100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2527
 
Introduced 2/6/2018, by Sen. Chuck Weaver
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.62
105 ILCS 5/27-23.11 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.55

     Amends the School Code. Prohibits a school board from limiting the number of dual credit courses a student may enroll in or the number of credits a student may receive from dual credit courses.  Provides that if a school district establishes an online learning program for students (with exceptions), the school board may not limit (i) which students may participate in the program, (ii) the number of online courses a student may enroll in, or (iii) the number of credits a student may receive from online courses.
  


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FISCAL 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 5. The School Code is amended  by renumbering and 
5changing Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53, as added by Public Act 
6100-133, and  by adding Section 27-23.11 as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.62)
8    Sec. 10-20.62 10-20.60. Dual enrollment and dual credit; 
9notification.
10    (a) In this Section, "dual credit course" has the meaning 
11ascribed to that term in the Dual Credit Quality Act.
12    (b) A school board may not limit the number of dual credit 
13courses a student may enroll in or the number of credits a 
14student may receive from dual credit courses.
15    (c) A school board shall require the school district's high 
16schools, if any, to inform all 11th and 12th grade students of 
17dual enrollment and dual credit opportunities at public 
18community colleges for qualified students.

19(Source: P.A. 100-133, eff. 1-1-18; revised 10-19-17.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/27-23.11 new)
21    Sec. 27-23.11. Online learning. If a school district 
22establishes an online learning program for students, other than 
 
 
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1under Section 10-20.56 or 10-29 of this Code, the school board 
2may not limit which students may participate in the program. 
3With respect to the course offerings available under the online 
4learning program, a school board may not limit the number of 
5online courses a student may enroll in or the number of credits 
6a student may receive from online courses.
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.55)
8    Sec. 34-18.55 34-18.53. Dual enrollment and dual credit; 
9notification.
10    (a) In this Section, "dual credit course" has the meaning 
11ascribed to that term in the Dual Credit Quality Act.
12    (b) The board may not limit the number of dual credit 
13courses a student may enroll in or the number of credits a 
14student may receive from dual credit courses.
15    (c) The board shall require the district's high schools to 
16inform all 11th and 12th grade students of dual enrollment and 
17dual credit opportunities at public community colleges for 
18qualified students.

19(Source: P.A. 100-133, eff. 1-1-18; revised 10-21-17.)