IL HB1213

Expands the Teach Illinois Scholarship Program to include teachers pursuing master's degrees to teach dual credit courses (college courses taken by high school students for both college and high school credit) in secondary schools

Adds a new definition of "dual credit course" as a college course taken by a high school student for credit at both the college and high school level

Requires scholarship recipients preparing to teach dual credit courses to teach at least one dual credit course per school year in an Illinois secondary school for at least 5 years after completing their program

Mandates that recipients who fail to meet the 5-year teaching requirement must refund all scholarship funds, unless failure is due to financial conditions within school districts

Directs the Commission and State Board of Education to assist scholarship recipients in finding dual credit courses to teach in secondary schools

Takes effect July 1, 2024