Bill Text: IL HB3522 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Enrolled
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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-Enrolled.html
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-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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 2-3.169 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.169) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 2-3.169. State Global Scholar Certification. | ||||||
8 | (a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is | ||||||
9 | established to recognized public and nonpublic high school | ||||||
10 | graduates who have attained global competence. State Global | ||||||
11 | Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with the | ||||||
12 | 2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school | ||||||
13 | participation in this certification is voluntary. | ||||||
14 | (b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are | ||||||
15 | as follows: | ||||||
16 | (1) To recognize the value of a global education. | ||||||
17 | (2) To certify attainment of global competence. | ||||||
18 | (3) To provide employers with a method of identifying | ||||||
19 | globally competent employees. | ||||||
20 | (4) To provide colleges and universities with an | ||||||
21 | additional method to recognize applicants seeking | ||||||
22 | admission. | ||||||
23 | (5) To prepare students with 21st century skills. |
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1 | (6) To encourage the development of a globally ready | ||||||
2 | workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, | ||||||
3 | and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service | ||||||
4 | sectors. | ||||||
5 | (c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment | ||||||
6 | of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college | ||||||
7 | and a career, by a graduating public or nonpublic high school | ||||||
8 | student. | ||||||
9 | (d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as | ||||||
10 | may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must | ||||||
11 | achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which | ||||||
12 | shall minimally include attainment of units of credit in | ||||||
13 | globally focused courses, service learning experiences, global | ||||||
14 | collaboration and dialogue, and passage of a capstone project | ||||||
15 | demonstrating global competency, as approved by the | ||||||
16 | participating school district or nonpublic school for this | ||||||
17 | purpose. | ||||||
18 | (e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the | ||||||
19 | following: | ||||||
20 | (1) Prepare and deliver to participating school | ||||||
21 | districts or nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism | ||||||
22 | for designating State Global Scholar Certification on the | ||||||
23 | diploma and transcript of a student indicating that the | ||||||
24 | student has been awarded State Global Scholar | ||||||
25 | Certification by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
26 | (2) Provide other information the State Board of |
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1 | Education deems necessary for school districts or | ||||||
2 | nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the | ||||||
3 | certification. | ||||||
4 | (f) A school district or nonpublic school that | ||||||
5 | participates in certification under this Section shall do both | ||||||
6 | of the following: | ||||||
7 | (1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify | ||||||
8 | students who have earned State Global Scholar | ||||||
9 | Certification. | ||||||
10 | (2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma | ||||||
11 | and transcript of each student who earns State Global | ||||||
12 | Scholar Certification. | ||||||
13 | (g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the | ||||||
14 | designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this | ||||||
15 | prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in | ||||||
16 | demonstrating proficiency.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 99-780, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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18 | Section 10. The College and Career Success for All | ||||||
19 | Students Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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20 | (105 ILCS 302/30) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 30. Postsecondary-level course credit. | ||||||
22 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||
23 | "Institution of higher education" means a public | ||||||
24 | university or public community college located in this State. |
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1 | "International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject" | ||||||
2 | means an International Baccalaureate course taken by either | ||||||
3 | International Baccalaureate diploma candidates or by | ||||||
4 | International Baccalaureate course candidates. | ||||||
5 | "Subject score" means the total points awarded to a | ||||||
6 | candidate for an International Baccalaureate course based on | ||||||
7 | fulfillment of all subject requirements, including the | ||||||
8 | end-of-course examination. | ||||||
9 | (b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of | ||||||
10 | 3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement | ||||||
11 | examinations and, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, | ||||||
12 | subject scores of 4 or higher for International Baccalaureate | ||||||
13 | Diploma Programme subjects shall be accepted for credit to | ||||||
14 | satisfy degree requirements by all institutions of higher | ||||||
15 | education. Each institution of higher education shall | ||||||
16 | determine for each Advanced Placement test and International | ||||||
17 | Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject whether credit will be | ||||||
18 | granted for electives, general education requirements, or | ||||||
19 | major requirements and the Advanced Placement and | ||||||
20 | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores | ||||||
21 | required to grant credit for those purposes. | ||||||
22 | Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, each | ||||||
23 | institution of higher education may award course credit to a | ||||||
24 | student who has received State Global Scholar Certification. | ||||||
25 | Each institution of higher education may determine whether | ||||||
26 | credit will be granted for electives, general education |
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1 | requirements, or major requirements for students who received | ||||||
2 | State Global Scholar Certification. | ||||||
3 | (c) By the conclusion of the 2020-2021 academic year, the | ||||||
4 | Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement | ||||||
6 | examination and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme | ||||||
7 | subject score course granting policy of each institution of | ||||||
8 | higher education and the research used by each institution in | ||||||
9 | determining the level of credit and the number of credits | ||||||
10 | provided for the Advanced Placement and International | ||||||
11 | Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores in accordance | ||||||
12 | with the requirements of this Section and file a report that | ||||||
13 | includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly | ||||||
14 | and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall | ||||||
15 | provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance | ||||||
17 | with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of | ||||||
18 | 1974, to conduct the analysis. | ||||||
19 | (d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its | ||||||
20 | updated Advanced Placement examination and International | ||||||
21 | Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject score course granting | ||||||
22 | policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on | ||||||
23 | its Internet website before the beginning of the 2017-2018 | ||||||
24 | academic year.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 99-358, eff. 8-13-15; 99-624, eff. 7-22-16.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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1 | 2023.
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