Full Text of SB2046 101st General Assembly
SB2046sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. William E. Brady Filed: 4/5/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2046
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2046 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Collegiate High School Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds all of the | 7 | | following: | 8 | | (1) Collegiate high school programs are innovative | 9 | | partnerships between public secondary schools and Illinois | 10 | | institutions of higher education that allow pupils to earn | 11 | | a high school diploma and up to 2 years of college credit | 12 | | in 5 years or less. | 13 | | (2) In collegiate high school programs, students begin | 14 | | taking college courses as soon as they demonstrate | 15 | | readiness to take those courses and are provided with the | 16 | | opportunity to earn an associate degree, up to 60 |
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| 1 | | transferable course credits toward a baccalaureate degree, | 2 | | or a career and technical certificate. | 3 | | Section 10. Definitions. In this Act: | 4 | | "Institution" has the meaning given to "public institution | 5 | | of higher education" under Section 1 of the Board of Higher | 6 | | Education Act. | 7 | | "School board" has the meaning given to that term under | 8 | | Section 1-3 of the School Code. | 9 | | Section 15. Collegiate high school program. | 10 | | (a) Beginning on or before the 2020-2021 school year, each | 11 | | institution must, in cooperation with each school board in its | 12 | | designated service area, establish one or more collegiate high | 13 | | school programs for students currently enrolled in the 9th | 14 | | grade and, beginning on or before the 2021-2022 school year, | 15 | | for students currently enrolled in the 10th grade. An | 16 | | institution may use an intergovernmental agreement with school | 17 | | district to establish the program. | 18 | | (b) At a minimum, a collegiate high school program | 19 | | established under this Section must include an option for | 20 | | qualified public school students in grades 9 through 12 to | 21 | | successfully complete an associate degree, a career and | 22 | | technical certification, or 2 years of course credit toward a | 23 | | baccalaureate degree while simultaneously earning a high | 24 | | school diploma. |
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| 1 | | (c) To enroll in a collegiate high school program, a | 2 | | student must submit an application with the institution. In its | 3 | | decision to accept or reject the student admission into the | 4 | | program, the institution must use the same standards it | 5 | | ordinarily uses in deciding a student's admission into the | 6 | | institution. A student applying to participate in the program | 7 | | may not be refused admission solely because he or she has not | 8 | | graduated from a secondary school. | 9 | | (d) Each school board must enter into a contract with an | 10 | | institution that establishes a collegiate high school program | 11 | | under this Section at a mutually agreed upon location or | 12 | | locations. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, if an | 13 | | institution fails to establish a program with a school board in | 14 | | its designated service area, a different institution may | 15 | | execute a contract with that school board to establish the | 16 | | program. The contract must be executed by January 1 of each | 17 | | school year for implementation of the program during the next | 18 | | school year. The contract must include all of the following:
| 19 | | (1) Clearly delineate the school board's and the | 20 | | institution's respective roles and responsibilities in | 21 | | providing the program to students and ensuring the quality | 22 | | and instructional rigor of the program. The institution | 23 | | must ensure that the content and rigor of a course offered | 24 | | in a collegiate high school program is adequate to warrant | 25 | | awarding course credit to a student in the same manner as | 26 | | if the student took the course as a student attending the |
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| 1 | | institution. | 2 | | (2) Describe the collegiate high school program and the | 3 | | delineation of courses and industry certifications | 4 | | offered, including online course availability, the high | 5 | | school and college course credits that may be earned for | 6 | | each postsecondary course completed under the program and | 7 | | industry certification that may be earned, student | 8 | | eligibility criteria, and the enrollment process and | 9 | | relevant deadlines. | 10 | | (3) Describe the methods, medium, and process by which | 11 | | students and their parents or guardians are annually | 12 | | informed about the availability of the collegiate high | 13 | | school program, the return on investment associated with | 14 | | participation in the program, and the information | 15 | | described in paragraph (2). | 16 | | (4) Identify the delivery methods for instruction and | 17 | | the instructors for all courses under the program. | 18 | | (5) Identify the student advising services and | 19 | | progress monitoring mechanisms of the program. | 20 | | (6) Establish a program review and reporting mechanism | 21 | | regarding student performance outcomes that includes the | 22 | | creation and maintenance of records for each student | 23 | | enrolled in the program that includes all of the following: | 24 | | (A) The courses in which the student enrolls and | 25 | | the credit hours awarded for those courses. | 26 | | (B) The courses that the student successfully |
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| 1 | | completes and the courses that the student fails to | 2 | | complete. | 3 | | (C) The postsecondary credit granted to the | 4 | | student. | 5 | | (D) Any other information requested by the Board of | 6 | | Higher Education.
| 7 | | (7) Describe the terms of funding arrangements to | 8 | | implement the collegiate high school program. Students who | 9 | | are enrolled in the program are not responsible for | 10 | | tuition, fees, or other expenses related to the program. | 11 | | (8) Establish any limitations that the school board or | 12 | | institution may put on course offerings due to the | 13 | | availability of instructors, the availability of students | 14 | | for specific course offerings, or local board policy. These | 15 | | limitations may not arbitrarily prohibit students from | 16 | | participating in the program. | 17 | | (9) Establish academic criteria for eligibility for | 18 | | high school students to enroll in the program. The academic | 19 | | criteria must be evidence-based and must include multiple | 20 | | appropriate measures to determine if a student is prepared | 21 | | for any dual credit coursework in which the student enrolls | 22 | | and must include a standard for continued enrollment. | 23 | | Exceptions to the academic criteria may be granted to a | 24 | | student on a case-by-case basis if the school board and | 25 | | institution agree on the exceptions and the terms of the | 26 | | agreement are contained within the contract established |
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| 1 | | under this subsection. An institution's board of trustees | 2 | | may establish additional initial student eligibility | 3 | | requirements or prerequisites, which must be included in | 4 | | the contract, to ensure student readiness for | 5 | | postsecondary instruction. | 6 | | Any additional requirements included in the contract may | 7 | | not arbitrarily prohibit students who have demonstrated the | 8 | | ability to master advanced courses from participating in a | 9 | | collegiate high school program. Regardless of whether a student | 10 | | meets the eligibility requirements for continued enrollment, a | 11 | | student may lose the opportunity to participate in a collegiate | 12 | | high school program if he or she is disruptive to the learning | 13 | | process in a manner that hinders the progress of other students | 14 | | or the efficient administration of the course. | 15 | | (e) Each student participating in a collegiate high school | 16 | | program must enter into a student performance contract, which | 17 | | must be signed by the student, his or her parent or guardian, | 18 | | and a representative of the school district and the | 19 | | institution. The performance contract must include the | 20 | | schedule of courses, by semester, and industry certifications | 21 | | to be taken by the student, student attendance requirements, | 22 | | and course grade requirements. | 23 | | (f) In addition to executing a contract with an institution | 24 | | under this Section, a school board may execute a contract to | 25 | | establish a collegiate high school program with a private, | 26 | | nonprofit, independent college or university located and |
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| 1 | | chartered in this State and that is accredited by the Board of | 2 | | Higher Education. The contract must meet all of the | 3 | | requirements specified under subsection (d). | 4 | | Section 20. Collegiate high school program courses. | 5 | | (a) Each course that is part of a collegiate high school | 6 | | program must adhere to the requirements of the Dual Credit | 7 | | Quality Act. Based on the demand for enrollment in the | 8 | | identified courses and the resources available, collegiate | 9 | | high school program courses may be offered through (i) on-site | 10 | | instruction, (ii) online instruction, or (iii) a combination of | 11 | | those methods at on-campus or off-campus sites. | 12 | | (b) Any faculty member providing course instruction as part | 13 | | of a collegiate high school program must meet the academic | 14 | | credential requirements to teach a dual credit course under | 15 | | Section 20 of the Dual Credit Quality Act, but may not be | 16 | | required to exceed those credentials. | 17 | | Section 25. Student academic standing. Each institution | 18 | | may adopt policies to protect the academic standing of students | 19 | | who are not successful in a collegiate high school program, | 20 | | including, but not limited to, options for late withdrawal from | 21 | | a course, taking the course on a pass-fail basis, or both. All | 22 | | policies related to the academic standing of students enrolled | 23 | | in a collegiate high school program must be made publicly | 24 | | available by the institution and provided to each student |
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| 1 | | enrolled in the program. | 2 | | Section 30. Student financial assistance. After a | 3 | | student's demonstration of financial need, an institution may | 4 | | grant the student financial assistance, including a waiver of | 5 | | tuition, during his or her participation in the program. A | 6 | | student may apply for and use a Monetary Award Program grant | 7 | | toward the costs of the program. | 8 | | Section 35. Academic counseling. Prior to enrollment in a | 9 | | collegiate high school program, a representative of the school | 10 | | district, by agreement with the institution, must meet with | 11 | | each student who intends to participate in a collegiate high | 12 | | school program to offer academic counseling. At a minimum, all | 13 | | of the following must be discussed during the counseling: | 14 | | (1) The courses in which the student may enroll, | 15 | | including prerequisites needed for completion of those | 16 | | courses. | 17 | | (2) The postsecondary credit the student may earn after | 18 | | successful completion of a course. | 19 | | (3) The consequences of the student's failure to | 20 | | successfully complete a course. | 21 | | (4) Notice of the courses and their schedule. | 22 | | (5) The financial obligations of the student, the | 23 | | school district, and the institution. | 24 | | (6) The responsibilities of the student, the student's |
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| 1 | | parent or guardian, the school district, and the intuition | 2 | | under the collegiate high school program. | 3 | | (7) Any other matter deemed significant by the school | 4 | | district or institution concerning the collegiate high | 5 | | school program. | 6 | | Section 40. Illinois Community College Board; duties. The | 7 | | Illinois Community College Board, in consultation with the | 8 | | Board of Higher Education and the State Board of Education, | 9 | | must do all of the following: | 10 | | (1) Adopt rules to establish guidelines to implement | 11 | | this Act. The guidelines must encourage participation by | 12 | | students at all achievement levels, at all income levels, | 13 | | and in a variety of academic and vocational subjects. | 14 | | (2) Annually evaluate collegiate high school programs | 15 | | and report to the Board of Higher Education and State Board | 16 | | of Education on the availability and success of the | 17 | | programs.
| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 | | becoming law.".
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