Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Filed: 3/22/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3950 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3950 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Dual Credit Quality Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 40 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 27/40 new)
7    Sec. 40. Students with disabilities; plan required.
8    (a) Within one year after the effective date of this 
9amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, each community 
10college district shall develop a plan to offer dual credit 
11courses to high school students with disabilities enrolled in 
12school districts located within the jurisdiction of the 
13community college district  who have an individualized 
14education program under Article 14 of the School Code and who 
15do not otherwise meet the academic criteria for dual credit 
16course eligibility pursuant to Section 16 of this Act.
 
 
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1    (b) All of the following shall apply to a plan developed by 
2a community college district under subsection (a):
3        (1) The plan shall include a list of dual credit 
4    courses available to eligible high school students with 
5    disabilities.
6        (2) The plan shall require that each student be 
7    provided with appropriate support, accommodations, and 
8    modifications, including a significantly modified 
9    curriculum, in accordance with the student's 
10    individualized education program.
11        (3) The plan shall include a process for the community 
12    college district to notify residents of the community 
13    college district about the availability of dual credit 
14    courses for eligible high school students with 
15    disabilities.
16        (4) The plan must be incorporated into any partnership 
17    agreement between a school district and the community 
18    college district pursuant to Section 16 of this Act.
19        (5) The plan must be posted on the publicly available 
20    Internet website of the community college district.
21        (6) The plan must be updated at least every 3 years 
22    after the development of the initial plan. 
 

23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.".