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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
8		-	2-3.169 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/2-3.169)
10		-	Sec. 2-3.169. State Global Scholar Certification.
11		-	(a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is
12		-	established to recognized public and nonpublic high school
13		-	graduates who have attained global competence. State Global
14		-	Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with the
15		-	2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school
16		-	participation in this certification is voluntary.
17		-	(b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are
18		-	as follows:
19		-	(1) To recognize the value of a global education.
20		-	(2) To certify attainment of global competence.
21		-	(3) To provide employers with a method of identifying
22		-	globally competent employees.
23		-	(4) To provide colleges and universities with an
24		-	additional method to recognize applicants seeking
25		-	admission.
26		-	(5) To prepare students with 21st century skills.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	7	+	5 2-3.169 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.169)
	9	+	7 Sec. 2-3.169. State Global Scholar Certification.
	10	+	8 (a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is
	11	+	9 established to recognized public and nonpublic high school
	12	+	10 graduates who have attained global competence. State Global
	13	+	11 Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with the
	14	+	12 2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school
	15	+	13 participation in this certification is voluntary.
	16	+	14 (b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are
	17	+	15 as follows:
	18	+	16 (1) To recognize the value of a global education.
	19	+	17 (2) To certify attainment of global competence.
	20	+	18 (3) To provide employers with a method of identifying
	21	+	19 globally competent employees.
	22	+	20 (4) To provide colleges and universities with an
	23	+	21 additional method to recognize applicants seeking
	24	+	22 admission.
	25	+	23 (5) To prepare students with 21st century skills.
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33		-	(6) To encourage the development of a globally ready
34		-	workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering,
35		-	and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service
36		-	sectors.
37		-	(c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment
38		-	of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college
39		-	and a career, by a graduating public or nonpublic high school
40		-	student.
41		-	(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as
42		-	may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must
43		-	achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which
44		-	shall minimally include attainment of units of credit in
45		-	globally focused courses, service learning experiences, global
46		-	collaboration and dialogue, and passage of a capstone project
47		-	demonstrating global competency, as approved by the
48		-	participating school district or nonpublic school for this
49		-	purpose.
50		-	(e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the
51		-	following:
52		-	(1) Prepare and deliver to participating school
53		-	districts or nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism
54		-	for designating State Global Scholar Certification on the
55		-	diploma and transcript of a student indicating that the
56		-	student has been awarded State Global Scholar
57		-	Certification by the State Board of Education.
58		-	(2) Provide other information the State Board of
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	34	+	1 (6) To encourage the development of a globally ready
	35	+	2 workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering,
	36	+	3 and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service
	37	+	4 sectors.
	38	+	5 (c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment
	39	+	6 of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college
	40	+	7 and a career, by a graduating public or nonpublic high school
	41	+	8 student.
	42	+	9 (d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as
	43	+	10 may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must
	44	+	11 achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which
	45	+	12 shall minimally include attainment of units of credit in
	46	+	13 globally focused courses, service learning experiences, global
	47	+	14 collaboration and dialogue, and passage of a capstone project
	48	+	15 demonstrating global competency, as approved by the
	49	+	16 participating school district or nonpublic school for this
	50	+	17 purpose.
	51	+	18 (e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the
	52	+	19 following:
	53	+	20 (1) Prepare and deliver to participating school
	54	+	21 districts or nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism
	55	+	22 for designating State Global Scholar Certification on the
	56	+	23 diploma and transcript of a student indicating that the
	57	+	24 student has been awarded State Global Scholar
	58	+	25 Certification by the State Board of Education.
	59	+	26 (2) Provide other information the State Board of
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61		-	Education deems necessary for school districts or
62		-	nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the
63		-	certification.
64		-	(f) A school district or nonpublic school that
65		-	participates in certification under this Section shall do both
66		-	of the following:
67		-	(1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify
68		-	students who have earned State Global Scholar
69		-	Certification.
70		-	(2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma
71		-	and transcript of each student who earns State Global
72		-	Scholar Certification.
73		-	(g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the
74		-	designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this
75		-	prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in
76		-	demonstrating proficiency.
77		-	(Source: P.A. 99-780, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
78		-	Section 10. The College and Career Success for All
79		-	Students Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
80		-	(105 ILCS 302/30)
81		-	Sec. 30. Postsecondary-level course credit.
82		-	(a) In this Section:
83		-	"Institution of higher education" means a public
84		-	university or public community college located in this State.
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87		-	"International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject"
88		-	means an International Baccalaureate course taken by either
89		-	International Baccalaureate diploma candidates or by
90		-	International Baccalaureate course candidates.
91		-	"Subject score" means the total points awarded to a
92		-	candidate for an International Baccalaureate course based on
93		-	fulfillment of all subject requirements, including the
94		-	end-of-course examination.
95		-	(b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of
96		-	3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement
97		-	examinations and, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year,
98		-	subject scores of 4 or higher for International Baccalaureate
99		-	Diploma Programme subjects shall be accepted for credit to
100		-	satisfy degree requirements by all institutions of higher
101		-	education. Each institution of higher education shall
102		-	determine for each Advanced Placement test and International
103		-	Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject whether credit will be
104		-	granted for electives, general education requirements, or
105		-	major requirements and the Advanced Placement and
106		-	International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores
107		-	required to grant credit for those purposes.
108		-	Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, each
109		-	institution of higher education may award course credit to a
110		-	student who has received State Global Scholar Certification.
111		-	Each institution of higher education may determine whether
112		-	credit will be granted for electives, general education
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115		-	~~requirements, or major requirements for students who received~~
116		-	~~State Global Scholar Certification.~~
117		-	~~(c) By the conclusion of the 2020-2021~~ ~~academic year, the~~
118		-	~~Board of Higher Education,~~ in ~~cooperation with~~ the ~~Illinois~~
119		-	~~Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement~~
120		-	~~examination and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme~~
121		-	~~subject score course granting policy of each institution of~~
122		-	~~higher education and~~ the ~~research used by each institution in~~
123		-	~~determining the level of credit and the number of credits~~
124		-	~~provided for the Advanced Placement and International~~
125		-	~~Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores in accordance~~
126		-	~~with~~ the ~~requirements of this Section and file a report that~~
127		-	~~includes findings~~ and ~~recommendations to the General Assembly~~
128		-	~~and the Governor~~. ~~Each institution of higher education shall~~
129		-	~~provide~~ the ~~Board of Higher Education and the Illinois~~
130		-	~~Community College Board with all necessary data,~~ ~~in accordance~~
131		-	~~with~~ the ~~federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of~~
132		-	~~1974, to conduct the analysis~~.
133		-	(d) ~~Each institution of higher education shall publish its~~
134		-	~~updated Advanced Placement examination~~ and ~~International~~
135		-	~~Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject score course granting~~
136		-	~~policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on~~
137		-	~~its Internet website before the beginning of the 2017-2018~~
138		-	~~academic year.~~
139		-	~~(Source: P.~~A~~. 99-358, eff. 8-13-15; 99-624, eff. 7-22-16.)~~
140		-	~~Section 99.~~ ~~Effective date.~~ This ~~Act takes effect July 1,~~
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	70	+	1 Education deems necessary for school districts or
	71	+	2 nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the
	72	+	3 certification.
	73	+	4 (f) A school district or nonpublic school that
	74	+	5 participates in certification under this Section shall do both
	75	+	6 of the following:
	76	+	7 (1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify
	77	+	8 students who have earned State Global Scholar
	78	+	9 Certification.
	79	+	10 (2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma
	80	+	11 and transcript of each student who earns State Global
	81	+	12 Scholar Certification.
	82	+	13 (g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the
	83	+	14 designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this
	84	+	15 prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in
	85	+	16 demonstrating proficiency.
	86	+	17 (Source: P.A. 99-780, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
	87	+	18 Section 10. The College and Career Success for All
	88	+	19 Students Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
	89	+	20 (105 ILCS 302/30)
	90	+	21 Sec. 30. Postsecondary-level course credit.
	91	+	22 (a) In this Section:
	92	+	23 "Institution of higher education" means a public
	93	+	24 university or public community college located in this State.
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	104	+	1 "International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject"
	105	+	2 means an International Baccalaureate course taken by either
	106	+	3 International Baccalaureate diploma candidates or by
	107	+	4 International Baccalaureate course candidates.
	108	+	5 "Subject score" means the total points awarded to a
	109	+	6 candidate for an International Baccalaureate course based on
	110	+	7 fulfillment of all subject requirements, including the
	111	+	8 end-of-course examination.
	112	+	9 (b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of
	113	+	10 3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement
	114	+	11 examinations and, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year,
	115	+	12 subject scores of 4 or higher for International Baccalaureate
	116	+	13 Diploma Programme subjects shall be accepted for credit to
	117	+	14 satisfy degree requirements by all institutions of higher
	118	+	15 education. Each institution of higher education shall
	119	+	16 determine for each Advanced Placement test and International
	120	+	17 Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject whether credit will be
	121	+	18 granted for electives, general education requirements, or
	122	+	19 major requirements and the Advanced Placement and
	123	+	20 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores
	124	+	21 required to grant credit for those purposes.
	125	+	22 Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, each
	126	+	23 institution of higher education may award course credit to a
	127	+	24 student who has received State Global Scholar Certification.
	128	+	25 Each institution of higher education may determine whether
	129	+	26 credit will be granted for electives, general education
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	140	+	1 requirements, or major requirements for students who received
	141	+	2 State Global Scholar Certification.
	142	+	3 (c) By the conclusion of the 2020-2021 academic year, the
	143	+	4 Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois
	144	+	5 Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement
	145	+	6 examination and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
	146	+	7 subject score course granting policy of each institution of
	147	+	8 higher education and the research used by each institution in
	148	+	9 determining the level of credit and the number of credits
	149	+	10 provided for the Advanced Placement and International
	150	+	11 Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores in accordance
	151	+	12 with the requirements of this Section and file a report that
	152	+	13 includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly
	153	+	14 and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall
	154	+	15 provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
	155	+	16 Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance
	156	+	17 with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
	157	+	18 1974, to conduct the analysis.
	158	+	19 (d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its
	159	+	20 updated Advanced Placement examination and International
	160	+	21 Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject score course granting
	161	+	22 policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on
	162	+	23 its Internet website before the beginning of the 2017-2018
	163	+	24 academic year.
	164	+	25 (Source: P.A. 99-358, eff. 8-13-15; 99-624, eff. 7-22-16.)
	165	+	26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
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