HB2759 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB102 14070 CMG 19422 b

102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2759

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Dave Vella

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/27-22.2	from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.2
105 ILCS 5/27-22.05

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that whenever the school board of any school district that maintains any of grades 6 through 12 (instead of grades 9 through 12) establishes a list of courses from which students each must elect at least one course, that school board must include on the list of such elective courses at least one course in vocational education. Provides that a school board that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 shall (instead of is authorized to) adopt a policy under which a student who is enrolled in any of those grades may satisfy one or more high school course or graduation requirements by successfully completing a registered apprenticeship program or by substituting for and successfully completing in place of the high school course or graduation requirement a related vocational or technical education course. Effective July 1, 2021.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections 27-22.2 and 27-22.05 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/27-22.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.2)

Sec. 27-22.2. Vocational education elective. Whenever the school board of any school district which maintains any of grades 6 9 through 12 establishes a list of courses from which secondary school students in any of grades 6 through 12 each must elect at least one course, to be completed along with other course requirements as a pre-requisite to completing a grade level or receiving a high school diploma, that school board must include on the list of such elective courses at least one course in vocational education.

(Source: P.A. 84-1334; 84-1438.)

(105 ILCS 5/27-22.05)

Sec. 27-22.05. Required course substitute. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or this Code, a school board that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 shall is authorized to adopt a policy under which a student who is enrolled in any of those grades may satisfy one or more high school course or graduation requirements, including, but not limited to, any requirements under Sections 27-6 and 27-22, by successfully completing a registered apprenticeship program under rules adopted by the State Board of Education under Section 2-3.175 of this Code, or by substituting for and successfully completing in place of the high school course or graduation requirement a related vocational or technical education course. A vocational or technical education course shall not qualify as a related vocational or technical education course within the meaning of this Section unless it contains at least 50% of the content of the required course or graduation requirement for which it is substituted, as determined by the State Board of Education in accordance with standards that it shall adopt and uniformly apply for purposes of this Section. No vocational or technical education course may be substituted for a required course or graduation requirement under any policy adopted by a school board as required authorized in this Section unless the pupil's parent or guardian first requests the substitution and approves it in writing on forms that the school district makes available for purposes of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 100-992, eff. 8-20-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2021.