Bill Text: IL HB5110 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Italian American history. Contains provisions governing this instruction. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-04 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5110 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5110-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 27-20.9 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-20.9 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 27-20.9. Italian American history study. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, every public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | elementary school and high school shall include in its | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Italian American history, including the history of Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Americans in the State and the Midwest, as well as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | contributions of Italian Americans toward advancing civil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | rights from the 19th century onward. These events shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | include the contributions made by individual Italian Americans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | in government and the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | as the contributions of Italian American communities to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | economic, cultural, social, and political development of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | United States. The studying of this material shall constitute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | an affirmation by students of their commitment to respect the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | dignity of all races and peoples and to forever eschew every | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | form of discrimination in their lives and careers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (b) The State Superintendent of Education may prepare and |
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1 | make available to all school boards instructional materials, | ||||||
2 | including those established by the Public Broadcasting | ||||||
3 | Service, that may be used as guidelines for development of a | ||||||
4 | unit of instruction under this Section. However, each school | ||||||
5 | board shall itself determine the minimum amount of | ||||||
6 | instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction | ||||||
7 | satisfying the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
8 | (c) The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a | ||||||
9 | school district's compliance with this Section's curricular | ||||||
10 | requirements during his or her annual compliance visit. | ||||||
11 | (d) A school may meet the requirements of this Section | ||||||
12 | through an online program or course.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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