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| Public Act 099-0780 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
2-3.167 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.167 new) | ||||
Sec. 2-3.167. State Global Scholar Certification. | ||||
(a) The State Global Scholar Certification Program is | ||||
established to recognized public high school graduates who have | ||||
attained global competence. State Global Scholar Certification | ||||
shall be awarded beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. | ||||
School district participation in this certification is | ||||
voluntary. | ||||
(b) The purposes of State Global Scholar Certification are | ||||
as follows: | ||||
(1) To recognize the value of a global education. | ||||
(2) To certify attainment of global competence. | ||||
(3) To provide employers with a method of identifying | ||||
globally competent employees. | ||||
(4) To provide colleges and universities with an | ||||
additional method to recognize applicants seeking | ||||
admission. | ||||
(5) To prepare students with 21st century skills. | ||||
(6) To encourage the development of a globally ready | ||
workforce in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, | ||
and mathematics), manufacturing, agriculture, and service | ||
sectors. | ||
(c) State Global Scholar Certification confirms attainment | ||
of global competence, sufficient for meaningful use in college | ||
and a career, by a graduating public high school student. | ||
(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as | ||
may be necessary to establish the criteria that students must | ||
achieve to earn State Global Scholar Certification, which shall | ||
minimally include attainment of units of credit in globally | ||
focused courses, service learning experiences, global | ||
collaboration and dialogue, and passage of a capstone project | ||
demonstrating global competency, as approved by the | ||
participating school district for this purpose. | ||
(e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the | ||
following: | ||
(1) Prepare and deliver to participating school | ||
districts an appropriate mechanism for designating State | ||
Global Scholar Certification on the diploma and transcript | ||
of a student indicating that the student has been awarded | ||
State Global Scholar Certification by the State Board of | ||
Education. | ||
(2) Provide other information the State Board of | ||
Education deems necessary for school districts to | ||
successfully participate in the certification. | ||
(f) A school district that participates in certification | ||
under this Section shall do both of the following: | ||
(1) Maintain appropriate records in order to identify | ||
students who have earned State Global Scholar | ||
Certification. | ||
(2) Make the appropriate designation on the diploma and | ||
transcript of each student who earns State Global Scholar | ||
Certification. | ||
(g) No fee may be charged to a student to receive the | ||
designation pursuant to the Section. Notwithstanding this | ||
prohibition, costs may be incurred by the student in | ||
demonstrating proficiency.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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