Bill Text: IL SB3879 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code with respect to high school course requirements. Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, provides that foreign language courses may include courses in machine control language. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3879 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB3879-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 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 | (Text of Section from P.A. 101-654, Article 50, Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 50-5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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10 | (a) (Blank).
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11 | (b) (Blank). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
entering the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | successfully
complete all of the following courses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (1) Four years of language arts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | graduation requirements.
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1 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
2 | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | ||||||
3 | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | ||||||
4 | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | ||||||
5 | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | ||||||
6 | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | ||||||
7 | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | ||||||
8 | path. | ||||||
9 | (4) Two years of science. | ||||||
10 | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
11 | year must be history of the United States or a combination | ||||||
12 | of history of the United States and American government | ||||||
13 | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the | ||||||
14 | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at | ||||||
15 | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young | ||||||
16 | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and | ||||||
17 | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and | ||||||
18 | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course | ||||||
19 | content shall focus on government institutions, the | ||||||
20 | discussion of current and controversial issues, service | ||||||
21 | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. | ||||||
22 | School districts may utilize private funding available for | ||||||
23 | the purposes of offering civics education. | ||||||
24 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
25 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | ||||||
26 | American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
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1 | (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a | ||||||
2 | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil | ||||||
3 | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course | ||||||
4 | requirements, successfully complete all of the following | ||||||
5 | courses: | ||||||
6 | (1) Four years of language arts. | ||||||
7 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
8 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
9 | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
10 | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other | ||||||
11 | graduation requirements. | ||||||
12 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
13 | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | ||||||
14 | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | ||||||
15 | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | ||||||
16 | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | ||||||
17 | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | ||||||
18 | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | ||||||
19 | path. | ||||||
20 | (4) Two years of laboratory science. | ||||||
21 | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
22 | year must be history of the United States or a combination | ||||||
23 | of history of the United States and American government | ||||||
24 | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help | ||||||
25 | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, | ||||||
26 | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be |
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1 | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. | ||||||
2 | Civics course content shall focus on government | ||||||
3 | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial | ||||||
4 | issues, service learning, and simulations of the | ||||||
5 | democratic process. School districts may utilize private | ||||||
6 | funding available for the purposes of offering civics | ||||||
7 | education. | ||||||
8 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
9 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | ||||||
10 | American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | ||||||
11 | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a | ||||||
12 | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil | ||||||
13 | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course | ||||||
14 | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign | ||||||
15 | language courses, which may include American Sign Language or | ||||||
16 | machine control language . A pupil may choose a third year of | ||||||
17 | foreign language to satisfy the requirement under paragraph | ||||||
18 | (6) of subsection (e-5). | ||||||
19 | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | ||||||
20 | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | ||||||
21 | coursework.
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22 | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | ||||||
23 | computer science course to high school students, then the | ||||||
24 | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a | ||||||
25 | high school mathematics course and must denote on the | ||||||
26 | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer |
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1 | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative | ||||||
2 | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of | ||||||
3 | subsection (e) of this Section. | ||||||
4 | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils | ||||||
5 | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior | ||||||
6 | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of | ||||||
7 | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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8 | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not | ||||||
9 | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school | ||||||
10 | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities | ||||||
11 | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized | ||||||
12 | education program.
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13 | Subsection (e-5) does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th | ||||||
14 | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior
school year or to | ||||||
15 | students with disabilities whose course of study is
determined | ||||||
16 | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does | ||||||
17 | not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 | ||||||
18 | school year or a prior
school year or to students with | ||||||
19 | disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an | ||||||
20 | individualized education program. | ||||||
21 | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
22 | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the | ||||||
23 | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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24 | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify | ||||||
25 | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in | ||||||
26 | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due |
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1 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
2 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 100-443, eff. 8-25-17; 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; | ||||||
4 | 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. | ||||||
5 | 3-8-21.)
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6 | (Text of Section from P.A. 101-654, Article 60, Section | ||||||
7 | 60-5) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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9 | (a) (Blank).
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10 | (b) (Blank). | ||||||
11 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
12 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||
13 | (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, | ||||||
14 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other | ||||||
15 | course requirements, successfully
complete all of the | ||||||
16 | following courses: | ||||||
17 | (1) Four years of language arts. | ||||||
18 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
19 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
20 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
21 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
22 | graduation requirements.
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23 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
24 | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | ||||||
25 | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
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1 | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | ||||||
2 | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | ||||||
3 | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | ||||||
4 | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | ||||||
5 | path. | ||||||
6 | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the | ||||||
7 | 2022-2023 school year and each school year thereafter, one | ||||||
8 | year of a course that includes intensive instruction in | ||||||
9 | computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, | ||||||
10 | or any other subject and which may be counted toward the | ||||||
11 | fulfillment of other graduation requirements. | ||||||
12 | (4) Two years of science. | ||||||
13 | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
14 | year must be history of the United States or a combination | ||||||
15 | of history of the United States and American government | ||||||
16 | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the | ||||||
17 | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at | ||||||
18 | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young | ||||||
19 | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and | ||||||
20 | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and | ||||||
21 | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course | ||||||
22 | content shall focus on government institutions, the | ||||||
23 | discussion of current and controversial issues, service | ||||||
24 | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. | ||||||
25 | School districts may utilize private funding available for | ||||||
26 | the purposes of offering civics education. |
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1 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
2 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | ||||||
3 | American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | ||||||
4 | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | ||||||
5 | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | ||||||
6 | coursework.
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7 | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | ||||||
8 | computer science course to high school students, then the | ||||||
9 | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a | ||||||
10 | high school mathematics course and must denote on the | ||||||
11 | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer | ||||||
12 | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative | ||||||
13 | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of | ||||||
14 | subsection (e) of this Section. | ||||||
15 | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils | ||||||
16 | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior | ||||||
17 | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of | ||||||
18 | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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19 | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not | ||||||
20 | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school | ||||||
21 | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities | ||||||
22 | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized | ||||||
23 | education program.
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24 | This amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly does not | ||||||
25 | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school | ||||||
26 | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
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1 | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized | ||||||
2 | education program. | ||||||
3 | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
4 | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the | ||||||
5 | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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6 | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify | ||||||
7 | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in | ||||||
8 | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
9 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
10 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 100-443, eff. 8-25-17; 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; | ||||||
12 | 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. | ||||||
13 | 3-8-21.)
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14 | (Text of Section from P.A. 102-366) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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16 | (a) (Blank).
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17 | (b) (Blank). | ||||||
18 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
19 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||
20 | (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, | ||||||
21 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other | ||||||
22 | course requirements, successfully
complete all of the | ||||||
23 | following courses: | ||||||
24 | (1) Four years of language arts. | ||||||
25 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
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1 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
2 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
3 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
4 | graduation requirements.
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5 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
6 | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | ||||||
7 | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | ||||||
8 | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | ||||||
9 | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | ||||||
10 | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | ||||||
11 | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | ||||||
12 | path. | ||||||
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. Beginning with
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2 | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year
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3 | and each school year thereafter, one semester, or part of
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4 | one semester, may include a financial literacy course. | ||||||
5 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
6 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | ||||||
7 | American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | ||||||
8 | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | ||||||
9 | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | ||||||
10 | coursework.
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11 | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | ||||||
12 | computer science course to high school students, then the | ||||||
13 | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a | ||||||
14 | high school mathematics course and must denote on the | ||||||
15 | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer | ||||||
16 | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative | ||||||
17 | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of | ||||||
18 | subsection (e) of this Section. | ||||||
19 | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils | ||||||
20 | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior | ||||||
21 | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of | ||||||
22 | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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23 | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not | ||||||
24 | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school | ||||||
25 | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities | ||||||
26 | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
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1 | education program.
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2 | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
3 | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the | ||||||
4 | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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5 | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify | ||||||
6 | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in | ||||||
7 | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
8 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; | ||||||
11 | 102-366, eff. 8-13-21.)
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12 | (Text of Section from P.A. 102-551) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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14 | (a) (Blank).
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15 | (b) (Blank). | ||||||
16 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
17 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||
18 | (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, | ||||||
19 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other | ||||||
20 | course requirements, successfully
complete all of the | ||||||
21 | following courses: | ||||||
22 | (1) Four years of language arts. | ||||||
23 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
24 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
25 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
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1 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
2 | graduation requirements.
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3 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
4 | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | ||||||
5 | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | ||||||
6 | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | ||||||
7 | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | ||||||
8 | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | ||||||
9 | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | ||||||
10 | path. | ||||||
11 | (4) Two years of science. | ||||||
12 | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
13 | year must be history of the United States or a combination | ||||||
14 | of history of the United States and American government | ||||||
15 | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the | ||||||
16 | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at | ||||||
17 | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young | ||||||
18 | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and | ||||||
19 | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and | ||||||
20 | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course | ||||||
21 | content shall focus on government institutions, the | ||||||
22 | discussion of current and controversial issues, service | ||||||
23 | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. | ||||||
24 | School districts may utilize private funding available for | ||||||
25 | the purposes of offering civics education. | ||||||
26 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
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1 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | ||||||
2 | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) | ||||||
3 | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech | ||||||
4 | course used to satisfy the course requirement under | ||||||
5 | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course | ||||||
6 | requirement under this subdivision (6). | ||||||
7 | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | ||||||
8 | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | ||||||
9 | coursework.
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10 | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | ||||||
11 | computer science course to high school students, then the | ||||||
12 | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a | ||||||
13 | high school mathematics course and must denote on the | ||||||
14 | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer | ||||||
15 | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative | ||||||
16 | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of | ||||||
17 | subsection (e) of this Section. | ||||||
18 | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils | ||||||
19 | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior | ||||||
20 | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of | ||||||
21 | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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22 | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not | ||||||
23 | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school | ||||||
24 | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities | ||||||
25 | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized | ||||||
26 | education program.
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1 | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
2 | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the | ||||||
3 | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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4 | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify | ||||||
5 | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in | ||||||
6 | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due | ||||||
7 | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | ||||||
8 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; | ||||||
10 | 102-551, eff. 1-1-22. )
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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