State Rep. Dan Swanson
State Senator Chuck Weaver
A new law allows Illinois high school students to take as many college credit classes as they want starting next year. The legislation was sponsored in the State Senate by local State Senator Chuck Weaver. Some school districts had previously limited the number of dual-credit classes that students could take, but Weaver’s bill changes that.
The measure was sponsored in the Illinois House by local State Rep. Dan Swanson.
The law requires the courses be taught by instructors who meet state requirements and is worded to allow students to take them either in the classroom or online. The new law takes effect Jan. 1.