Bill Amendment: IL HB2093 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES-GRANTS
Status: 2019-08-29 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller [HB2093 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2093-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: VOCATIONAL ACADEMIES-GRANTS
Status: 2019-08-29 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller [HB2093 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2093-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2093
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2093 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 22-45 and by adding Section 2-3.176 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 2-3.176. Community Partnership for College and Career | ||||||
8 | Pathway Endorsement grant program. | ||||||
9 | (a) For any fiscal year in which the State appropriation | ||||||
10 | for career and technical education within the State Board of | ||||||
11 | Education's budget is higher than the appropriation in Fiscal | ||||||
12 | Year 2019, 25% of the higher amount for up to $2,500,000 must | ||||||
13 | be used by the State Board to administer Community Partnership | ||||||
14 | for College and Career Pathway Endorsement grants under this | ||||||
15 | Section to support regional partnerships among the education | ||||||
16 | and business sectors. To qualify for a grant, a region must |
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1 | submit an application to the State Board of Education, Illinois | ||||||
2 | Community College Board, and Department of Commerce and | ||||||
3 | Economic Opportunity that includes all of the following: | ||||||
4 | (1) An agreement as to the approach of the partnership | ||||||
5 | and selection of an entity that will manage the grant funds | ||||||
6 | from the community college district, school districts in | ||||||
7 | the region, employers or employer associations, the local | ||||||
8 | workforce innovation board, at least one university, and | ||||||
9 | community-based organizations. | ||||||
10 | (2) Identification of at least 2 regional economic | ||||||
11 | development priority areas in which the partners will | ||||||
12 | develop College and Career Pathway Endorsements under the | ||||||
13 | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act and strengthen | ||||||
14 | postsecondary education programs of study. | ||||||
15 | (3) A commitment from employer and postsecondary | ||||||
16 | education partners to establish recognition of and | ||||||
17 | incentives for endorsements. | ||||||
18 | The grant amount for an initial grant award must be at | ||||||
19 | least $40,000 for a partnership that includes at least 5 high | ||||||
20 | schools and may be up to $75,000 for a partnership serving more | ||||||
21 | than 5 high schools. A renewal or continuation grant of no more | ||||||
22 | than the amount of the initial grant may be made in the second | ||||||
23 | and each subsequent year of the program. | ||||||
24 | (b) The State Board must oversee the grant-making process | ||||||
25 | in coordination with the Illinois Community College Board, the | ||||||
26 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Northern |
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1 | Illinois University. The State Board may withhold up to 5% of | ||||||
2 | the amount allocated for grants under this Section to support | ||||||
3 | the implementation and management of meetings twice a year that | ||||||
4 | bring together partners from across regions.
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5 | (105 ILCS 5/22-45) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council. | ||||||
7 | (a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans | ||||||
8 | for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of | ||||||
9 | quality education from preschool through graduate school. This | ||||||
10 | State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate | ||||||
11 | education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to | ||||||
12 | study and make recommendations concerning education at all | ||||||
13 | levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved | ||||||
14 | teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and | ||||||
15 | demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing | ||||||
16 | an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that | ||||||
17 | will move the State towards the common goals of improving | ||||||
18 | academic achievement, increasing college access and success, | ||||||
19 | improving use of existing data and measurements, developing | ||||||
20 | improved accountability, fostering innovative approaches to | ||||||
21 | education, promoting lifelong learning, easing the transition | ||||||
22 | to college, and reducing remediation. A pre-kindergarten | ||||||
23 | through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this State's economic | ||||||
24 | competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled workforce. In | ||||||
25 | addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance this State's |
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1 | ability to leverage funding. | ||||||
2 | (b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The | ||||||
3 | Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following | ||||||
4 | members: | ||||||
5 | (1) The Governor or his or her designee, to serve as | ||||||
6 | chairperson. | ||||||
7 | (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed | ||||||
8 | by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one | ||||||
9 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
10 | Representatives, one appointed by the President of the | ||||||
11 | Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
12 | Senate. | ||||||
13 | (3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as | ||||||
14 | follows, with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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15 | members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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16 | County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
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17 | County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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18 | from the remainder of the State: | ||||||
19 | (A) one representative of civic leaders; | ||||||
20 | (B) one representative of local government; | ||||||
21 | (C) one representative of trade unions; | ||||||
22 | (D) one representative of nonprofit organizations | ||||||
23 | or foundations; | ||||||
24 | (E) one representative of parents' organizations; | ||||||
25 | and | ||||||
26 | (F) one education research expert. |
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1 | (4) Five members appointed by statewide business | ||||||
2 | organizations and business trade associations. | ||||||
3 | (5) Six members appointed by statewide professional | ||||||
4 | organizations and associations representing | ||||||
5 | pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community | ||||||
6 | college faculty, and public university faculty. | ||||||
7 | (6) Two members appointed by associations representing | ||||||
8 | local school administrators and school board members. One | ||||||
9 | of these members must be a special education administrator. | ||||||
10 | (7) One member representing community colleges, | ||||||
11 | appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College | ||||||
12 | Presidents. | ||||||
13 | (8) One member representing 4-year independent | ||||||
14 | colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide | ||||||
15 | organization representing private institutions of higher | ||||||
16 | learning. | ||||||
17 | (9) One member representing public 4-year | ||||||
18 | universities, appointed jointly by the university | ||||||
19 | presidents and chancellors. | ||||||
20 | (10) Ex-officio members as follows: | ||||||
21 | (A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or | ||||||
22 | her designee. | ||||||
23 | (B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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24 | Education or his or her designee. | ||||||
25 | (C) The Executive Director of the Illinois | ||||||
26 | Community College Board or his or her designee. |
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1 | (D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student | ||||||
2 | Assistance Commission or his or her designee. | ||||||
3 | (E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce | ||||||
4 | Investment Board or their designee. | ||||||
5 | (F) The Director of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
6 | Opportunity or his or her designee. | ||||||
7 | (G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning | ||||||
8 | Council or his or her designee. | ||||||
9 | (H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and | ||||||
10 | Science Academy or his or her designee. | ||||||
11 | (I) The president of an association representing | ||||||
12 | educators of adult learners or his or her
designee. | ||||||
13 | Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 | ||||||
14 | Council. | ||||||
15 | Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring | ||||||
16 | on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year | ||||||
17 | following their appointments or until their successors are | ||||||
18 | appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be | ||||||
19 | determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois | ||||||
20 | P-20 Council. | ||||||
21 | Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original | ||||||
22 | appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during | ||||||
23 | the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. | ||||||
24 | (c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State | ||||||
25 | appropriations to support staff activities, research, | ||||||
26 | data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council |
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1 | shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination | ||||||
2 | with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The | ||||||
3 | Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and | ||||||
4 | coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois | ||||||
5 | P-20 Council. | ||||||
6 | (d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the | ||||||
7 | following duties: | ||||||
8 | (1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: | ||||||
9 | (A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 | ||||||
10 | (graduate school) education in this State through | ||||||
11 | working at the intersections of educational systems to | ||||||
12 | promote collaborative infrastructure. | ||||||
13 | (B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, | ||||||
14 | legislation, policies, and resources of all | ||||||
15 | stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting | ||||||
16 | improvement in this State's public schools, community | ||||||
17 | colleges, and universities. | ||||||
18 | (C) Better align the high school curriculum with | ||||||
19 | postsecondary expectations. | ||||||
20 | (D) Better align assessments across all levels of | ||||||
21 | education. | ||||||
22 | (E) Reduce the need for students entering | ||||||
23 | institutions of higher education to take remedial | ||||||
24 | courses. | ||||||
25 | (F) Smooth the transition from high school to | ||||||
26 | college. |
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1 | (G) Improve high school and college graduation | ||||||
2 | rates. | ||||||
3 | (H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic | ||||||
4 | standards for college and workforce readiness. | ||||||
5 | (I) Better align college and university teaching | ||||||
6 | programs with the needs of Illinois schools. | ||||||
7 | (2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the | ||||||
8 | State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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9 | State's workforce and economic development boards and
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10 | agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for | ||||||
11 | Illinois students and families. | ||||||
12 | (3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational | ||||||
13 | improvement and innovation that will enable every student | ||||||
14 | to meet or exceed Illinois learning standards and be | ||||||
15 | well-prepared to succeed in the workforce and community. | ||||||
16 | (4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for | ||||||
17 | implementation of all Council recommendations. | ||||||
18 | (e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may | ||||||
19 | authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of | ||||||
20 | interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, | ||||||
21 | including without limitation the following areas: | ||||||
22 | (1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of | ||||||
23 | highly qualified teachers. | ||||||
24 | (2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified | ||||||
25 | teachers. | ||||||
26 | (3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. |
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1 | (4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including | ||||||
2 | developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek | ||||||
3 | federal and private grants to support initiatives | ||||||
4 | targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student | ||||||
5 | achievement. | ||||||
6 | (5) Highly effective administrators. | ||||||
7 | (6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, | ||||||
8 | pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. | ||||||
9 | (7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network | ||||||
10 | of college and workforce readiness efforts. | ||||||
11 | (8) Alternative routes to college access. | ||||||
12 | (9) Research data and accountability. | ||||||
13 | (10) Community schools, community participation, and | ||||||
14 | other innovative approaches to education that foster | ||||||
15 | community partnerships. | ||||||
16 | (11) Tuition, financial aid, and other issues related | ||||||
17 | to keeping postsecondary education affordable for Illinois | ||||||
18 | residents. | ||||||
19 | The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate | ||||||
20 | Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working | ||||||
21 | groups may invite organizations and individuals representing | ||||||
22 | pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in | ||||||
23 | discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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24 | (f) The Illinois P-20 Council must create an ad hoc | ||||||
25 | workgroup to establish a unified State approach to defining | ||||||
26 | priority industry and occupational areas across public |
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1 | education and workforce funding streams. No later than | ||||||
2 | September 30, 2019, for inclusion in the State's federal | ||||||
3 | Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st | ||||||
4 | Century Act plan and federal Workforce Innovation and | ||||||
5 | Opportunity Act plan, the workgroup must issue a report to the | ||||||
6 | State Board of Education, Illinois Community College Board, and | ||||||
7 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that includes | ||||||
8 | all of the following: | ||||||
9 | (1) Examines: | ||||||
10 | (A) which industries and occupational areas have | ||||||
11 | high employment demand; | ||||||
12 | (B) which industries and occupational areas pay a | ||||||
13 | family-sustaining wage, both for entry-level | ||||||
14 | employment and over the course of a career, especially | ||||||
15 | for those with barriers to employment; | ||||||
16 | (C) which occupational areas require a highly | ||||||
17 | skilled workforce, necessitating investments in | ||||||
18 | training for those skills; | ||||||
19 | (D) which occupational areas enable a worker to | ||||||
20 | earn progressively higher wages and provide sufficient | ||||||
21 | opportunities for advancement over the course of a | ||||||
22 | career; and | ||||||
23 | (E) which occupational areas address a critical | ||||||
24 | societal need, such as teachers and law enforcement, | ||||||
25 | including situations in which the wages for those | ||||||
26 | occupational areas are lower than for other areas. |
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1 | (2) Identifies data sources and methodologies that | ||||||
2 | include long-term projections, real-time data, direct | ||||||
3 | employer input, and regional stakeholder input. | ||||||
4 | (3) Publishes priorities for the State as a whole and | ||||||
5 | each economic development region, with the ability for | ||||||
6 | further local refinement of proposed priorities. | ||||||
7 | (4) Specifies how the priority areas should be | ||||||
8 | considered with respect to the federal Strengthening | ||||||
9 | Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, | ||||||
10 | federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and | ||||||
11 | other State and federal funding sources. | ||||||
12 | (5) Outlines recommendations for ongoing periodic | ||||||
13 | re-evaluation of the items examined in paragraph (1) to | ||||||
14 | reflect changes in occupational demands. | ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-719, eff. 1-1-15; | ||||||
16 | 99-643, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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17 | Section 10. The Vocational Education Act is amended by | ||||||
18 | changing Section 2 as follows:
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19 | (105 ILCS 435/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 697)
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20 | Sec. 2. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
21 | 1975 and
thereafter, any reference in this Act or any other | ||||||
22 | Illinois statute to
the Board of Vocational Education and | ||||||
23 | Rehabilitation, as such reference
pertains to vocational and | ||||||
24 | technical education, means and refers to the
State Board of |
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1 | Education. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Act or
statute | ||||||
2 | to the contrary, upon the effective date of this amendatory Act
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3 | of 1975, the State Board of Education shall assume all powers | ||||||
4 | and duties
pertaining to vocational and technical education. | ||||||
5 | The State Board of
Education shall be responsible for policy | ||||||
6 | and guidelines pertaining to
vocational and technical | ||||||
7 | education and shall exercise the following
powers and duties:
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8 | (a) to co-operate with the federal government in the | ||||||
9 | administration
of the provisions of the Federal Vocational | ||||||
10 | Education Law, to the extent
and in the manner therein | ||||||
11 | provided;
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12 | (b) to promote and aid in the establishment of schools | ||||||
13 | and classes
of the types and standards provided for in the | ||||||
14 | plans of the Board, as
approved by the federal government, | ||||||
15 | and to co-operate with State
agencies maintaining such | ||||||
16 | schools or classes and with State and local
school | ||||||
17 | authorities in the maintenance of such schools and classes;
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18 | (c) to conduct and prepare investigations and studies | ||||||
19 | in relation to
vocational education and to publish the | ||||||
20 | results of such investigations
and studies;
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21 | (d) to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations | ||||||
22 | relating to
vocational and technical education;
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23 | (e) to report, in writing, to the Governor annually on | ||||||
24 | or before the
fourteenth day of January. The annual report | ||||||
25 | shall contain (1) a statement
to the extent to which | ||||||
26 | vocational education has been established and
maintained |
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1 | in the State; (2) a statement of the existing condition of
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2 | vocational education in the State; (3) a statement of | ||||||
3 | suggestions and
recommendations with reference to the | ||||||
4 | development of vocational
education in the State; (4) | ||||||
5 | (blank); and (5)
an itemized statement of the amounts of | ||||||
6 | money received from
Federal and State sources, and of the | ||||||
7 | objects and purposes to which the
respective items of these | ||||||
8 | several amounts have been devoted;
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9 | (f) to make such reports to the federal government as | ||||||
10 | may be
required by the provisions of the Federal Vocational | ||||||
11 | Education Law, and
by the rules and regulations of the | ||||||
12 | federal agency administering the
Federal Vocational | ||||||
13 | Education Law; and
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14 | (g) to make grants subject to appropriation and to | ||||||
15 | administer and
promulgate rules and regulations to | ||||||
16 | implement a vocational
equipment program. The use of such | ||||||
17 | grant funds shall be
limited to obtaining equipment for | ||||||
18 | vocational education programs, school
shops and | ||||||
19 | laboratories. The State Board of Education shall adopt
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20 | appropriate regulations to administer this paragraph ; .
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21 | (h) to consult annually with the Illinois P-20 Council | ||||||
22 | about its allocation of federal Perkins Basic State Grant | ||||||
23 | funds and to describe its allocation of those funds in its | ||||||
24 | annual budget book; | ||||||
25 | (i) to amend its State plan submitted to the United | ||||||
26 | States Department of Education under the federal Carl D. |
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1 | Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to | ||||||
2 | allocate career and technical education funds under a | ||||||
3 | methodology that incentivizes attainment of College and | ||||||
4 | Career Pathway Endorsements, enrollment in courses in | ||||||
5 | priority occupational areas, and equitable access to | ||||||
6 | courses; and | ||||||
7 | (j) to annually report enrollment and completion data | ||||||
8 | by career and technical education participants, career and | ||||||
9 | technical education concentrators, and College and Career | ||||||
10 | Pathway Endorsements. The report must specify the | ||||||
11 | enrollments and completions for each of the national career | ||||||
12 | clusters and endorsement areas. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
15 | becoming law.".
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