Bill Text: IL HB3644 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that a partnership agreement between a school district and a community college district may allow a student to enroll in a dual credit course who does not otherwise meet the community college's academic eligibility requirements to enroll in the dual credit course. Sets forth requirements concerning such a partnership agreement. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3644 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3644-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB3644 Introduced , by Rep. Avery Bourne SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 27/23 new
Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that a partnership agreement between a school district and a community college district may allow a student to enroll in a dual credit course who does not otherwise meet the community college's academic eligibility requirements to enroll in the dual credit course. Sets forth requirements concerning such a partnership agreement. Effective immediately.
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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 Dual Credit Quality Act is amended by
adding Section 23 as follows:
(110 ILCS 27/23 new)
Sec. 23. Student enrollment eligibility.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any
administrative rules to the contrary, the partnership
agreement between a school district and a community college
district may allow a student to enroll in a dual credit course
who does not otherwise meet the community college's academic
eligibility requirements to enroll in the dual credit course.
Under such a partnership agreement:
(1) the student shall receive the same instruction and
shall complete the same coursework as those students
enrolled in the course who do meet the academic
eligibility requirements; and
(2) the instructor of the dual credit course shall
meet the academic credential requirements to teach the
dual credit course, consistent with paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) of Section 20 of this Act, but shall not be
required to exceed those credential requirements.

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(b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow
the awarding of dual credit to any student who does not meet
the requirements of the partnership agreement under subsection
(a).
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.