Public Act 098-1069

HB4910 Enrolled LRB098 16610 NHT 51678 b

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

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

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 meet no less than 5 of the following

criteria:

(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

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.