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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 

 
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    Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 2-23 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 805/2-23  new)
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    Sec. 2-23. Mobile response workforce training pilot 
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program.
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    (a)  From appropriations made for the purposes of this 
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Section, the State Board shall implement and administer a 
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mobile response workforce training pilot program at 3 community 
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colleges to address the fact that  businesses are struggling to 
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recruit a qualified workforce because of the frequent emergence 
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of new technologies in the workplace and subsequent skill set 
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requirements.  The program shall meet all of the following 
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requirements:
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        (1)  The program must be a collaborative model that 
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    integrates mobile workforce training with job creation and 
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    economic development.
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        (2)  The program must provide participating businesses 
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    with on-site training activities and resources across all 
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    functions, including without limitation recruiting, 
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    assessing and training potential employees, developing and 
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    producing training materials, providing training 
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    facilities, and delivering customized services, with the 
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    long-term objective of maintaining business and industry 
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    in this State and attracting new businesses and industries 
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    to this State.
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        (3)  The program must be operated for a period of 3 
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    years.
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    The program is encouraged to use the highly successful 
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Alabama Industrial Development Training program as a model for 
 


 






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guidance and direction.
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    (b)  The State Board is authorized to administer the mobile 
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response workforce training pilot program in conjunction with 
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current programs and grants and in cooperation with other State 
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agencies.
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    (c)  The State Board shall by rule establish the criteria to 
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be used in selecting the community colleges that are to 
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participate in the mobile response workforce training pilot 
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program, standards for implementation of the program, and goals 
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to be accomplished during the 3 years of the program.
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    (d)  On or before January 1, 2009, the State Board shall 
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file with the Governor and the General Assembly a report on the 
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progress of the mobile response workforce training pilot 
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program.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.