Senate Bill 36 Summary

• Adds Part 20c to the Revised School Code establishing a framework for concurrent enrollment courses where high school students earn both high school and college credit simultaneously.

• Allows school districts and public school academies to partner with postsecondary institutions (state universities, community colleges, or independent nonprofit colleges) to offer college-level courses on high school, intermediate school district, or shared educational facility campuses.

• Requires concurrent enrollment courses to be taught by teachers meeting standards set by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership or Higher Learning Commission, with curricula, assessments, and grading determined by partnership agreements.

• Mandates postsecondary institutions grant college credit or course certificates upon successful completion and provide all course assessments to partnering schools; requires school districts to pay mutually agreed-upon tuition on agreed schedules.

• Requires postsecondary institutions to report enrollment data on concurrent enrollment students to the state's P-20 longitudinal database for tracking purposes; bill effectiveness is contingent on passage of Senate Bills 37 and 38.