Bill Title: Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. With respect to the requirement that, beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, each pupil entering the 9th grade must, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, successfully complete 2 years of foreign language courses, requires a high school to offer 2 years of foreign-language course credit to any student who either (i) successfully passes a standardized test of language proficiency for a language other than English at the level required for the State Seal of Biliteracy or (ii) presents an official transcript demonstrating completion of 2 years of high-school equivalency in which the language of instruction was in a language other than English.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-06-01 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
[SB4026 Detail]
Bill Drafts
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| Introduced | 2026-02-06 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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| No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB4026 |
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