Bill Text: IL HB4910 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the Illinois Community College Board.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1069 [HB4910 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4910-Amended.html

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Rep. David McSweeney

Filed: 4/4/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4910
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4910 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
adding Section 3-53 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/3-53 new)
Sec. 3-53. Private-public partnership boards.
(a) In this Section:
"Advanced manufacturing technology" means a program of
study that leads students to an industry certification,
diploma, degree, or combination of these in skills and
competencies needed by manufacturers.
"Industry certification" means an industry-recognized
credential that is (i) industry created, (ii) nationally
portable, (iii) third-party-validated by either the
International Organization for Standardization or the American

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National Standards Institute and is data-based and supported.
"Institution" means a public high school or community
college, including a community college in a community college
district to which Article 7 of this Act applies, that offers
instruction in advanced manufacturing technology for credit
towards a degree.
"Private-public partnership board" means a formal group of
volunteers within a community college district that may be
comprised of some, but not necessarily all, of the following:
local and regional manufacturers, applicable labor unions,
community college officials, school district superintendents,
high school principals, workforce investment boards, or other
individuals willing to participate.
(b) The creation of a private-public partnership board is
encouraged and may be authorized at each community college. A
board, if created, shall:
(1) be minimally comprised of those entities described
in subsection (a) of this Section;
(2) be led cooperatively by a manufacturer, a school
district superintendent, and a community college president
or their designees;
(3) meet no less than 4 times each year during State
fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and thereafter no less than
twice each State fiscal year;
(4) encourage and define the implementation of
programs of study in advanced manufacturing technology to

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meet the competency and skill demands of manufacturers;
(5) define a minimum of 4 programs of study in advanced
manufacturing technology to meet the needs of the broadest
number of manufacturers in the area;
(6) encourage formal alignment and dual-credit
opportunities for high school students who begin advanced
manufacturing technology training to transition to
community college programs of study in advanced
manufacturing technology; and
(7) establish, as its foundation, the certified
production technician credential offered by the
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council or its successor
entity.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".