Public Act 097-0241
 
HB0166 EnrolledLRB097 02894 NHT 42918 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Higher 
Education Green Jobs and Technology Act.
 
    Section 5. Definitions.  In this Act:
    "Community college" means a public community college in 
this State.

    "Green jobs" means jobs in which green technology is 
employed and may include the occupation codes identified as 
green jobs by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
any codes identified as green jobs by the Illinois Department 
of Labor and the Department of Commerce and Economic 
Opportunity.
    "Green technology" means technology that (i) promotes 
clean energy, renewable energy, or energy efficiency, (ii) 
reduces greenhouse gases or carbon emissions, or (iii) involves 
the invention, design, and application of chemical products and 
processes to eliminate the use and generation of hazardous 
substances.

    "State university" means a public university in this State.


 
    Section 10. Collaboration; promotion of industry.  
    (a) Representatives from each State university and 
community college, in conjunction with research centers 
affiliated with these institutions that focus on clean or 
sustainable energy and that are located within the same 
geographic regions, may meet annually to develop collaborative 
efforts with regard to the green technology industry.
    (b)  The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 
Community College Board shall annually publicize on their 
Internet websites information concerning efforts made by State 
universities and community colleges to promote the green 
technology industry, including the development of new academic 
degree and certificate programs, courses of instruction, and 
initiatives made by these State universities and community 
colleges to align green jobs programs with employer needs.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  

Effective Date:  08/04/2011