Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3712 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3712 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.84 Amends the School Board Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district that elects to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025 is encouraged to provide job coaching to students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs. Provides that duties of the job coaches may include teaching skills, such as resume preparation, career counseling and exploration, and acting as a liaison to the business community. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB103 30000 RJT 56420 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3712 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.84 105 ILCS 5/10-20.84 Amends the School Board Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district that elects to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025 is encouraged to provide job coaching to students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs. Provides that duties of the job coaches may include teaching skills, such as resume preparation, career counseling and exploration, and acting as a liaison to the business community. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB103 30000 RJT 56420 b LRB103 30000 RJT 56420 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the School Board Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district that elects to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025 is encouraged to provide job coaching to students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs. Provides that duties of the job coaches may include teaching skills, such as resume preparation, career counseling and exploration, and acting as a liaison to the business community. Effective July 1, 2025.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning education.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing and
15	15	5 renumbering Section 10-20.83, as added by Public Act 102-917,
16	16	6 as follows:
17	17	7 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.84)
18	18	8 Sec. 10-20.84 10-20.83. College and career readiness
19	19	9 systems.
20	20	10 (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this Section, by July 1,
21	21	11 2025, a school district that enrolls students in any of grades
22	22	12 6 through 12 shall adopt and commence implementation of career
23	23	13 exploration and career development activities in accordance
24	24	14 with a postsecondary and career expectations framework for
25	25	15 each of grades 6 through 12 served by the district that
26	26	16 substantially aligns to the model framework adopted by State
27	27	17 agencies pursuant to Section 15 of the Postsecondary and
28	28	18 Workforce Readiness Act. The local postsecondary and career
29	29	19 expectations framework shall be available on a prominent
30	30	20 location on the school district's website.
31	31	21 The career exploration and career development activities
32	32	22 offered in alignment with the postsecondary and career
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68	68	1 grades 6 through 12 to make informed plans and decisions about
69	69	2 their future education and career goals, including possible
70	70	3 participation in a career and technical education pathway, by
71	71	4 providing students with opportunities to explore a wide
72	72	5 variety of high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand career fields.
73	73	6 (b) By no later than July 1, 2025, a school district that
74	74	7 enrolls students in any of grades 9 through 12 shall either
75	75	8 elect to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements in
76	76	9 accordance with subsection (c) of this Section or opt out of
77	77	10 implementation in accordance with subsection (d) of this
78	78	11 Section.
79	79	12 (c) A school district that enrolls students in any of
80	80	13 grades 9 through 12 electing to implement College and Career
81	81	14 Pathway Endorsements shall become an eligible school district
82	82	15 and either (i) independently, (ii) through an area career
83	83	16 center, or (iii) through an inter-district cooperative, award
84	84	17 College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to the
85	85	18 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act and pursuant to the
86	86	19 following schedule:
87	87	20 (1) for the high school graduating class of 2027, a
88	88	21 school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
89	89	22 Endorsements in at least one endorsement area;
90	90	23 (2) for the high school graduating class of 2029, a
91	91	24 school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
92	92	25 Endorsements in at least 2 endorsement areas; and
93	93	26 (3) for the high school graduating class of 2031, a
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104	104	1 school district with a grade 9 through 12 enrollment of
105	105	2 more than 350 students, as calculated by the State Board
106	106	3 of Education for the 2022-2023 school year, shall offer
107	107	4 College and Career Pathway Endorsements in at least 3
108	108	5 endorsement areas.
109	109	6 A school district may elect to implement College and
110	110	7 Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025, either by
111	111	8 submitting the necessary application materials to the State
112	112	9 Board of Education to award the number of endorsements
113	113	10 required by this subsection or by the school board of the
114	114	11 district adopting a timeline for implementation consistent
115	115	12 with the requirements of this subsection.
116	116	13 (d) The school board of any school district may, by action
117	117	14 of the board, opt out of implementation of all or any part of
118	118	15 this Section through adoption of a set of findings that
119	119	16 considers the following:
120	120	17 (1) the school district's current systems for college
121	121	18 and career readiness;
122	122	19 (2) the school district's cost of implementation
123	123	20 balanced against the potential benefits to students and
124	124	21 families through improved postsecondary education and
125	125	22 career outcomes;
126	126	23 (3) the willingness and capacity of local businesses
127	127	24 to partner with the school district for successful
128	128	25 implementation of pathways other than education;
129	129	26 (4) the willingness of institutions of higher
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140	140	1 education to partner with the school district for
141	141	2 successful implementation of the pathway and whether the
142	142	3 district has sought and established a partnership
143	143	4 agreement with a community college district incorporating
144	144	5 the provisions of the Model Partnership Agreement under
145	145	6 the Dual Credit Quality Act;
146	146	7 (5) the availability of a statewide database of
147	147	8 participating local business partners, as provided under
148	148	9 the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act, for the
149	149	10 purpose of career readiness and the accessibility of those
150	150	11 work experiences and apprenticeships listed in the
151	151	12 database to the students of the school district; and
152	152	13 (6) the availability of properly licensed teachers or
153	153	14 teachers meeting faculty credential standards for dual
154	154	15 credit courses to instruct in the program required for the
155	155	16 endorsement areas.
156	156	17 (d-5) A school district that elects to implement College
157	157	18 and Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025 is encouraged
158	158	19 to provide job coaching to students enrolled in Career and
159	159	20 Technical Education programs. Duties of the job coaches may
160	160	21 include teaching skills, such as resume preparation, career
161	161	22 counseling and exploration, and acting as a liaison to the
162	162	23 business community.
163	163	24 A school district must report its board findings and
164	164	25 decision on implementation to the State Board of Education. A
165	165	26 school district electing to opt out of implementation may
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176	176	1 reverse its decision in whole or in part at any time.
177	177	2 (e) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
178	178	3 necessary to implement this Section.
179	179	4 (Source: P.A. 102-917, eff. 1-1-23; revised 1-10-23.)
180	180	5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
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