Bill Text: IL HB2801 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Provides that, by July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall provide a form, posted publicly on its website, for organizations to submit opportunities for high school students to participate in externships, internships, or volunteer work related to career and technical education career pathways. Requires the opportunities submitted to be reviewed and approved by the State Board of Education. Requires the State Board of Education to post a list of approved opportunities on its website and share the list with all school districts annually. Provides that, by July 1, 2027 and by July 1 each year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall compile and publish a report on its website listing the total number of organizations that submitted opportunities for high school students the previous year, and the report shall be disaggregated by the career areas under which each opportunity fell.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2025-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0249 [HB2801 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB2801-Enrolled.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 5 | 2-3.206 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 2-3.206. Career and technical education opportunity | ||||||
| 8 | list. By July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall | ||||||
| 9 | provide a form, posted publicly on its website, for | ||||||
| 10 | organizations to submit opportunities for high school students | ||||||
| 11 | to participate in externships, internships, or volunteer work | ||||||
| 12 | related to career and technical education career pathways. The | ||||||
| 13 | opportunities submitted shall be reviewed and approved by the | ||||||
| 14 | State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall | ||||||
| 15 | post a list of approved opportunities on its website and share | ||||||
| 16 | the list with all school districts annually. | ||||||
| 17 | By July 1, 2027 and by July 1 each year thereafter, the | ||||||
| 18 | State Board of Education shall compile and publish a report on | ||||||
| 19 | its website listing the total number of organizations that | ||||||
| 20 | submitted opportunities for high school students the previous | ||||||
| 21 | year as provided in this Section. The report shall be | ||||||
| 22 | disaggregated by the career areas under which each opportunity | ||||||
| 23 | fell. | ||||||