Full Text of HB5722 102nd General Assembly
HB5722 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB5722 Introduced 3/9/2022, by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Career and Technical Education Center Act. Provides that a school district, in partnership with other school districts, community colleges, universities, local industries and employers, unions, police departments, fire departments, and community-based organizations, may establish a career and technical education center that is eligible for a grant if specified requirements are met. Subject to appropriation or other available federal or private funding, authorizes the State Board of Education to provide grants to career and technical education centers that meet the specified requirements. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Career | 5 | | and Technical Education Center Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to | 7 | | establish career and technical education centers that | 8 | | integrate learners seeking preparation for the jobs and | 9 | | technical careers of the future with industry specific | 10 | | workplace opportunities, competencies, and career and | 11 | | technical education with core academic subjects. | 12 | | Section 10. Establishment. A school district, in | 13 | | partnership with other school districts, community colleges, | 14 | | universities, local industries and employers, unions, police | 15 | | departments, fire departments, and community-based | 16 | | organizations, may establish a career and technical education | 17 | | center that is eligible for a grant under this Act if the | 18 | | career and technical education center meets all of the | 19 | | following requirements:
| 20 | | (1) The career and technical education center must | 21 | | have a minimum 5-clock-hour day, as required under Section | 22 | | 10-19.05 of the School Code, and be under the direct |
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| 1 | | supervision of teachers.
| 2 | | (2) The career and technical education center must be | 3 | | at least a 2-year school.
| 4 | | (3) The career and technical education center must be | 5 | | available for use by an affiliated community college for | 6 | | adult learners within a school program for grades 10 | 7 | | through 12 that is organized around a career theme and | 8 | | operated as a business-education partnership.
| 9 | | (4) The career and technical education center must be | 10 | | a career-oriented program that uses the direct involvement | 11 | | of local employers to provide students with the education | 12 | | and skills needed for employment.
| 13 | | (5) The career and technical education center must be | 14 | | a standards-based educational program that prepares | 15 | | students both academically and technically for entrance | 16 | | into postsecondary education or careers in a selected | 17 | | field.
| 18 | | (6) The curriculum of the career and technical | 19 | | education center must be based on the Illinois Learning | 20 | | Standards and work-site training, which must provide | 21 | | students with learning experiences for entry-level | 22 | | employment in the local job market and lifelong learning | 23 | | skills for higher education.
| 24 | | Section 15. Grants. Subject to appropriation or other | 25 | | available federal or private funding, the State Board of |
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| 1 | | Education may provide grants to a career and technical | 2 | | education center that meets the requirements of this Act.
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law. |
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