
to be accomplished during the 3 years of the program.
    (d)  On or before January 1, 2009, the State Board shall 
file with the Governor and the General Assembly a report on the 
progress of the mobile response workforce training pilot 
program.
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.