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HB 3202

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Chris Anders and 2 co-sponsors

Establishes a temporary CTE Task Force to assess Illinois’ career and technical education capacity, alignment with workforce needs, and funding, reporting findings.

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Bill Summary · HB 3202

HB 3202 — Summary (Introduced Feb 21, 2025)

Title: Relating to school attendance; declaring an emergency.
Bill: HB 3202 (Introduced version)
Primary sponsor: Rep. Mary Gill; Co‑sponsor: Rep. Nicole La Ha
Status (as of 2025-06-28): In committee upon adjournment (referred to Workforce subcommittee)
Effective date if enacted: Upon becoming law

Purpose / Intent

HB 3202 creates a temporary, statewide advisory body — the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Task Force — charged with reviewing Illinois’ career and technical education programming and policy and making recommendations to ensure all students have access to high‑quality, globally competitive CTE programs.

Key provisions

  • Establishes the Career and Technical Education Task Force within the State Board of Education (SBE).
  • Directs the Task Force to examine:
    • Existing CTE programs and the capacity of state, community college, and technical/vocational schools to serve students.
    • How much additional capacity is needed to meet student demand.
    • Alignment of current CTE courses with workforce demands and employer needs now and in the future.
    • Funding structures for CTE programs.
    • Transportation needs of students participating in vocational and technical programs.
    • Any other topics Task Force members determine appropriate.
  • Membership is broad and multi‑sectoral, including legislative appointees, representatives of statewide education organizations, school counselors, principals, superintendents, school business officials, school board members, educators, representatives of labor/trade unions, CTE service providers, and one SBE member. Members are appointed or recommended by the Governor, legislative leaders, the State Superintendent or statewide organizations (as specified in the bill).
  • Members serve without compensation.
  • The Task Force must convene by December 1, 2025, meet regularly and at the call of the SBE, and receive administrative support from the SBE.
  • The Task Force must prepare and deliver a report of findings to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly.
  • The Task Force is temporary and is dissolved (and the section repealed) on January 1, 2027.

Who is affected

  • Primary: State Board of Education (hosts and staffs the Task Force), K‑12 districts, community colleges, technical/vocational schools, students and families participating in CTE programs.
  • Secondary: Employers, workforce development organizations, labor unions, and local school administrators who may be asked to provide data, recommendations, or participate.

Timeline and procedural notes

  • Convene by: December 1, 2025.
  • Report: Must be submitted to the SBE and General Assembly (no specific deadline stated beyond the convening and dissolution dates).
  • Dissolution: January 1, 2027 (sunset of the Task Force).
  • The bill, as introduced, creates an advisory review body only — it does not itself appropriate funds or change funding formulas. Recommendations could, if adopted, lead to future statutory or budgetary changes.

Potential impact

  • Short term: Produces an evidence‑based report identifying capacity gaps, alignment issues with employer needs, funding and transportation barriers, and policy recommendations.
  • Medium/long term: The Task Force’s recommendations could inform legislative or administrative reforms, resource allocation, and program expansion to increase equitable access to CTE across Illinois. Fiscal impacts would depend on any subsequent legislation implementing recommendations.

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

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