2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 105 Schools 105 ILCS 420/ Council on Vocational Education Act.
(105 ILCS 420/0.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 1900)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Council on Vocational Education Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
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(105 ILCS 420/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1901)
Sec. 1.
There is hereby created the Illinois Council on Vocational
Education which shall be composed of 13 individuals, appointed by the
Governor, who are broadly representative of citizens within the State
having an interest in Vocational Education.
(Source: P.A. 86‑185.)
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(105 ILCS 420/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1902)
Sec. 2.
The members of the Council appointed by the Governor shall
consist of:
(a) seven individuals who are representative of the private sector in
the State, who shall constitute a majority of the membership of the Council
and who shall be selected in accordance with the following basis of
representation: (i) five of such seven individuals shall be representative
of businesses, industry and agriculture, and of those 5, one shall be
representative of small business concerns and another shall be a private
sector member of the State job training coordinating council established
pursuant to section 122 of the federal Job Training Partnership Act; and
(ii) two of such seven individuals shall be representatives of labor
organizations; and
(b) six individuals who are representative of secondary and
postsecondary vocational institutions (equitably distributed among such
institutions), career guidance and counseling organizations within the
State, individuals who have special knowledge and qualifications with
respect to the special educational and career development needs of special
populations (including women, the disadvantaged, the disabled,
individuals with limited English proficiency, and minorities) and of whom
one member shall be representative of special education.
In selecting individuals to serve on the State council, due consideration
shall be given to the appointment of individuals who serve on a private
industry council under the federal Job Training Partnership Act, or on
State councils established under other related federal Acts.
(Source: P.A. 89‑397, eff. 8‑20‑95.)
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(105 ILCS 420/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1903)
Sec. 3.
The terms of appointment for all members shall expire as
designated by the Governor at the time of their appointment: four members
on June 30, 1990, four members on June 30, 1991, and five members on June
30, 1992. Successors shall serve for terms of three years from July 1 of
the year of their appointment or until their successors are appointed.
Vacancies in membership shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for
the unexpired term.
(Source: P.A. 86‑185.)
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(105 ILCS 420/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 1904)
Sec. 4.
The Council shall:
(a) advise the State Board of Education and make reports to the
Governor, the business community, and general public of the State, concerning:
(i) policies the State should pursue to strengthen |
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vocational education (with particular attention to programs for children with disabilities); and
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(ii) initiatives and methods the private sector may
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undertake to assist in the modernization of vocational education programs;
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(b) analyze and report on the distribution of spending for vocational
education in the State and on the availability of vocational education
activities and services within the State;
(c) furnish consultation to the State Board of Education on the
establishment of evaluation criteria for vocational education programs
within the State;
(d) submit recommendations to the State Board of Education on the
conduct of vocational education programs conducted in the State which
emphasize the use of business concerns and labor organizations;
(e) assess the distribution of financial assistance furnished under the
federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, particularly with the
analysis of the distribution of financial assistance between secondary
vocational education programs and postsecondary vocational education programs;
(f) recommend procedures to the State Board of Education to ensure and
enhance the participation of the public in the provision of vocational
education at the local level within the State, particularly the
participation of local employers and local labor organizations;
(g) report to the State Board of Education on the extent to which the
individuals described in section 201(b) of the federal Carl D. Perkins
Vocational Education Act are provided with equal access to quality
vocational education programs; and
(h)(1) evaluate at least once every two years (i) the vocational
education program delivery systems assisted under the federal Carl D.
Perkins Vocational Education Act, and under the federal Job Training
Partnership Act, in terms of their adequacy and effectiveness in achieving
the purposes of each of those Acts, and (ii) make recommendations to the
State Board of Education on the adequacy and effectiveness of the
coordination that takes place between vocational education and the federal
Job Training Partnership Act; and (2) advise the Governor, the State Board
of Education, the State job training coordinating council, the United
States Secretary of Education and the United States Secretary of Labor of
these findings and recommendations.
(Source: P.A. 89‑397, eff. 8‑20‑95.)
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(105 ILCS 420/5) (from Ch. 122, par. 1905)
Sec. 5.
The Council is authorized to obtain the services of such
professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be necessary to
enable to carry out its functions under this Act and to contract for such
services as may be necessary to enable the Council to carry out its
evaluation functions, independent of programmatic and administrative
control by other State boards, agencies, and individuals.
(Source: P.A. 86‑185.)
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