SCH CD-WORK-BASED LEARNING

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to develop a work-based learning database to help facilitate relationships between school districts and businesses and expand work-based learning in this State; defines "work-based learning". Effective immediately. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Fiscal Note (State Board of Education) HB 2868 is estimated to have a fiscal impact of $180,000 on the General Revenue Fund budget for the Illinois State Board of Education for the first year of developing a work-based learning-database. This estimate assumes collaboration with other state agencies and partners to implement and does not factor in any costs associated with their specific database needs. It is estimated that the Illinois State Board of Education will have a $90,000 fiscal impact in the out years for maintenance of the database.