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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The College and Career Success for All Students
5 Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 302/25 new)
7     Sec. 25. AP exam fee waiver program. Subject to
8 appropriation, the State Board of Education shall create, under
9 the College and Career Success for All Students program set
10 forth in this Act, a program in public schools where at least
11 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches
12 whereby fees charged by the College Board for Advanced
13 Placement exams are waived by the school, but paid for by the
14 State, for those students who do not qualify for a fee waiver
15 provided by federal funds or the College Board.
 
16     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.