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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 School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.82 and 34-18.77 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.82 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.82. Postsecondary mentoring program;
8certificate.
9    (a) A school district may implement a program to allow
10school personnel, including, but not limited to, athletic
11coaches, school counselors, and administrative staff, who
12possess comprehensive knowledge about postsecondary academic
13or vocational options and opportunities to provide mentoring
14services or guidance related to postsecondary academic and
15vocational options to high school students.
16    (b) The services or guidance that postsecondary mentors
17may provide or offer to students under this Section may
18include, without limitations, the following services:
19        (1) connecting students to postsecondary opportunities
20    through college fairs, job fairs, and college visits;
21        (2) assisting students with the college application
22    and enrollment processes;
23        (3) informing students about postsecondary career

 

 

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1    options;
2        (4) providing assistance to students with financial
3    aid, including grants, scholarships, student loans, and
4    work-study programs; and
5        (5) assisting students in developing strategies for
6    reaching their postsecondary academic or career goals.
7    The State Board of Education may establish guidelines for
8the services and guidance that may be offered to students
9under the program.
10    (c) The participation of school personnel in the program
11shall be on a voluntary basis only. School personnel
12participating in the program may receive compensation for
13their participation in the program.
14    (d) If a school district offers a program under this
15Section, the school district may issue to school personnel who
16participate in the program a certificate certifying that the
17participant possesses sufficient knowledge to provide advice
18and guidance to students about postsecondary academic or
19vocational options and opportunities. The State Board of
20Education may provide for the form of the certificate to be
21made available for use by school districts.
22    (e) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules that
23are necessary to implement this Section.
 
24    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.77 new)
25    Sec. 34-18.77. Postsecondary mentoring program;

 

 

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1certificate.
2    (a) The school district may implement a program to allow
3school personnel, including, but not limited to, athletic
4coaches, school counselors, and administrative staff, who
5possess comprehensive knowledge about postsecondary academic
6or vocational options and opportunities to provide mentoring
7services or guidance related to postsecondary academic and
8vocational options to high school students.
9    (b) The services or guidance that postsecondary mentors
10may provide or offer to students under this Section may
11include, without limitation, the following services:
12        (1) connecting students to postsecondary opportunities
13    through college fairs, job fairs, and college visits;
14        (2) assisting students with the college application
15    and enrollment processes;
16        (3) informing students about postsecondary career
17    options;
18        (4) providing assistance to students with financial
19    aid, including grants, scholarships, student loans, and
20    work-study programs; and
21        (5) assisting students in developing strategies for
22    reaching their postsecondary academic or career goals.
23    The State Board of Education may establish guidelines for
24the services and guidance that may be offered to students
25under the program.
26    (c) The participation of school personnel in the program

 

 

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1shall be on a voluntary basis only. School personnel
2participating in the program may receive compensation for
3their participation in the program.
4    (d) If the school district offers a program under this
5Section, the school district may issue to school personnel who
6participate in the program a certificate certifying that the
7participant possesses sufficient knowledge to provide advice
8and guidance to students about postsecondary academic or
9vocational options and opportunities. The State Board of
10Education may provide for the form of the certificate to be
11made available for use by the school district.
12    (e) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules that
13are necessary to implement this Section.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.