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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 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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