(20 ILCS 701/5)
Sec. 5. Statement of findings. The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Illinois must compete in an increasingly global |
| economy characterized by the use of advanced technologies to create new products and services and increase the efficiency of production; | |
(2) those new technologies include, but are not |
| limited to, advanced telecommunications and computer technologies; advanced developments in biotechnology relating to health, medical science, and agriculture; advanced manufacturing methods; and advanced materials development; | |
(3) to successfully compete in the new economy, |
| Illinois needs workers who are highly skilled in scientific, technical, and engineering occupations, including engineers; life and physical scientists; mathematical specialists; engineering and science technicians; computer specialists; and engineering, scientific, and computer managers; | |
(4) workers in these occupations need in‑depth |
| knowledge of the theories and principles of science, engineering, and mathematics; and | |
(5) there is a need to increase the number of |
| secondary and postsecondary students preparing for and entering high technology occupations. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/25)
Sec. 25. Program design. Local partnerships must provide students with work experience in high technology occupations combined with related classroom instruction. Employers and educators must cooperatively adopt or develop, or both, skills standards, curricula, and assessment tools. Skills standards must be current with high performance workplaces and technology requirements. Project activities include, but are not limited to:
(1) designing in‑school and related work‑based |
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(2) training teachers;
(3) training work site supervisors and mentors;
(4) developing instructional materials;
(5) coordinating activities among the partners;
(6) outreach and recruitment of students;
(7) developing assessment tools;
(8) providing vocational counseling to student |
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(9) completing project related administrative |
|
(10) evaluating the project.
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/35)
Sec. 35. Limitations. To be an allowable grant cost, expenses must:
(1) be for an extraordinary cost incurred due to the |
| high technology school‑to‑work project; | |
(2) not be used for stipends or wages paid to |
| students during the work‑based project activities; and | |
(3) not be used to pay the wages of teachers working |
| in short‑term, part‑time, internship, or similar work experience arrangements with private employers designed to provide teachers with experience in an industry. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/40)
Sec. 40. Duties. The Department has the following duties:
(1) To establish and coordinate the High Technology |
|
(2) Subject to appropriations, to make grants to |
| local partnerships to administer high technology school‑to‑work projects. | |
(3) To periodically identify high technology |
| industries and occupations for which training programs may be developed pursuant to the requirements of this Act. | |
(4) To issue guidelines for submitting grant |
|
(5) To adopt, amend, or repeal any rules that may be |
| necessary to administer this Act. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/45)
Sec. 45. Grant selection. Applications for funding must be reviewed using the criteria in this Section. The Director must make final funding decisions. Review criteria include:
(1) the appropriateness of the targeted industries |
|
(2) the appropriateness of the targeted student |
|
(3) the efforts to recruit female and minority |
| students into the project; | |
(4) the strength of the local partnership and |
| private sector involvement; | |
(5) the related experience and qualifications of the |
|
(6) the quality of the project work plan;
(7) the proposed project costs in relationship to |
|
(8) the relationship of the project to the |
| Department's economic development plans and initiatives; | |
(9) the geographic distribution of grant awards |
| throughout the State; and | |
(10) the quality of presentations made to the |
| Department, if the Department requests presentations. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/5)
Sec. 5. Statement of findings. The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Illinois must compete in an increasingly global |
| economy characterized by the use of advanced technologies to create new products and services and increase the efficiency of production; | |
(2) those new technologies include, but are not |
| limited to, advanced telecommunications and computer technologies; advanced developments in biotechnology relating to health, medical science, and agriculture; advanced manufacturing methods; and advanced materials development; | |
(3) to successfully compete in the new economy, |
| Illinois needs workers who are highly skilled in scientific, technical, and engineering occupations, including engineers; life and physical scientists; mathematical specialists; engineering and science technicians; computer specialists; and engineering, scientific, and computer managers; | |
(4) workers in these occupations need in‑depth |
| knowledge of the theories and principles of science, engineering, and mathematics; and | |
(5) there is a need to increase the number of |
| secondary and postsecondary students preparing for and entering high technology occupations. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/25)
Sec. 25. Program design. Local partnerships must provide students with work experience in high technology occupations combined with related classroom instruction. Employers and educators must cooperatively adopt or develop, or both, skills standards, curricula, and assessment tools. Skills standards must be current with high performance workplaces and technology requirements. Project activities include, but are not limited to:
(1) designing in‑school and related work‑based |
|
(2) training teachers;
(3) training work site supervisors and mentors;
(4) developing instructional materials;
(5) coordinating activities among the partners;
(6) outreach and recruitment of students;
(7) developing assessment tools;
(8) providing vocational counseling to student |
|
(9) completing project related administrative |
|
(10) evaluating the project.
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/35)
Sec. 35. Limitations. To be an allowable grant cost, expenses must:
(1) be for an extraordinary cost incurred due to the |
| high technology school‑to‑work project; | |
(2) not be used for stipends or wages paid to |
| students during the work‑based project activities; and | |
(3) not be used to pay the wages of teachers working |
| in short‑term, part‑time, internship, or similar work experience arrangements with private employers designed to provide teachers with experience in an industry. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/40)
Sec. 40. Duties. The Department has the following duties:
(1) To establish and coordinate the High Technology |
|
(2) Subject to appropriations, to make grants to |
| local partnerships to administer high technology school‑to‑work projects. | |
(3) To periodically identify high technology |
| industries and occupations for which training programs may be developed pursuant to the requirements of this Act. | |
(4) To issue guidelines for submitting grant |
|
(5) To adopt, amend, or repeal any rules that may be |
| necessary to administer this Act. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |
(20 ILCS 701/45)
Sec. 45. Grant selection. Applications for funding must be reviewed using the criteria in this Section. The Director must make final funding decisions. Review criteria include:
(1) the appropriateness of the targeted industries |
|
(2) the appropriateness of the targeted student |
|
(3) the efforts to recruit female and minority |
| students into the project; | |
(4) the strength of the local partnership and |
| private sector involvement; | |
(5) the related experience and qualifications of the |
|
(6) the quality of the project work plan;
(7) the proposed project costs in relationship to |
|
(8) the relationship of the project to the |
| Department's economic development plans and initiatives; | |
(9) the geographic distribution of grant awards |
| throughout the State; and | |
(10) the quality of presentations made to the |
| Department, if the Department requests presentations. | |
(Source: P.A. 92‑250, eff. 8‑3‑01.) |