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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4257 Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Provides that a student who takes a College Board Advanced Placement examination and receives a score of 3 or higher on the examination is entitled to receive postsecondary level course credit at a public institution of higher education. Requires each public institution of higher education to comply with the same standard of awarding course credit to any student receiving a score of 3 or higher on a College Board Advanced Placement examination and applying the credit to meet a corresponding course requirement for degree completion at that institution of higher education. Effective immediately.
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| | HB4257 | | LRB098 17214 NHT 52307 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 College and Career Success for All Students |
| 5 | | Act is amended by adding Section 30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 302/30 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 30. Examination; postsecondary level course credit. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section, "institution of higher education" |
| 9 | | means a public university or public community college located |
| 10 | | in this State. |
| 11 | | (b) A student who takes a College Board Advanced Placement |
| 12 | | examination and receives a score of 3 or higher on the |
| 13 | | examination is entitled to receive postsecondary level course |
| 14 | | credit at an institution of higher education. |
| 15 | | (c) Each institution of higher education shall comply with |
| 16 | | the same standard of awarding course credit to any student |
| 17 | | receiving a score of 3 or higher on a College Board Advanced |
| 18 | | Placement examination and applying the credit to meet a |
| 19 | | corresponding course requirement for degree completion at that |
| 20 | | institution of higher education.
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| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 22 | | becoming law.
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