IL HB5062

State Board of Education shall develop and maintain an advanced manufacturing technical skills training program beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.

Program must be implemented in at least 12 public high schools over 3 years, located in areas where youth unemployment is at least twice the national average, including at least 2 schools each on Chicago's west side, south side, and southern suburbs.

Participating high schools must offer advanced manufacturing technical skills courses with classroom and hands-on experiential learning, equipped with computers, digital design units, computer numerical control machines, and other modern manufacturing equipment.

Course instructors must have a minimum of 3 years of recognized industry certifications, proven effectiveness teaching urban or financially challenged youth, and adequate shop experience in a manufacturing setting.

State Board of Education shall ensure adequate funding for each participating school covering an industry coordinator, tutoring, mentoring, professional development, and life and financial management instruction, with a program provider having at least 10 years of manufacturing industry experience.