Bill Text: IL HB2486 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. In provisions concerning postsecondary and career expectations, provides that, beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to the importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a variety of contexts; sets forth what this introduction may include.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2486 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2486-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2486 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 148/15
Amends the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. In provisions concerning postsecondary and career expectations, provides that, beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to the importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a variety of contexts; sets forth what this introduction may include.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act
is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(110 ILCS 148/15)
Sec. 15. Postsecondary and career expectations.
(a) By no later than July 1, 2017, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and
ISAC, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall
jointly adopt and publicize model postsecondary and career
expectations for public school students in grades 8 through
12. The model postsecondary and career expectations shall
define activities that school districts, parents, and
community-based organizations should support students in
completing and related knowledge students should possess by no
later than the end of each grade level. The model
postsecondary and career expectations must address the
following categories:
(1) career exploration and development;
(2) postsecondary institution exploration,
preparation, and selection; and
(3) financial aid and financial literacy.
(b) By July 1, 2023, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in

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consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly
adopt and publicize an update to the model postsecondary and
career expectations that extends the expectations to grade 6
and includes such other revisions and updates as the agencies
deem appropriate.
(c) By July 1, 2024, ISBE shall consult with a statewide
organization representing businesses and manufacturing. After
consultation, ISBE shall publish and maintain on its website a
current database, organized by region, of employer champions
for work-based learning and career readiness systems and
programs. Each employer must consent to its designation as a
champion and its information being published in the database.
In addition, ISBE shall publish and maintain on its website an
inventory of resources available to support school districts
in implementing College and Career Pathway Endorsements,
including sector-specific resources.
(d) Beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to
the importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a
variety of contexts. This introduction may include such
concepts and behaviors as professionalism, including, but not
limited to, the importance of trustworthiness, integrity,
initiative, and respecting authority; arriving on time and
ready for work; and dressing appropriately for the nature and
substance of the work.
(Source: P.A. 102-917, eff. 1-1-23.)