{"data":{"id":"us-il/110-ilcs-805-3-53","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"110 ILCS 805/3-53","heading":"Private-public partnership boards.","body":"(a) In this Section:\n\"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.\n\"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.\n\"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.\n\"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.\n(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:\n(1) be minimally comprised of those entities described in subsection (a) of this Section;\n(2) be led cooperatively by a manufacturer, a school district superintendent, and a community college president or their designees;\n(3) meet no less than twice each State fiscal year;\n(4) encourage and define the implementation of programs of study in advanced manufacturing technology to meet the competency and skill demands of manufacturers;\n(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;\n(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\n(7) establish, as its foundation, the certified production technician credential offered by the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council or its successor entity.","path":["CHAPTER 110 HIGHER EDUCATION","Public Community College Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1150\u0026ChapterID=18\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:28Z","sha256":"01474ca58bef97565505b6837e5b50d7057863a317648bf4c3bfff1653be0e28","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/110-ilcs-805-3.52","next":"us-il/110-ilcs-805-3-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}