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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1822 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Willie Preston SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/27-22 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 |
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Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. With respect to the requirement that a pupil successfully complete 2 years of social studies as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, provides that students must take a course in financial literacy (instead of may take a course in financial literacy). Effective July 1, 2023.
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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 changing Section |
5 | | 27-22 as follows:
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6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
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7 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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8 | | (a) (Blank).
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9 | | (b) (Blank). |
10 | | (c) (Blank). |
11 | | (d) (Blank). |
12 | | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite |
13 | | to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
entering the |
14 | | 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, |
15 | | successfully
complete all of the following courses: |
16 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
17 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
18 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
19 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
20 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
21 | | graduation requirements.
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22 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
23 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
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1 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
2 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry |
3 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, |
4 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education |
5 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness |
6 | | path. |
7 | | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
8 | | 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year |
9 | | of a course that includes intensive instruction in |
10 | | computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, |
11 | | or any other subject and which may be counted toward the |
12 | | fulfillment of other graduation requirements. |
13 | | (4) Two years of science. |
14 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
15 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
16 | | of history of the United States and American government |
17 | | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
18 | | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at |
19 | | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young |
20 | | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and |
21 | | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and |
22 | | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course |
23 | | content shall focus on government institutions, the |
24 | | discussion of current and controversial issues, service |
25 | | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. |
26 | | School districts may utilize private funding available for |
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1 | | the purposes of offering civics education. For Beginning |
2 | | with
pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 or |
3 | | 2022-2023 school year, one semester, or part of
one |
4 | | semester, may include a financial literacy course. For |
5 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2023-2024 school |
6 | | year, one semester, or part of
one semester, must include |
7 | | a financial literacy course. |
8 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
9 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
10 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) |
11 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech |
12 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
13 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
14 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
15 | | (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a |
16 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
17 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
18 | | requirements, successfully complete all of the following |
19 | | courses: |
20 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
21 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
22 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
23 | | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive |
24 | | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other |
25 | | graduation requirements. |
26 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
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1 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
2 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
3 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry |
4 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, |
5 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education |
6 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness |
7 | | path. |
8 | | (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive |
9 | | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, |
10 | | social studies, or any other subject and which may be |
11 | | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation |
12 | | requirements. |
13 | | (4) Two years of laboratory science. |
14 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
15 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
16 | | of history of the United States and American government |
17 | | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help |
18 | | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, |
19 | | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be |
20 | | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. |
21 | | Civics course content shall focus on government |
22 | | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial |
23 | | issues, service learning, and simulations of the |
24 | | democratic process. School districts may utilize private |
25 | | funding available for the purposes of offering civics |
26 | | education. One semester, or part of
one semester, must may |
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1 | | include a financial literacy course. |
2 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
3 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
4 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) |
5 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech |
6 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
7 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
8 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
9 | | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a |
10 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
11 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
12 | | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign |
13 | | language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A |
14 | | pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy |
15 | | the requirement under subdivision paragraph (6) of subsection |
16 | | (e-5). |
17 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
18 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
19 | | coursework.
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20 | | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement |
21 | | computer science course to high school students, then the |
22 | | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a |
23 | | high school mathematics course and must denote on the |
24 | | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer |
25 | | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative |
26 | | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of |
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1 | | subsection (e) of this Section. |
2 | | (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does |
3 | | not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school |
4 | | year and prior school years or to students
with disabilities |
5 | | whose course of study is determined by an individualized
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6 | | education program.
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7 | | Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General |
8 | | Assembly does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
9 | | 2004-2005 school year or a prior
school year or to students |
10 | | with disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an |
11 | | individualized education program.
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12 | | Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply
to |
13 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a |
14 | | prior
school year or to students with disabilities whose |
15 | | course of study is
determined by an individualized education |
16 | | program. |
17 | | Subsection (e-5) does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th |
18 | | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior
school year or to |
19 | | students with disabilities whose course of study is
determined |
20 | | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does |
21 | | not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 |
22 | | school year or a prior
school year or to students with |
23 | | disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an |
24 | | individualized education program. |
25 | | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
26 | | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the |
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1 | | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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2 | | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify |
3 | | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in |
4 | | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due |
5 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
6 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. |
7 | | (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; |
8 | | 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654, |
9 | | Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21; |
10 | | 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
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11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
12 | | 2023.
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