SBE - State Board of EducationIssuing agency·Springfield, IL·via the Illinois BidBuy open-bids boardThis is a notice of intent to award a contract as a sole source to: The College Board to provide Advanced Placement (AP) Tests at a reduced cost for qualifying low income students who take an Advanced Placement (AP) exam in Spring of 2027. See attachment for details. The hearing will be canceled unless an interested party submits written comments or makes a written request.
The College Board will provide Advanced Placement exams to qualifying low-income students at a reduced rate. Illinois school districts will order AP exams in November 2026, and students will take the exams in May 2027. The College Board will invoice Illinois school districts according to their fee reduction and expected state reimbursements. For public school students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction, the Illinois State Board of Education will pay The College Board a minimum of $33 per AP exam. The final fee invoiced to a public school for a fee-reduced student for any AP exam is at maximum $20 per exam. The College Board will invoice the Illinois State Board of Education for state reimbursements of test fees for low-income students; the state will pay for exams of low-income students that are used and is not financially responsible for unused exams.
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