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| Public Act 102-0917 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||
10-20.83 and 34-18.78 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.83 new) | ||||
Sec. 10-20.83. College and career readiness systems. | ||||
(a) Subject to subsection (d) of this Section, by July 1, | ||||
2025, a school district that enrolls students in any of grades | ||||
6 through 12 shall adopt and commence implementation of career | ||||
exploration and career development activities in accordance | ||||
with a postsecondary and career expectations framework for | ||||
each of grades 6 through 12 served by the district that | ||||
substantially aligns to the model framework adopted by State | ||||
agencies pursuant to Section 15 of the Postsecondary and | ||||
Workforce Readiness Act. The local postsecondary and career | ||||
expectations framework shall be available on a prominent | ||||
location on the school district's website. | ||||
The career exploration and career development activities | ||||
offered in alignment with the postsecondary and career | ||||
expectations framework shall prepare students enrolled in | ||||
grades 6 through 12 to make informed plans and decisions about | ||||
their future education and career goals, including possible | ||||
participation in a career and technical education pathway, by | ||
providing students with opportunities to explore a wide | ||
variety of high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand career fields. | ||
(b) By no later than July 1, 2025, a school district that | ||
enrolls students in any of grades 9 through 12 shall either | ||
elect to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements in | ||
accordance with subsection (c) of this Section or opt out of | ||
implementation in accordance with subsection (d) of this | ||
Section. | ||
(c) A school district that enrolls students in any of | ||
grades 9 through 12 electing to implement College and Career | ||
Pathway Endorsements shall become an eligible school district | ||
and either (i) independently, (ii) through an area career | ||
center, or (iii) through an inter-district cooperative, award | ||
College and
Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to the | ||
Postsecondary and Workforce
Readiness Act and pursuant to the | ||
following schedule: | ||
(1) for the high school graduating class of 2027, a | ||
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway | ||
Endorsements in at least one endorsement area; | ||
(2) for the high school graduating class of 2029, a | ||
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway | ||
Endorsements in at least 2 endorsement areas; and | ||
(3) for the high school graduating class of 2031, a | ||
school district with a grade 9 through 12 enrollment of | ||
more than 350 students, as calculated by the State Board | ||
of Education for the 2022-2023 school year, shall offer | ||
College and Career Pathway Endorsements in at least 3 | ||
endorsement areas. | ||
A school district may elect to implement College and | ||
Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025, either by | ||
submitting the necessary application materials to the State | ||
Board of Education to award the number of endorsements | ||
required by this subsection or by the school board of the | ||
district adopting a timeline for implementation consistent | ||
with the requirements of this subsection. | ||
(d) The school board of any school district may, by action | ||
of the board, opt out of implementation of all or any part of | ||
this Section through adoption of a set of findings that | ||
considers the following: | ||
(1) the school district's current systems for college | ||
and career readiness; | ||
(2) the school district's cost of implementation | ||
balanced against the potential benefits to students and | ||
families through improved postsecondary education and | ||
career outcomes; | ||
(3) the willingness and capacity of local businesses | ||
to partner with the school district for successful | ||
implementation of pathways other than education; | ||
(4) the willingness of institutions of higher | ||
education to partner with the school district for | ||
successful implementation of the pathway and whether the | ||
district has sought and established a partnership | ||
agreement with a community college district incorporating | ||
the provisions of the Model Partnership Agreement under | ||
the Dual Credit Quality Act; | ||
(5) the availability of a statewide database of | ||
participating local business partners, as provided under | ||
the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act, for the | ||
purpose of career readiness and the accessibility of those | ||
work experiences and apprenticeships listed in the | ||
database to the students of the school district; and | ||
(6) the availability of properly licensed teachers or | ||
teachers meeting faculty credential standards for dual | ||
credit courses to instruct in the program required for the | ||
endorsement areas. | ||
A school district must report its board findings and | ||
decision on implementation to the State Board of Education. A | ||
school district electing to opt out of implementation may | ||
reverse its decision in whole or in part at any time. | ||
(e) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules | ||
necessary to implement this Section. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.78 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.78. College and career readiness systems. | ||
(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, by July 1, | ||
2024, the school district shall adopt and commence | ||
implementation of a postsecondary and career expectations | ||
framework for each of grades 6 through 12 that substantially | ||
aligns to the model framework adopted by State agencies | ||
pursuant to Section 15 of the Postsecondary and Workforce | ||
Readiness Act. The local postsecondary and career expectations | ||
framework shall be available on a prominent location on the | ||
school district's website. | ||
The career exploration and career development activities | ||
offered in alignment with the postsecondary and career | ||
expectations framework shall prepare students enrolled in | ||
grades 6 through 12 to make informed plans and decisions about | ||
their future education and career goals, including possible | ||
participation in a career and technical education pathway, by | ||
providing students with opportunities to explore a wide | ||
variety of high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand career fields. | ||
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, the school | ||
district shall become an eligible school district and award | ||
College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to the | ||
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act and pursuant to the | ||
following schedule: | ||
(1) for the high school graduating class of 2026, the | ||
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway | ||
Endorsements in at least one endorsement area; | ||
(2) for the high school graduating class of 2028, the | ||
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway | ||
Endorsements in at least 2 endorsement areas; and | ||
(3) for the high school graduating class of 2030, the | ||
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway | ||
Endorsements in at least 3 endorsement areas. | ||
(c) The board may, by action of the board, opt out of | ||
implementation of all or any part of this Section through | ||
adoption of a set of findings that considers the following: | ||
(1) the school district's current systems for college | ||
and career readiness; | ||
(2) the school district's cost of implementation | ||
balanced against the potential benefits to students and | ||
families through improved postsecondary education and | ||
career outcomes; | ||
(3) the willingness and capacity of local businesses | ||
to partner with the school district for successful | ||
implementation of pathways other than education; | ||
(4) the availability of a statewide database of | ||
participating local business partners, as provided under | ||
the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act, for the | ||
purpose of career readiness and the accessibility of those | ||
work experiences and apprenticeships listed in the | ||
database to the students of the school district; and | ||
(5) the availability of properly licensed teachers or | ||
teachers meeting faculty credential standards for dual | ||
credit courses to instruct in the program required for the | ||
endorsement areas. | ||
The school district must report its board findings and | ||
decision on implementation to the State Board of Education. If | ||
the school district elects to opt out of implementation, the | ||
district may reverse its decision in whole or in part at any | ||
time. | ||
(d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules | ||
necessary to implement this Section. | ||
Section 10. The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act | ||
is amended by changing Section 15 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 148/15)
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Sec. 15. Postsecondary and career expectations.
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(a) By no later than July 1, 2017, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and | ||
ISAC, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall | ||
jointly adopt and publicize model postsecondary and career | ||
expectations for public school students in grades 8 through | ||
12. The model postsecondary and career expectations shall | ||
define activities that school districts, parents, and | ||
community-based organizations should support students in | ||
completing and related knowledge students should possess by no | ||
later than the end of each grade level. The model | ||
postsecondary and career expectations must address the | ||
following categories:
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(1) career exploration and development;
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(2) postsecondary institution exploration, | ||
preparation, and selection; and
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(3) financial aid and financial literacy.
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(b) By July 1, 2023, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in | ||
consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly | ||
adopt and publicize an update to the model postsecondary and | ||
career expectations that extends the expectations to grade 6 | ||
and includes such other revisions and updates as the agencies | ||
deem appropriate. | ||
(c) By July 1, 2024, ISBE shall consult with a statewide | ||
organization representing businesses and manufacturing. After | ||
consultation, ISBE shall publish and maintain on its website a | ||
current database, organized by region, of employer champions | ||
for work-based learning and career readiness systems and | ||
programs. Each employer must consent to its designation as a | ||
champion and its information being published in the database. | ||
In addition, ISBE shall publish and maintain on its website an | ||
inventory of resources available to support school districts | ||
in implementing College and Career Pathway Endorsements, | ||
including sector-specific resources. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)
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