103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3712

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.84

    Amends the School Board Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district that elects to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025 is encouraged to provide job coaching to students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs. Provides that duties of the job coaches may include teaching skills, such as resume preparation, career counseling and exploration, and acting as a liaison to the business community. Effective July 1, 2025.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing and
5renumbering Section 10-20.83, as added by Public Act 102-917,
6as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.84)
8    Sec. 10-20.84 10-20.83. College and career readiness
9systems.
10    (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this Section, by July 1,
112025, a school district that enrolls students in any of grades
126 through 12 shall adopt and commence implementation of career
13exploration and career development activities in accordance
14with a postsecondary and career expectations framework for
15each of grades 6 through 12 served by the district that
16substantially aligns to the model framework adopted by State
17agencies pursuant to Section 15 of the Postsecondary and
18Workforce Readiness Act. The local postsecondary and career
19expectations framework shall be available on a prominent
20location on the school district's website.
21    The career exploration and career development activities
22offered in alignment with the postsecondary and career
23expectations framework shall prepare students enrolled in

 

 

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1grades 6 through 12 to make informed plans and decisions about
2their future education and career goals, including possible
3participation in a career and technical education pathway, by
4providing students with opportunities to explore a wide
5variety of high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand career fields.
6    (b) By no later than July 1, 2025, a school district that
7enrolls students in any of grades 9 through 12 shall either
8elect to implement College and Career Pathway Endorsements in
9accordance with subsection (c) of this Section or opt out of
10implementation in accordance with subsection (d) of this
11Section.
12    (c) A school district that enrolls students in any of
13grades 9 through 12 electing to implement College and Career
14Pathway Endorsements shall become an eligible school district
15and either (i) independently, (ii) through an area career
16center, or (iii) through an inter-district cooperative, award
17College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to the
18Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act and pursuant to the
19following schedule:
20        (1) for the high school graduating class of 2027, a
21    school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
22    Endorsements in at least one endorsement area;
23        (2) for the high school graduating class of 2029, a
24    school district shall offer College and Career Pathway
25    Endorsements in at least 2 endorsement areas; and
26        (3) for the high school graduating class of 2031, a

 

 

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1    school district with a grade 9 through 12 enrollment of
2    more than 350 students, as calculated by the State Board
3    of Education for the 2022-2023 school year, shall offer
4    College and Career Pathway Endorsements in at least 3
5    endorsement areas.
6    A school district may elect to implement College and
7Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025, either by
8submitting the necessary application materials to the State
9Board of Education to award the number of endorsements
10required by this subsection or by the school board of the
11district adopting a timeline for implementation consistent
12with the requirements of this subsection.
13    (d) The school board of any school district may, by action
14of the board, opt out of implementation of all or any part of
15this Section through adoption of a set of findings that
16considers the following:
17        (1) the school district's current systems for college
18    and career readiness;
19        (2) the school district's cost of implementation
20    balanced against the potential benefits to students and
21    families through improved postsecondary education and
22    career outcomes;
23        (3) the willingness and capacity of local businesses
24    to partner with the school district for successful
25    implementation of pathways other than education;
26        (4) the willingness of institutions of higher

 

 

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1    education to partner with the school district for
2    successful implementation of the pathway and whether the
3    district has sought and established a partnership
4    agreement with a community college district incorporating
5    the provisions of the Model Partnership Agreement under
6    the Dual Credit Quality Act;
7        (5) the availability of a statewide database of
8    participating local business partners, as provided under
9    the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act, for the
10    purpose of career readiness and the accessibility of those
11    work experiences and apprenticeships listed in the
12    database to the students of the school district; and
13        (6) the availability of properly licensed teachers or
14    teachers meeting faculty credential standards for dual
15    credit courses to instruct in the program required for the
16    endorsement areas.
17    (d-5) A school district that elects to implement College
18and Career Pathway Endorsements by July 1, 2025 is encouraged
19to provide job coaching to students enrolled in Career and
20Technical Education programs. Duties of the job coaches may
21include teaching skills, such as resume preparation, career
22counseling and exploration, and acting as a liaison to the
23business community.
24    A school district must report its board findings and
25decision on implementation to the State Board of Education. A
26school district electing to opt out of implementation may

 

 

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1reverse its decision in whole or in part at any time.
2    (e) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
3necessary to implement this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 102-917, eff. 1-1-23; revised 1-10-23.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
62025.