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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, A trade school, also known as a technical school | ||||||
| 3 | or vocational school, is a postsecondary educational | ||||||
| 4 | institution designed to train students for a specific job in a | ||||||
| 5 | skilled trade career; a trade school offers high quality | ||||||
| 6 | industry-focused training to prepare students for actual work | ||||||
| 7 | in their chosen field; trade school programs are entirely | ||||||
| 8 | concentrated on relevant job training and developing students' | ||||||
| 9 | technical abilities in skilled and mechanical trades; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, For someone looking to enter the skilled | ||||||
| 11 | mechanical trades, a technical school offers the practical | ||||||
| 12 | training needed for a specific career; this means that every | ||||||
| 13 | lesson and assignment prepares students to meet the basic | ||||||
| 14 | qualifications for an entry-level job; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Approximately 412,000 students are enrolled | ||||||
| 16 | currently in
trade and career schools across the State of | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Programs that focus on trade support local | ||||||
| 19 | communities, foster innovation, and drive economic growth by | ||||||
| 20 | matching employability skills with workforce demand; and
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | the Task Force on Illinois Trade Schools is created and | ||||||
| 3 | charged with studying the following: | ||||||
| 4 | (1) The benefits of expanding trade schools throughout | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois; | ||||||
| 6 | (2) High school districts in Illinois and their level | ||||||
| 7 | of trade curriculum/courses; and | ||||||
| 8 | (3) The level of interest among students in Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | high schools on attending a trade school or beginning work | ||||||
| 10 | and not attending a four-year college or university; and | ||||||
| 11 | be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will be comprised of the | ||||||
| 13 | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) 4 members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 15 | appointed by the Speaker of the House, one who shall serve | ||||||
| 16 | as co-chair; | ||||||
| 17 | (2) 4 members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 18 | appointed by the House Minority Leader, one who shall | ||||||
| 19 | serve as co-chair; | ||||||
| 20 | (3) The Executive Director of the Illinois Community | ||||||
| 21 | College Board (ICCB) or his or her designee; | ||||||
| 22 | (4) The State Superintendent of Education (ISBE) or | ||||||
| 23 | his or her designee; | ||||||
| 24 | (5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Board of | ||||||
| 25 | Higher Education (IBHE) or his or her designee; | ||||||
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| 1 | (6) 2 members of the Illinois Association for Career | ||||||
| 2 | and Technical Education, one each appointed by the Speaker | ||||||
| 3 | of the House and the House Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 4 | (7) 4 members from associations that represent | ||||||
| 5 | industry trades, two each appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
| 6 | House and the House Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 7 | (8) 2 high school students who are planning on | ||||||
| 8 | attending trade schools after graduation, one each | ||||||
| 9 | appointed by the Speaker of the House and the House | ||||||
| 10 | Minority Leader; and | ||||||
| 11 | (9) 2 students who are currently enrolled in a trade | ||||||
| 12 | school, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House and | ||||||
| 13 | the House Minority Leader; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Board of Higher Education | ||||||
| 15 | shall provide administrative support for the Task Force; and | ||||||
| 16 | be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold its meetings at | ||||||
| 18 | the call of the co-chairs; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final | ||||||
| 20 | report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2022 | ||||||
| 21 | and upon the filing of the report, is dissolved.
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