Sec. 3-53. Private-public partnership boards.

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(a)In this Section:

"Advanced manufacturing technology" means a program of study that leads students to an industry certification, diploma, degree, or combination of these in skills and competencies needed by manufacturers.

"Industry certification" means an industry-recognized credential that is

(i)industry created,

(ii)nationally portable,

(iii)third-party-validated by either the International Organization for Standardization or the American National Standards Institute and is data-based and supported.

"Institution" means a public high school or community college, including a community college in a community college district to which Article 7 of this Act applies, that offers instruction in advanced manufacturing technology for credit towards a degree.

"Private-public partnership board" means a formal group of volunteers within a community college district that may be comprised of some, but not necessarily all, of the following: local and regional manufacturers, applicable labor unions, community college officials, school district superintendents, high school principals, workforce investment boards, or other individuals willing to participate.

(b)The creation of a private-public partnership board is encouraged and may be authorized at each community college. A board, if created, shall meet no less than 5 of the following criteria:

(1)be minimally comprised of those entities described in subsection

(a)of this

Section;

(2)be led cooperatively by a manufacturer, a school district superintendent, and a

community college president or their designees;

(3)meet no less than twice each State fiscal year;

(4)encourage and define the implementation of programs of study in advanced

manufacturing technology to meet the competency and skill demands of manufacturers;

(5)define a minimum of 4 programs of study in advanced manufacturing technology to

meet the needs of the broadest number of manufacturers in the area;

(6)encourage formal alignment and dual-credit opportunities for high school students

who begin advanced manufacturing technology training to transition to community college programs of study in advanced manufacturing technology; and

(7)establish, as its foundation, the certified production technician credential

offered by the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council or its successor entity.