Full Text of SB1919 101st General Assembly
SB1919sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Ann Gillespie Filed: 3/27/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1919
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1919 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 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) The State Board shall establish and administer a 21st | 9 | | Century Employment grant program. To qualify for a grant, a | 10 | | community college district and a public high school located in | 11 | | that district must jointly establish a collaborative regional | 12 | | partnership with workforce development organizations, | 13 | | including community-based organizations with a vested interest | 14 | | in the workforce, regional economic development organizations, | 15 | | and economic development officials in the district, along with | 16 | | manufacturers, healthcare service providers, and innovative |
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| 1 | | technology businesses that have a presence in the district, to | 2 | | provide a manufacturing training program. A grant recipient | 3 | | must provide the State Board with a plan that meets all of the | 4 | | following requirements: | 5 | | (1) The plan shall define specific goals that a student | 6 | | must meet upon graduation. | 7 | | (2) The plan shall include the type of professional | 8 | | skills that will be taught in order for the students to | 9 | | gain and retain employment. The professional skills | 10 | | curriculum in the program shall include, but not be limited | 11 | | to, training on all of the following: | 12 | | (A) Effective communication skills. | 13 | | (B) Teamwork. | 14 | | (C) Dependability. | 15 | | (D) Adaptability. | 16 | | (E) Conflict resolution. | 17 | | (F) Flexibility. | 18 | | (G) Leadership. | 19 | | (H) Problem-solving. | 20 | | (I) Research. | 21 | | (J) Creativity. | 22 | | (K) Work ethic. | 23 | | (L) Integrity. | 24 | | In awarding grants under this Section, the State Board | 25 | | must give priority to plans that demonstrate a formal | 26 | | articulation agreement between a public high school and a |
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| 1 | | community college district. | 2 | | (3) The plan shall include a budget that includes any | 3 | | outside donations, including any in-kind donations, made | 4 | | to help the program, including from non-profit entities and | 5 | | individuals. | 6 | | (4) The plan shall include the proposed number of | 7 | | individuals who would be enrolled in the program, along | 8 | | with the places that those individuals could be employed at | 9 | | after graduation and what industries would be targeted. The | 10 | | plan must support a seamless transition into higher | 11 | | education and career opportunities and must outline the | 12 | | college credit and on-the-job training hours that will | 13 | | transfer from the high school to a community college. | 14 | | (5) The plan shall require a private-public | 15 | | partnership clause that requires private businesses to | 16 | | contribute an amount determined by the State Board and the | 17 | | collaborative regional partnership that does not exceed | 18 | | 40% of the amount of the total project. The applicant must | 19 | | provide the State Board with a receipt of contributions | 20 | | from businesses to evidence compliance with this | 21 | | paragraph. However, businesses may contribute equipment or | 22 | | offer their facilities, in which case a business shall | 23 | | establish a cost of use of its facility, to meet the | 24 | | requirements of this paragraph. | 25 | | (6) The plan shall indicate the certificates that the | 26 | | community college or high school will offer to students |
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| 1 | | upon graduation, as agreed to by the collaborative regional | 2 | | partnership. The community college or high school shall | 3 | | offer no less than 6 types of industry-recognized | 4 | | certificates. | 5 | | (b) The State Board shall establish an advisory board for | 6 | | the grant program established under subsection (a) that | 7 | | consists of all of the following members: | 8 | | (1) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. | 9 | | (2) The Executive Director of the State Board. | 10 | | (3) The State Superintendent of Education. | 11 | | (4) The Director of Labor. | 12 | | (5) A senator appointed by the President of the Senate. | 13 | | (6) A senator appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 14 | | Senate. | 15 | | (7) A representative appointed by the Speaker of the | 16 | | House of Representatives. | 17 | | (8) A representative appointed by the Minority Leader | 18 | | of the House of Representatives. | 19 | | (9) A member from a statewide organization that | 20 | | represents manufacturing companies throughout this State, | 21 | | appointed by the Governor. | 22 | | (10) A member who represents at-risk students, | 23 | | including, but not limited to, opportunity youth, | 24 | | appointed by the Governor. | 25 | | (11) A member from a statewide organization that | 26 | | represents multiple employee unions in this State, |
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| 1 | | appointed by the Governor. | 2 | | (12) A member from a trade union, appointed by the | 3 | | Governor. | 4 | | (13) A member from a statewide organization that | 5 | | represents the business community, appointed by the | 6 | | Governor. | 7 | | (14) A member from a statewide organization that | 8 | | represents service employees in this State, appointed by | 9 | | the Governor. | 10 | | (15) Educators representing various regions of this | 11 | | State from professional teachers' organizations, appointed | 12 | | by the Governor. | 13 | | (16) A member from a statewide organization that | 14 | | represents hospitals in this State, appointed by the | 15 | | Governor. | 16 | | (17) A president of a community college, appointed by | 17 | | the Governor. | 18 | | (18) A district superintendent of a high school | 19 | | district, appointed by Governor. | 20 | | The members of the advisory board shall serve without | 21 | | compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | 22 | | necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board | 23 | | for that purpose, including travel, subject to the rules of the | 24 | | appropriate travel control board. | 25 | | The advisory board shall meet at the call of the State | 26 | | Board and shall report to the State Board. The State Board |
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| 1 | | shall provide administrative and other support to the advisory | 2 | | board. | 3 | | (c) The advisory board established under subsection (b) | 4 | | shall have all of the following duties: | 5 | | (1) To review the progress made by each grant | 6 | | recipient, including, but not limited to, the | 7 | | gainful-employment success rate, how many students remain | 8 | | employed for how long, and how many students went on to | 9 | | receive higher manufacturing certificates. | 10 | | (2) To review how many students went on to complete a | 11 | | paid internship or apprenticeship upon graduation. | 12 | | (3) To compile a list of programs offered by each | 13 | | community college or high school. | 14 | | (4) To analyze whether the certificates are closing the | 15 | | gap in education for the current needs of the labor force, | 16 | | and to offer suggestions on how to close the gap if one | 17 | | still exists. | 18 | | (5) To suggest certificates that could help future | 19 | | employers looking to locate in this State. | 20 | | (6) To offer guidelines for the types of certificates | 21 | | that a community college or high school should pursue. | 22 | | (7) To offer possible rules to the State Board that the | 23 | | grant process should follow. | 24 | | (d) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | 25 | | purposes of this Section. ".
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