Bill Text: IL HB3792 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to require that all students in grade 6 receive education on work ethics, including, but not limited to, learning how to be reliable, be professional, take initiative, be positive, respect authority, and have integrity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-11-28 - Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken [HB3792 Detail]

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. 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 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.
Beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to the
importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a variety

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of contexts. This introduction may include such concepts and
behaviors as professionalism, including, but not limited to,
the importance of trustworthiness, integrity, initiative, and
respecting authority; arriving on time and ready for work; and
dressing appropriately for the nature and substance of the
work.
(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)