Bill Text: IL HR0595 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the month of February 2024 as Career and Technical Education Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-30 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson [HR0595 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0595-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, February is nationally recognized as Career and | ||||||
| 3 | Technical Education (CTE) Month; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, CTE's origins stem from the signing of the | ||||||
| 5 | Smith-Hughes Vocation Education Act of 1917, which was the | ||||||
| 6 | first major federal investment in CTE and laid the foundation | ||||||
| 7 | for bipartisan, bicameral support for CTE that continues today | ||||||
| 8 | through the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for | ||||||
| 9 | 21st Act, and February 23, 2024 marks the 107th anniversary of | ||||||
| 10 | the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act being signed into | ||||||
| 11 | law; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Approximately 382,383 secondary and postsecondary | ||||||
| 13 | students are enrolled in CTE across the State of Illinois; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, CTE in Illinois places equity at the forefront of | ||||||
| 15 | decision-making, instructional programming, and student | ||||||
| 16 | support services, and it is instrumental in ensuring fair and | ||||||
| 17 | equal access to learning opportunities, supporting local | ||||||
| 18 | communities, fostering innovation, and promoting continuous | ||||||
| 19 | improvement; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, CTE programs lead in supplying instruction for | ||||||
| 21 | careers in high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand occupations in | ||||||
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| 1 | a number of fields, including agriculture, health care, | ||||||
| 2 | business and finance, information technology, advanced | ||||||
| 3 | manufacturing, and education; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, CTE programs provide relevant academic and | ||||||
| 5 | technical coursework, leading to college credits and | ||||||
| 6 | industry-recognized credentials for secondary and | ||||||
| 7 | postsecondary learners; these programs also offer smooth | ||||||
| 8 | pathways to and through postsecondary education and | ||||||
| 9 | employment, career exploration for grades K-12, and assistance | ||||||
| 10 | in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, CTE prepares students for tomorrow's careers and | ||||||
| 12 | drives economic growth by matching employability skills with | ||||||
| 13 | workforce demand, embedding work-based learning opportunities, | ||||||
| 14 | and allowing for local flexibility; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, All students benefit from equity-centered | ||||||
| 16 | teaching practices, career-connected learning, opportunities | ||||||
| 17 | to develop and discover practical skills and strengths, and | ||||||
| 18 | career exploration; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, CTE programs will play a critical role in | ||||||
| 20 | becoming the largest training provider for Electric Vehicle | ||||||
| 21 | Technology, thereby bolstering, supporting, and delivering | ||||||
| 22 | Governor JB Pritzker's goal for the State of Illinois to reach | ||||||
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| 1 | 100% clean energy by 2050; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we declare the month of February 2024 as Career and Technical | ||||||
| 5 | Education Month in the State of Illinois.
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