Illinois House Bill 3516

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-21 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that prior to offering dual credit coursework, a school district shall attempt to enter into a partnership agreement with the community college district in the community college district in which the school district is located, but if pursuing an alternative provider other than the community college district, the school district shall enter into a partnership agreement with the alternative postsecondary institution that complies with the Act. Requires a partnership agreement to provide for a Dual Credit Qualifications Committee that shall develop a Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework. Provides that the Framework shall define the appropriate graduate coursework for fully qualified and minimally qualified instructors and the equivalent experience required to be a fully qualified career and technical education instructor. Requires a Model Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework to be developed through a Committee involving collaboration between the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education by June 30, 2026. Provides that the academic credentials required to be a fully qualified instructor shall include either (i) a master's degree within the discipline to be taught or (ii) any master's degree and not more than 18 graduate hours appropriate to the academic field of study or in the discipline to be taught. Provides that a community college district with an established partnership agreement with a school district has 30 calendar days from the initial course request to notify the school district of its disapproval of the course request, instructor, course documentation, or the community college district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval, and thereafter, the school district shall appeal the denial or withdrawal of the instructor approval to the Illinois Community College Board within 14 calendar days after the disapproval notice. Allows the Illinois Community College Board to conduct a study to examine dual credit students and their short-term and long-term outcomes. Makes other changes.

HIGHER ED-DUAL CREDIT

Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-21	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-11	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2025-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-18	House	First Reading
2025-02-07	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	27	16	Amended Code	Citation Text
110	27	16.25	New Code	See Bill Text
110	27	19.5	New Code	See Bill Text
110	27	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
110	27	20.5	New Code	See Bill Text
110	27	36	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3516&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=162201&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=201989&DocName=10400HB3516&DocNum=3516&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=162201&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=