Bill Amendment: IL HB3296 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

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Bill Title: SCH CD-CAREER/TECH ED PATHWAY

Status: 2022-05-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0917 [HB3296 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3296-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Suzanne Ness

Filed: 2/23/2022

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3296
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3296 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
10-20.83 and 34-18.78 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.83 new)
Sec. 10-20.83. College and career readiness systems.
(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, by July 1,
2024, a school district that enrolls students in any of grades
6 through 12 shall adopt and implement a postsecondary and
career expectations framework for each of grades 6 through 12
served by the district that substantially aligns to the model
framework adopted by State agencies pursuant to Section 15 of
the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. The local
postsecondary and career expectations framework shall be
available on a prominent location on the school district's

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Internet website.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, a school
district that enrolls students in any of grades 9 through 12
shall become an eligible school district and award College and
Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to the Postsecondary and
Workforce Readiness Act and pursuant to the following
schedule:
(1) for the high school graduating class of 2026, a
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
Endorsements in at least one endorsement area;
(2) for the high school graduating class of 2028, a
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
Endorsements in at least 2 endorsement areas; and
(3) for the high school graduating class of 2030, a
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
Endorsements in at least 3 endorsement areas.
(c) The school board of any school district required to
adopt and implement a local postsecondary and career
expectations framework and a college and career pathway
endorsement system pursuant to this Section may, by action of
the board, opt out of implementation of all or any part of this
Section through a finding by the board that it has in place
alternative systems for college and career readiness and that
such systems are more likely than the implementation of the
requirements of this Section to successfully prepare students
for college and career expectations. A school district must

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report any decision to opt out of implementation to the State
Board of Education.
(d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
necessary to implement this Section.
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.78 new)
Sec. 34-18.78. College and career readiness systems.
(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, by July 1,
2024, the school district shall adopt and implement a
postsecondary and career expectations framework for each of
grades 6 through 12 that substantially aligns to the model
framework adopted by State agencies pursuant to Section 15 of
the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. The local
postsecondary and career expectations framework shall be
available on a prominent location on the school district's
Internet website.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, the school
district shall become an eligible school district and award
College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to the
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act and pursuant to the
following schedule:
(1) for the high school graduating class of 2026, the
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
Endorsements in at least one endorsement area;
(2) for the high school graduating class of 2028, the
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway

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Endorsements in at least 2 endorsement areas; and
(3) for the high school graduating class of 2030, the
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
Endorsements in at least 3 endorsement areas.
(c) The board of education may, by action of the board, opt
out of implementation of all or any part of this Section
through a finding by the board that it has in place alternative
systems for college and career readiness and that such systems
are more likely than the implementation of the requirements of
this Section to successfully prepare students for college and
career expectations. The school district must report any
decision to opt out of implementation to the State Board of
Education.
(d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
necessary to implement this Section.
Section 10. The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act
is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(110 ILCS 148/15)
Sec. 15. Postsecondary and career expectations. By no
later than July 1, 2017, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in
consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly
adopt and publicize model postsecondary and career
expectations for public school students in grades 8 through
12. The model postsecondary and career expectations shall

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define activities that school districts, parents, and
community-based organizations should support students in
completing and related knowledge students should possess by no
later than the end of each grade level. The model
postsecondary and career expectations must address the
following categories:
(1) career exploration and development;
(2) postsecondary institution exploration,
preparation, and selection; and
(3) financial aid and financial literacy.
By July 1, 2023, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in
consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly
adopt and publicize an update to the model postsecondary and
career expectations that extends the expectations to grade 6
and includes such other revisions and updates as the agencies
deem appropriate.
(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".