Bill Text: IL HB3522 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. In the provisions concerning the State Global Scholar Certification Program, changes a reference from "public high school student" to "public or nonpublic high school student". Provides that beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, each institution of higher education shall award course credit to a student who has received State Global Scholar Certification (instead of beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, students earning the Illinois Global Scholar Certificate shall be accepted for no less than 4 hours of credit to satisfy degree requirements by all institutions of higher education). Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2023.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0352 [HB3522 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3522-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 103-0352
HB3522 Enrolled LRB103 28373 RJT 54753 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
2-3.169 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.169)
Sec. 2-3.169. State Global Scholar Certification.
(a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is
established to recognized public and nonpublic high school
graduates who have attained global competence. State Global
Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with the
2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school
participation in this certification is voluntary.
(b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are
as follows:
(1) To recognize the value of a global education.
(2) To certify attainment of global competence.
(3) To provide employers with a method of identifying
globally competent employees.
(4) To provide colleges and universities with an
additional method to recognize applicants seeking
admission.
(5) To prepare students with 21st century skills.

(6) To encourage the development of a globally ready
workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service
sectors.
(c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment
of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college
and a career, by a graduating public or nonpublic high school
student.
(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as
may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must
achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which
shall minimally include attainment of units of credit in
globally focused courses, service learning experiences, global
collaboration and dialogue, and passage of a capstone project
demonstrating global competency, as approved by the
participating school district or nonpublic school for this
purpose.
(e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the
following:
(1) Prepare and deliver to participating school
districts or nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism
for designating State Global Scholar Certification on the
diploma and transcript of a student indicating that the
student has been awarded State Global Scholar
Certification by the State Board of Education.
(2) Provide other information the State Board of

Education deems necessary for school districts or
nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the
certification.
(f) A school district or nonpublic school that
participates in certification under this Section shall do both
of the following:
(1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify
students who have earned State Global Scholar
Certification.
(2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma
and transcript of each student who earns State Global
Scholar Certification.
(g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the
designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this
prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in
demonstrating proficiency.
(Source: P.A. 99-780, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
Section 10. The College and Career Success for All
Students Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
(105 ILCS 302/30)
Sec. 30. Postsecondary-level course credit.
(a) In this Section:
"Institution of higher education" means a public
university or public community college located in this State.

"International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject"
means an International Baccalaureate course taken by either
International Baccalaureate diploma candidates or by
International Baccalaureate course candidates.
"Subject score" means the total points awarded to a
candidate for an International Baccalaureate course based on
fulfillment of all subject requirements, including the
end-of-course examination.
(b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of
3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement
examinations and, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year,
subject scores of 4 or higher for International Baccalaureate
Diploma Programme subjects shall be accepted for credit to
satisfy degree requirements by all institutions of higher
education. Each institution of higher education shall
determine for each Advanced Placement test and International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject whether credit will be
granted for electives, general education requirements, or
major requirements and the Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores
required to grant credit for those purposes.
Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, each
institution of higher education may award course credit to a
student who has received State Global Scholar Certification.
Each institution of higher education may determine whether
credit will be granted for electives, general education

requirements, or major requirements for students who received
State Global Scholar Certification.
(c) By the conclusion of the 2020-2021 academic year, the
Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois
Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement
examination and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
subject score course granting policy of each institution of
higher education and the research used by each institution in
determining the level of credit and the number of credits
provided for the Advanced Placement and International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores in accordance
with the requirements of this Section and file a report that
includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly
and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall
provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance
with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974, to conduct the analysis.
(d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its
updated Advanced Placement examination and International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject score course granting
policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on
its Internet website before the beginning of the 2017-2018
academic year.
(Source: P.A. 99-358, eff. 8-13-15; 99-624, eff. 7-22-16.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,

2023.