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HB 220

Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs.

2025 Regular Session

Expands access to stackable credentials and clear career pathways to higher-paying jobs by coordinating K-12, colleges, and employers, with wraparound supports.

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 220

HB 220 — Career Pathways Initiative (Workforce Development)

Status: Died in Committee
Introduced: August 18, 2025
Subject: Workforce development

What is known (from materials you provided)

  • Official short title: "Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs."
  • Introduced August 18, 2025; bill classification: bill; subject area: workforce development.
  • Current status: Died in Committee.

Important note about source documents

The documents attached to your request appear to be multiple, unrelated legislative texts all labelled “HB 220” (examples include DUI statute changes, a St. Clair County sheriff credit card authorization, moped insurance changes, and an Illinois privacy/price-wage surveillance amendment). None of the supplied documents contain the text, committee report, or fiscal note for a “Career pathways initiative” HB 220. Because of that, I cannot extract precise statutory language, funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or reporting requirements for this specific career‑pathways bill.

Likely purpose and intent (based on the bill title and typical career‑pathways legislation)

Although I lack the bill text, a statute titled as a “career pathways initiative” with the given goal would typically aim to:
- Expand access to short-term, stackable educational credentials (certificates, industry-recognized credentials, associate degrees) that lead to higher-wage jobs.
- Strengthen coordination among K–12, community colleges/technical schools, and employers to create clear training-to-employment pathways.
- Establish or fund grants to institutions or regional partnerships to develop curricula, work‑based learning (apprenticeships, internships), and articulation agreements.
- Support wraparound services (childcare, transportation, advising, tuition assistance) and targeted outreach to underrepresented groups.
- Create data‑sharing and outcome tracking (employment, wage gains, credential attainment) and require periodic reporting to the legislature or workforce board.

Who would be affected

  • Students and adult learners seeking faster routes to family‑wage jobs.
  • Community colleges, technical schools, local K–12 career academies.
  • Employers in targeted industries (healthcare, manufacturing, IT, trades).
  • State workforce boards and agencies implementing training and reporting.
  • State and local budgets if new appropriations or grants are authorized.

Procedural/timeline aspects

  • Introduced 8/18/2025 and subsequently failed to advance from committee (status: Died In Committee). No effective date or enacted provisions apply.

Recommended next steps

  • If you want a precise, authoritative summary, please provide either: (a) the full text of the HB 220 career‑pathways bill (PDF or link), or (b) the legislative body/state where it was filed (so I can locate the exact bill text).
  • If helpful, I can draft a model summary (and suggested fiscal/operational impacts) for a typical career‑pathways bill that you can use for comparison or to refine legislative language.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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