Bill Text: IL HR0118 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares February 2019 as Career and Technical Education Month to celebrate career and technical education across the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-02 - Resolution Adopted [HR0118 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0118-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, February is nationally recognized as Career and | ||||||
| 3 | Technical Education Month; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois provide instruction for careers in high-wage, | ||||||
| 6 | high-skill, and in-demand occupations in fields such as, | ||||||
| 7 | business and finance, healthcare, information technology, | ||||||
| 8 | advanced manufacturing, and human services; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, CTE programs continue to strengthen the academic | ||||||
| 10 | knowledge and technical skills of students, provide smooth | ||||||
| 11 | pathways to and through postsecondary education and | ||||||
| 12 | employment, assist in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards, | ||||||
| 13 | and close achievement gaps; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, CTE programs are instrumental in supporting local | ||||||
| 15 | communities, ensuring student success, and promoting | ||||||
| 16 | continuous improvement; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Approximately 414,000 students are enrolled in | ||||||
| 18 | CTE across the State of Illinois; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, CTE prepares students for tomorrow's careers and | ||||||
| 20 | drives economic growth by matching employability skills with | ||||||
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| 1 | workforce demand; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, CTE provides relevant academic and technical | ||||||
| 3 | coursework leading to college credits and industry-recognized | ||||||
| 4 | credentials for secondary and postsecondary learners; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, All students benefit from career-connected | ||||||
| 6 | learning, opportunities to develop and discover practical | ||||||
| 7 | skills and strengths, and career exploration; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, February 23, 2019 marks the 102nd anniversary of | ||||||
| 9 | the signing of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of | ||||||
| 10 | 1917, which was the first major Federal investment in Career | ||||||
| 11 | and Technical Education and laid the foundation for the | ||||||
| 12 | bipartisan, bicameral support for Career and Technical | ||||||
| 13 | Education that continues today; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education | ||||||
| 15 | for 21st Act, known as Perkins V, will take full effect on July | ||||||
| 16 | 1, 2019; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 18 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 19 | we designate February 2019 as Career and Technical Education | ||||||
| 20 | Month to celebrate Career and Technical Education across the | ||||||
| 21 | State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, that suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the Illinois State Board of Education and the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois Community College Board.
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