98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3378

 

Introduced , by Rep. Silvana Tabares

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit Act. Requires each school board of a school district that maintains a high school and each board of trustees of a community college district to establish a dual enrollment and dual credit option program under which potential or recent high school student dropouts may dually enroll in their home high school and the local community college in a dual credit program consisting of high school completion coursework and a community college credential, certificate, or degree program. Provides that students completing the program may obtain their high school diploma while obtaining a community college credential, certificate, or degree. Requires the Department of Employment Security to assist students who have successfully completed the program in securing a job upon the application of the student or the participating high school or community college. Requires the State Board of Education to establish criteria for the program. Sets forth other program requirements. Provides for State funding. Effective immediately.


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STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Dual
5Enrollment and Dual Credit Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees of a public
8community college district in this State.
9    "Program" means a dual enrollment and dual credit option
10program for potential or recent high school student dropouts to
11dually enroll in their home high school and the local community
12college in a dual credit program consisting of high school
13completion coursework and a credential, certificate, or degree
14program at the community college.
15    "School board" means the school board of a public school
16district located in this State that maintains a high school.
 
17    Section 10. Establishment of program.
18    (a) Each school board and board of trustees shall establish
19a dual enrollment and dual credit option program under which
20potential or recent high school student dropouts may dually
21enroll in their home high school and the local community
22college in a dual credit program consisting of high school

 

 

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1completion coursework and a community college credential,
2certificate, or degree program. Students completing the
3program may obtain their high school diploma while obtaining a
4community college credential, certificate, or degree.
5    (b) The Department of Employment Security shall assist
6students who have successfully completed the program in
7securing a job upon the application of the student or the
8participating high school or community college.
9    (c) The program shall be implemented statewide in the
102013-2014 school year and thereafter.
11    (d) The State Board of Education shall establish criteria
12for the program.
13    (e) Students enrolled in the program are not eligible to
14participate in interscholastic athletics or other
15extracurricular activities at the home school district.
16    (f) Tuition and costs for community college courses offered
17under the program must not be charged to the student or the
18student's parents or legal guardians.
19    (g) If dually enrolled, the student shall be counted in the
20average daily attendance of the school district in which the
21student attends high school under Section 18-8.05 of the School
22Code.
23    (h) Any transportation required by the student to
24participate in the program is the responsibility of the parent
25or legal guardian of the student, and transportation costs may
26be paid from any available public or private sources, including

 

 

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1the school district.
2    (i) Grades and college credits earned by a student admitted
3to the program must be recorded on the high school student
4record and on the college transcript at the community college
5and high school where the student attends classes. The
6transcript of the community college coursework may be released
7to another institution or applied toward college graduation
8requirements. Any course that is required for graduation from
9high school is eligible for dual credit, and courses eligible
10for dual credit shall also include career, technical, and
11degree program courses. All courses eligible for dual credit
12must be approved by the superintendent of the school district
13and the chief instructional officer at the participating
14community college in order for college credit to be awarded. A
15community college shall make the final decision on what courses
16are eligible for semester hour credits, and the superintendent
17of the school district, subject to approval by the State Board
18of Education, shall make the final decision on the transfer of
19college courses credited to the student's high school
20transcript.
21    (j) The State Board of Education shall make payments for
22programs to the home high school in which the student is
23enrolled, in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board
24of Education. The community college providing services to
25students in a program shall require payment from the home
26school district for services provided to such students at a

 

 

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1rate as determined by the State Board of Education. All State
2funding shall cease upon completion of a student's high school
3graduation requirements.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.