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| | HB2263 Engrossed | | 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 |