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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2263 Introduced 2/7/2019, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. In provisions concerning postsecondary and career expectations, provides that, beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to the importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a variety of contexts; sets forth what this introduction may include.
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| | HB2263 | | LRB101 04750 AXK 49759 b |
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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 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 148/15)
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| 7 | | Sec. 15. Postsecondary and career expectations.
By no later |
| 8 | | than July 1, 2017, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in consultation |
| 9 | | with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly adopt and |
| 10 | | publicize model postsecondary and career expectations for |
| 11 | | public school students in grades 8 through 12. The model |
| 12 | | postsecondary and career expectations shall define activities |
| 13 | | that school districts, parents, and community-based |
| 14 | | organizations should support students in completing and |
| 15 | | related knowledge students should possess by no later than the |
| 16 | | end of each grade level. The model postsecondary and career |
| 17 | | expectations must address the following categories:
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| 18 | | (1) career exploration and development;
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| 19 | | (2) postsecondary institution exploration, |
| 20 | | preparation, and selection; and
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| 21 | | (3) financial aid and financial literacy.
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| 22 | | Beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to the |
| 23 | | importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a variety |