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(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 or nonpublic 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 6 units of credit in |
globally focused courses, service learning experiences, global |
collaboration or and dialogue, and passage of a capstone |
project demonstrating global competency, as approved by the |
participating school district or nonpublic school for this |
purpose. |
(e) The State Board of Education shall do both of the |
following: |
(1) Prepare and deliver to participating school |
districts or nonpublic schools 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 |
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Education deems necessary for school districts or |
nonpublic schools to successfully participate in the |
certification. |
(f) A school district or nonpublic school 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. |
(h) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as |
may be necessary to provide students attending schools that do |
not offer State Global Scholar Certification the opportunity |
to earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely beginning |
with the 2026-2027 school year. These rules shall include, but |
are not limited to, a list of all school courses and course |
codes derived from the State Board of Education's Illinois |
State Course Catalog and Illinois Virtual Course Catalog that |
are designated as and qualify as globally focused coursework. |
If the provider of the online course determines and can |
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demonstrate that a student meets all of the criteria required |
to earn State Global Scholar Certification, then the school |
district or nonpublic school shall designate that the student |
has earned State Global Scholar Certification on the student's |
diploma and transcript. |
A school district or nonpublic school shall provide, upon |
the request of a student, evidence to the student that the |
student has completed at least 6 globally focused courses |
required to earn State Global Scholar Certification for the |
student to submit to the provider of the online course. |
A student enrolled in a school district or nonpublic |
school that awarded State Global Scholar Certification prior |
to the 2026-2027 school year and offered a course to complete |
the capstone project requirement prior to the 2026-2027 school |
year may not earn State Global Scholar Certification remotely |
under this subsection (h). |
(Source: P.A. 103-352, eff. 7-28-23.) |