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(6) To encourage the development of a globally ready |
workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, |
and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service |
sectors. |
(c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment |
of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college |
and a career, by a graduating public or nonpublic high school |
student. |
(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as |
may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must |
achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which |
shall minimally include attainment of units of credit in |
globally focused courses, service learning experiences, global |
collaboration and dialogue, and passage of a capstone project |
demonstrating global competency, as approved by the |
participating school district or nonpublic school for this |
purpose. |
(e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the |
following: |
(1) Prepare and deliver to participating school |
districts or nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism |
for designating State Global Scholar Certification on the |
diploma and transcript of a student indicating that the |
student has been awarded State Global Scholar |
Certification by the State Board of Education. |
(2) Provide other information the State Board of |
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Education deems necessary for school districts or |
nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the |
certification. |
(f) A school district or nonpublic school that |
participates in certification under this Section shall do both |
of the following: |
(1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify |
students who have earned State Global Scholar |
Certification. |
(2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma |
and transcript of each student who earns State Global |
Scholar Certification. |
(g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the |
designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this |
prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in |
demonstrating proficiency.
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(Source: P.A. 99-780, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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Section 10. The College and Career Success for All |
Students Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 302/30) |
Sec. 30. Postsecondary-level course credit. |
(a) In this Section: |
"Institution of higher education" means a public |
university or public community college located in this State. |
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"International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject" |
means an International Baccalaureate course taken by either |
International Baccalaureate diploma candidates or by |
International Baccalaureate course candidates. |
"Subject score" means the total points awarded to a |
candidate for an International Baccalaureate course based on |
fulfillment of all subject requirements, including the |
end-of-course examination. |
(b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of |
3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement |
examinations and, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, |
subject scores of 4 or higher for International Baccalaureate |
Diploma Programme subjects shall be accepted for credit to |
satisfy degree requirements by all institutions of higher |
education. Each institution of higher education shall |
determine for each Advanced Placement test and International |
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject whether credit will be |
granted for electives, general education requirements, or |
major requirements and the Advanced Placement and |
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores |
required to grant credit for those purposes. |
Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, each |
institution of higher education may award course credit to a |
student who has received State Global Scholar Certification. |
Each institution of higher education may determine whether |
credit will be granted for electives, general education |
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requirements, or major requirements for students who received |
State Global Scholar Certification. |
(c) By the conclusion of the 2020-2021 academic year, the |
Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois |
Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement |
examination and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme |
subject score course granting policy of each institution of |
higher education and the research used by each institution in |
determining the level of credit and the number of credits |
provided for the Advanced Placement and International |
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores in accordance |
with the requirements of this Section and file a report that |
includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly |
and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall |
provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois |
Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance |
with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of |
1974, to conduct the analysis. |
(d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its |
updated Advanced Placement examination and International |
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject score course granting |
policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on |
its Internet website before the beginning of the 2017-2018 |
academic year.
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(Source: P.A. 99-358, eff. 8-13-15; 99-624, eff. 7-22-16.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |