102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2987

 

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 148/15

    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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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act
5is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 148/15)
7    Sec. 15. Postsecondary and career expectations. By no
8later than July 1, 2017, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in
9consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly
10adopt and publicize model postsecondary and career
11expectations for public school students in grades 8 through
1212. The model postsecondary and career expectations shall
13define activities that school districts, parents, and
14community-based organizations should support students in
15completing and related knowledge students should possess by no
16later than the end of each grade level. The model
17postsecondary and career expectations must address the
18following categories:
19        (1) career exploration and development;
20        (2) postsecondary institution exploration,
21    preparation, and selection; and
22        (3) financial aid and financial literacy.
23    Beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to the

 

 

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1importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a
2variety of contexts. This introduction may include such
3concepts and behaviors as professionalism, including, but not
4limited to, the importance of trustworthiness, integrity,
5initiative, and respecting authority; arriving on time and
6ready for work; and dressing appropriately for the nature and
7substance of the work.
8(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)