HB3250 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 29002 RJT 55388 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3250

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new

Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall create and maintain a comprehensive training program in advanced manufacturing to ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals to work in advanced manufacturing and to ensure appropriate representation of racial and ethnic groups in all phases of the industry. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop the advanced manufacturing training program to be taught as part of the curriculum of the public school system from grades K-12 and made readily available to all school districts. Provides that school districts may include programs in education in advanced manufacturing as a part of the curriculum of that district. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as are necessary to implement the program. Provides that the rules shall not create any new State mandates on school districts as a condition of receiving federal, State, and local funds by those entities. Provides that the State Board of Education shall assume responsibility for the administration of the program throughout all public school districts as well as developing the advanced manufacturing program to match the requirements and mandates of federal programming.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 2-3.196 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)

Sec. 2-3.196. Advanced manufacturing education.

(a) The General Assembly finds that manufacturing is the most basic and singularly important industry in the State, that advanced manufacturing is of central importance to the welfare and economic stability of the State, and that the maintenance of this vital industry requires a continued source of trained and qualified individuals for employment in advanced manufacturing. It is the intent of the General Assembly that, although this Section does not create any new mandates, school districts be strongly advised to follow the guidelines set forth in this Section.

(b) The State Board of Education shall create and maintain a comprehensive training program in advanced manufacturing to ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals to work in advanced manufacturing and to ensure appropriate representation of racial and ethnic groups in all phases of the industry. The State Board of Education shall develop the advanced manufacturing training program described in this subsection (b) to be taught as part of the curriculum of the public school system from grades K-12 and made readily available to all school districts. School districts may include programs in education in advanced manufacturing as a part of the curriculum of that district.

(c) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall not create any new State mandates on school districts as a condition of receiving federal, State, and local funds by those entities.

(d) The State Board of Education shall assume responsibility for the administration of the program adopted under this Section throughout all public school districts as well as developing the program to match the requirements and mandates of federal programming.