Public Act 103-0352
 
HB3522 EnrolledLRB103 28373 RJT 54753 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
2-3.169 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.169)
    Sec. 2-3.169. State Global Scholar Certification.
    (a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is 
established to recognized public and nonpublic high school 
graduates who have attained global competence. State Global 
Scholar Certification shall be awarded beginning with the 
2017-2018 school year. School district or nonpublic school 
participation in this certification is voluntary.
    (b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are 
as follows:
        (1) To recognize the value of a global education.
        (2) To certify attainment of global competence.
        (3) To provide employers with a method of identifying 
    globally competent employees.
        (4) To provide colleges and universities with an 
    additional method to recognize applicants seeking 
    admission.
        (5) To prepare students with 21st century skills.
        (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 
    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.

(Source: P.A. 99-780, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
    Section 10. The College and Career Success for All 
Students Act is amended  by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
    (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.
    "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 
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.

(Source: P.A. 99-358, eff. 8-13-15; 99-624, eff. 7-22-16.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
2023.