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1 AN ACT concerning education.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 
52-3.160 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.160 new)
7 Sec. 2-3.160. Career and technical education incentive 
8grants.
9 (a) Subject to a separate appropriation for this purpose, 
10the State Board of Education shall:
11  (1) annually confer with the Illinois Community 
12 College Board to identify industries and occupations 
13 within this State that face workforce shortages or 
14 shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers;
15  (2) annually notify school districts of the identified 
16 industries and occupations and make this information 
17 available on its Internet website; and
18  (3) approve industry-recognized certification programs 
19 designed to mitigate workforce shortages in any of the 
20 industries or occupations identified under item (1) of this 
21 subsection.
22 (b) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the State 
23Board of Education shall annually award incentive grants from 
 
 
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1funds appropriated for that purpose to school districts in the 
2amount of $1,000 per pupil for each pupil in the school 
3district who, in the prior school year, obtained a high school 
4diploma or a technical education high school diploma from a 
5school in the school district if:
6  (1) the school district has an industry-recognized 
7 certification program approved under item (3) of 
8 subsection (a) of this Section; and
9  (2) the pupil successfully completed the 
10 industry-recognized certification program in any school 
11 year in which the program was approved by the State Board 
12 of Education.
13 (c) If the funds appropriated in any fiscal year are 
14insufficient to pay the full amount under subsection (b) of 
15this Section, the State Board of Education shall prorate the 
16amount of its payments among school districts eligible for an 
17incentive grant under this Section.


18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
192015.