Bill Text: IL SB1694 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 may include in its high school curriculum a unit of instruction on workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the workplace, including protection against sexual harassment and racial and other forms of discrimination and other protections for employees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0347 [SB1694 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1694-Engrossed.html

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SB1694 Engrossed LRB101 07783 AXK 52833 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
27-23.13 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/27-23.13 new)
Sec. 27-23.13. Workplace preparation course. A school
district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 may include
in its high school curriculum a unit of instruction on
workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the
workplace, including protection against sexual harassment and
racial and other forms of discrimination and other protections
for employees. A school board may determine the minimum amount
of instruction time that qualifies as a unit of instruction
under this Section.