Rep. Harry Osterman
Filed: 3/26/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 740 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 740 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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2-3.148 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.148  new)
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    Sec. 2-3.148. Green career and technical education

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programs.
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    (a)  As used in this Section, "green industries"
means 
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industries that contribute directly to preserving or
enhancing 
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environmental quality by reducing waste and pollution
or 
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producing sustainable products using sustainable processes
and 
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materials and that provide opportunities for advancement
along 
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a career track of increasing skills and wages.  Green
industries 
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include any of the following:
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        (1)  Energy system retrofits to increase energy

 


 






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    efficiency and conservation.
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        (2)  The production and distribution of biofuels
and 
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    vehicle retrofits for biofuels.
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        (3)  Building design and construction that meet
the 
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    equivalent of the best available technology in energy and

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    environmental design standards.
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        (4)  Organic and community food production.
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        (5)  The manufacture of products from non-toxic,

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    environmentally certified or recycled materials.
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        (6)  The manufacture and production of sustainable

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    technologies, including, but not limited to, solar panels, 
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    wind
turbines, and fuel cells.
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        (7)  Solar technology installation and
maintenance.
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        (8)  Recycling, green composting, and
large-scale reuse 
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    of construction and demolition materials and
debris.
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        (9)  Water system retrofits to increase water

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    efficiency and conservation.
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    (b)  It is the purpose and intent of this Section to 
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establish a State grant program that develops secondary 
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programs that introduce students to developing green 
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industries.
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    (c)  Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education 
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shall establish a State grant program that develops, through a 
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competitive process, 2-year pilot programs to assist in the 
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creation and promotion of green career and technical education 
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programs in public secondary
schools in this State.  Preference 
 


 






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must be given to proposals that include the integration of 
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academic and career and technical education content, arranged 
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in sequences of courses that lead to post-secondary completion.
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    (d)  The State Board of Education may adopt any rules

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necessary for the implementation of this Section.
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    (e)  The State Board of Education may use up to 5% of the 
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funds appropriated for the purposes of this Section for 
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administrative costs,
 including the hiring of positions for the 
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implementation and administration of the grant program, 
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provided that if no appropriation is made to the State Board 
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for a given fiscal year for the purposes of the grant program, 
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then the State Board is not required to make any expenditures 
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in support of the program during that fiscal year.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2009.".