HB5506ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Katie Stuart

Filed: 3/1/2022

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5506

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5506 on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following: "changing Sections 16 and 20 and by adding Section 16.5 as follows:"; and

on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the following:

"(110 ILCS 27/16)

Sec. 16. High school and community college partnership agreements; dual credit. A community college district shall, upon the request of a school district within the jurisdiction of the community college district, enter into a partnership agreement with the school district to offer dual credit coursework.

A school district may offer any course identified in the Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum package under the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act as a dual credit course on the campus of a high school of the school district and may use a high school instructor who has met the academic credential requirements under this Act to teach the dual credit course.

The partnership agreement shall include all of the following:

(1) The establishment of the school district's and the community college district's respective roles and responsibilities in providing the program and ensuring the quality and instructional rigor of the program. This must include an assurance that the community college district has appropriate academic control of the curriculum, consistent with any State or federal law and as required or negotiated with the Higher Learning Commission or other applicable accrediting agency.

(2) The dual credit courses that the school district will offer its students and whether those courses will be offered on the high school or community college campus or through an online platform established by the Illinois Community College Board.

(3) The establishment of academic criteria for granting eligibility for high school students to enroll in dual credit coursework. The academic criteria shall be evidence-based and shall include multiple appropriate measures to determine whether a student is prepared for any dual credit coursework in which the student enrolls.

(4) The establishment of any limitations that the school district or community college district may put on course offerings due to availability of instructors, the availability of students for specific course offerings, or local board policy.

(5) The requirement that the dual credit instructor meet the academic credential requirements to teach a dual credit course, consistent with paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of Section 20 of this Act, but shall not be required to exceed those credentials.

(6) The collaborative process and criteria by which the school district shall identify and recommend and the community college district shall review and approve high school instructors of dual credit courses taught on the campus of a high school. This provision shall require that the school district be responsible for hiring and compensating the instructor.

(7) The requirement that a community college district take the appropriate steps to ensure that dual credit courses are equivalent to those courses offered at the community college in quality and rigor to qualify for college credit. The dual credit programs shall encompass the following characteristics:

(A) Student learning outcomes expected for dual credit courses in General Education Core Curriculum courses and the professional and career and technical disciplines shall be the same as the student learning outcomes expected for the same courses taught on the postsecondary campus.

(B) Course content, course delivery, and course rigor shall be evaluated by the community college chief academic officer or his or her designee, in consultation with the school district's superintendent or his or her designee. The evaluation shall be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the community college district's review and evaluation policy and procedures for on-campus adjunct faculty, including visits to the secondary class. This evaluation shall be limited to the course and the ability of the instructor to deliver quality, rigorous college credit coursework. This evaluation shall not impact the instructor's performance evaluation under Article 24A of the School Code.

(C) The academic supports and, if applicable, guidance that will be provided to students participating in the program by the high school and the community college district.

(8) Identify all fees and costs to be assessed by the community college district for dual credit courses. This provision shall require that any fees and costs assessed for dual credit courses shall be reasonable and promote student access to those courses, and may take into account regional considerations and differences.

(8.5) The collaborative process and criteria by which a school district and a community college district shall work to ensure that individual students with disabilities have access to dual credit courses, provided that those students are able to meet the criteria for entry into a dual credit course. Through this process and criteria, the student shall have access to the supplementary aids and accommodations included in the student's individualized education program under Article 14 of the School Code or Section 504 plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 while the student is accessing a dual credit course on a high school campus, in accordance with established practices at the high school for providing these services. A student who accesses a dual credit course on a community college campus shall have access to supplementary aids and accommodations provided in the partnership agreement, including access to the community college's disability services. A school district and community college district shall work together to provide seamless communication about the student's progress.

(9) The community college district shall establish a mechanism for evaluating and documenting on a regular basis the performance of students who complete dual credit courses, consistent with paragraph (9) of Section 20 and Section 30 of this Act, and for sharing that data in a meaningful and timely manner with the school district. This evaluation shall be limited to the course and the coursework. This evaluation shall not impact the instructor's performance evaluation under Article 24A of the School Code.

(10) The expectations for maintaining the rigor of dual credit courses that are taught at the high school and including students not deemed ready for college-level coursework according to the standards of the community college.

If, within 180 calendar days of the school district's initial request to enter into a partnership agreement with the community college district, the school district and the community college district do not reach agreement on the partnership agreement, then the school district and community college district shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Partnership Agreement established under Section 19 of this Act for which local agreement could not be reached. A community college district may combine its negotiations with multiple school districts to establish one multi-district partnership agreement or may negotiate individual partnership agreements at its discretion.

(Source: P.A. 102-516, eff. 8-20-21.)"; and

on page 1, line 14, after "course", by inserting "taught at the high school"; and

on page 1, line 15, after "credit.", by inserting "Instructors, in coordination with their higher learning partner, may differentiate instruction by credit section."; and

on page 2, line 25, by replacing "2026" with "2025"; and

on page 3, line 14, by replacing "2029" with "2028"; and

on page 3, line 19, after "Board", by inserting "and Board of Higher Education"; and

on page 4, by replacing line 11 with the following:

"(2) For a high school instructor entering into a professional development plan prior to January 1, 2023, the A high school instructor shall qualify for a"; and

on page 4, immediately below line 22, by inserting the following:

"(2.5) For a high school instructor entering into a professional development plan on or after January 1, 2023, the high school instructor shall qualify for a professional development plan if the instructor:

(A) has a master's degree in any discipline, has earned 9 graduate hours in a discipline in which he or she currently teaches or expects to teach, and agrees to demonstrate his or her progress toward completion to the supervising institution, as outlined in the professional development plan; or

(B) is a fully licensed instructor in career and technical education who is halfway toward meeting the institution's requirements for faculty in the discipline to be taught and agrees to demonstrate his or her progress toward completion to the supervising institution, as outlined in the professional development plan."; and

by replacing line 26 on page 4 through line 7 on page 5 with "instruction."; and

on page 6, immediately below line 4, by inserting the following:

"(10) Within 15 days after entering into or renewing a partnership agreement, the institution shall notify its faculty of the agreement, including access to copies of the agreement if requested.".