The Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) has adopted new rules which expand the Registered Apprenticeship Program for high school students. The program will allow students 16 years of age and older to enroll in an apprenticeship program which will allow them to earn their high school diploma and an industry-related occupational skills certificate at the same time. Governor Pritzker also authorized additional funding for the program, which will receive $20 million of funding in 2020 to help expand programming across the state.
August 2020
