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HB5207 Engrossed
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AN ACT concerning education.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The School Code is amended by changing Section
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2-3.80 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.80)

(from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.80)
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Sec. 2-3.80.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes that
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agriculture is the most basic and singularly important
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industry in the State, that agriculture is of central
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importance to the welfare and economic stability of the State,
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and that the maintenance of this vital industry requires a
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continued source of trained and qualified individuals for
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employment in agriculture and agribusiness. The General
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Assembly hereby declares that it is in the best interests of
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the people of the State of Illinois that a comprehensive
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education program in agriculture be created and maintained by
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the State's public school system in order to ensure an
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adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals and to
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ensure appropriate representation of racial and ethnic groups
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in all phases of the industry. It is the intent of the General
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Assembly that a State program for agricultural education shall
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be a part of the curriculum of the public school system K
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through adult, and made readily available to all school

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districts which may, at their option, include programs in
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education in agriculture as a part of the curriculum of that
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district.
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(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules
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and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions
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of this Section. The rules and regulations shall not create
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any new State mandates on school districts as a condition of
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receiving federal, State, and local funds by those entities.
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It is in the intent of the General Assembly that, although this
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Section does not create any new mandates, school districts are
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strongly advised to follow the guidelines set forth in this
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Section.
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(c) The State Superintendent of Education shall assume
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responsibility for the administration of the State program
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adopted under this Section throughout the public school system
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as well as the articulation of the State program to the
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requirements and mandates of federally assisted education.
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There is currently within the State Board of Education an
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agricultural education unit to assist school districts in the
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establishment and maintenance of educational programs pursuant
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to the provisions of this Section. The staffing of the unit
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shall at all times be comprised of an appropriate number of
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full-time employees who shall serve as program consultants in
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agricultural education and shall be available to provide
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assistance to school districts. At least one consultant shall
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be responsible for the coordination of the State program, as

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Head Consultant. At least one consultant shall be responsible
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for the coordination of the activities of student and
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agricultural organizations and associations.
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(d) A committee of 13 agriculturalists representative of
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the various and diverse areas of the agricultural industry in
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Illinois shall be established to at least develop a curriculum
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and overview the implementation of the Build Illinois through
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Quality Agricultural Education plans of the Illinois
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Leadership Council for Agricultural Education and to advise
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the State Board of Education on vocational agricultural
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education, including the administration of the agricultural
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education line item appropriation and agency rulemaking that
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affects agricultural education educators. The committee shall
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be composed of the following:
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(1) 3 agriculturalists representing the Illinois
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Leadership Council for Agricultural Education;
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(2) 3 agriculturalists;
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(3) 2 secondary agriculture teachers;
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(4) one representative of "Ag In The Classroom";
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(5) one community college agriculture teacher;
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(6) one adult agriculture educator;
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(7) one university agriculture teacher educator; and
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(8) one FFA representative.
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All members of the committee shall be appointed by the
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Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
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terms of all members so appointed shall be for 3 years, except

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that of the members initially appointed, 5 shall be appointed
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to serve for terms of one year, 4 shall be appointed to serve
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for terms of 2 years, and 4 shall be appointed to serve for
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terms of 3 years. All members of the committee shall serve
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until their successors are appointed and qualified. Subject to
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a requirement that committee members in office before January
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1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-463) may serve
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the full term to which they were appointed, the appointment of
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committee members to terms that commence on or after January
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1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-463) shall be
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made in a manner that gives effect at the earliest possible
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time to the changes that are required by Public Act 102-463 in
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the representative composition of the committee's membership.
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Vacancies in terms shall be filled by appointment of the
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Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the
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extent of the unexpired term.
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The State Board of Education shall implement a Build
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Illinois through Quality Agricultural Education plan following
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receipt of these recommendations, which shall be made
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available on or before March 31, 1987. Recommendations shall
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include, but not be limited to, the development of a
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curriculum and a strategy for the purpose of establishing a
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source of trained and qualified individuals in agriculture, a
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strategy for articulating the State program in agricultural
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education throughout the public school system, and a consumer
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education outreach strategy regarding the importance of

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agriculture in Illinois.
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The committee of agriculturalists shall serve without
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compensation.
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(e) A school district that offers a secondary agricultural
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education program that is approved for State and federal
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funding must ensure that, at a minimum, all of the following
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are available to its secondary agricultural education
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students:
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(1) An instructional sequence of courses approved by
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the State Board of Education.
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(2) A State and nationally affiliated FFA (Future
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Farmers of America) chapter that is integral to
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instruction and is not treated solely as an
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extracurricular activity.
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(3) A mechanism for ensuring the involvement of all
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secondary agricultural education students in formal,
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supervised, agricultural-experience activities and
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programs.
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(f) Nothing in this Section may prevent those secondary
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agricultural education programs that are in operation before
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January 1, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 94-855) and
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that do not have an active State and nationally affiliated FFA
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chapter from continuing to operate or from continuing to
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receive funding from the State Board of Education.
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(g) The State Board of Education shall, on or before March
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1, 2027, submit a report to the General Assembly regarding the

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status and availability of agricultural education programs in
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this State. The report may include statewide trends, a listing
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of challenges or barriers to agricultural education programs,
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a listing of opportunities related to agricultural education,
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and recommendations on alignment of agricultural education
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programs with workforce and postsecondary opportunities in
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agriculture and agribusiness.

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(Source: P.A. 102-463, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
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102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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