Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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	1	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1375 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Instead of requiring consumer education to be taught and studied, provides that beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2024-2025 school year, pupils in the public schools in grade 11 or 12 shall be taught and be required to complete a stand-alone, one-semester or equivalent course covering personal finance, which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction covering behavioral economics; banking and bill payment; investing; types of credit; managing credit; including credit scores; paying for college; insurance; taxes; budgeting; consumer skills; retirement planning, including tax-advantaged retirement plans; home ownership and financing; and personal transportation, including car ownership and leasing. Provides that the State Board of Education shall devise or approve the personal finance education standards for the course. Provides that the school board shall oversee implementation of the personal finance course for each high school student prior to graduation. Specifies the oversight duties of the school board. In provisions regarding required high school courses, provides that the personal finance education course may be counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation requirements. Makes other changes. LRB103 25672 RJT 52021 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1375 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Instead of requiring consumer education to be taught and studied, provides that beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2024-2025 school year, pupils in the public schools in grade 11 or 12 shall be taught and be required to complete a stand-alone, one-semester or equivalent course covering personal finance, which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction covering behavioral economics; banking and bill payment; investing; types of credit; managing credit; including credit scores; paying for college; insurance; taxes; budgeting; consumer skills; retirement planning, including tax-advantaged retirement plans; home ownership and financing; and personal transportation, including car ownership and leasing. Provides that the State Board of Education shall devise or approve the personal finance education standards for the course. Provides that the school board shall oversee implementation of the personal finance course for each high school student prior to graduation. Specifies the oversight duties of the school board. In provisions regarding required high school courses, provides that the personal finance education course may be counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation requirements. Makes other changes. LRB103 25672 RJT 52021 b LRB103 25672 RJT 52021 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
	2	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1375 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	3	+	105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
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	6	+	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Instead of requiring consumer education to be taught and studied, provides that beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2024-2025 school year, pupils in the public schools in grade 11 or 12 shall be taught and be required to complete a stand-alone, one-semester or equivalent course covering personal finance, which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction covering behavioral economics; banking and bill payment; investing; types of credit; managing credit; including credit scores; paying for college; insurance; taxes; budgeting; consumer skills; retirement planning, including tax-advantaged retirement plans; home ownership and financing; and personal transportation, including car ownership and leasing. Provides that the State Board of Education shall devise or approve the personal finance education standards for the course. Provides that the school board shall oversee implementation of the personal finance course for each high school student prior to graduation. Specifies the oversight duties of the school board. In provisions regarding required high school courses, provides that the personal finance education course may be counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation requirements. Makes other changes.
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3	14		1 AN ACT concerning education.
4	15		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	16		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	17		4 Section 1. Purpose. The General Assembly has determined
7	18		5 that it is in the best interests of the State and the State's
8	19		6 citizens that all high school students be required to take a
9	20		7 one semester course in personal finance prior to graduation.
10	21		8 Research has shown that such a course is significantly more
11	22		9 effective if taught as a separate course in the 11th or 12th
12	23		10 grade rather than embedded in another course or taught at an
13	24		11 earlier time. Similarly, research has shown that before the
14	25		12 course can be implemented, there must be time to develop
15	26		13 curriculum and provide incentives for professional development
16	27		14 for teachers of the course.
17	28		15 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
18	29		16 27-12.1 and 27-22 as follows:
19	30		17 (105 ILCS 5/27-12.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1)
20	31		18 Sec. 27-12.1. Personal finance Consumer education.
21		-	19 (a) For pupils entering the 9th grade before the ~~2027-2028~~
	32	+	19 (a) For pupils entering the 9th grade before the 2023-2024
22	33		20 school year, pupils Pupils in the public schools in grades 9
23	34		21 through 12 shall be taught and be required to study courses
24	35		22 which include instruction in the area of consumer education,
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	39	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1375 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	40	+	105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
	41	+	105 ILCS 5/27-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12.1
	42	+	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
	43	+	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Instead of requiring consumer education to be taught and studied, provides that beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2024-2025 school year, pupils in the public schools in grade 11 or 12 shall be taught and be required to complete a stand-alone, one-semester or equivalent course covering personal finance, which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction covering behavioral economics; banking and bill payment; investing; types of credit; managing credit; including credit scores; paying for college; insurance; taxes; budgeting; consumer skills; retirement planning, including tax-advantaged retirement plans; home ownership and financing; and personal transportation, including car ownership and leasing. Provides that the State Board of Education shall devise or approve the personal finance education standards for the course. Provides that the school board shall oversee implementation of the personal finance course for each high school student prior to graduation. Specifies the oversight duties of the school board. In provisions regarding required high school courses, provides that the personal finance education course may be counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation requirements. Makes other changes.
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33	78		1 including but not necessarily limited to (i) understanding the
34	79		2 basic concepts of financial literacy, including consumer debt
35	80		3 and installment purchasing (including credit scoring, managing
36	81		4 credit debt, and completing a loan application), budgeting,
37	82		5 savings and investing, banking (including balancing a
38	83		6 checkbook, opening a deposit account, and the use of interest
39	84		7 rates), understanding simple contracts, State and federal
40	85		8 income taxes, personal insurance policies, the comparison of
41	86		9 prices, higher education student loans, identity-theft
42	87		10 security, and homeownership (including the basic process of
43	88		11 obtaining a mortgage and the concepts of fixed and adjustable
44	89		12 rate mortgages, subprime loans, and predatory lending), and
45	90		13 (ii) understanding the roles of consumers interacting with
46	91		14 agriculture, business, labor unions and government in
47	92		15 formulating and achieving the goals of the mixed free
48	93		16 enterprise system. The State Board of Education shall devise
49	94		17 or approve the consumer education curriculum for grades 9
50	95		18 through 12 and specify the minimum amount of instruction to be
51	96		19 devoted thereto.
52	97		20 (a-5) Beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
53		-	21 ~~2027-2028~~ school year, pupils in the public schools in grade
	98	+	21 2024-2025 school year, pupils in the public schools in grade
54	99		22 11 or 12 shall be taught and be required to complete a
55	100		23 stand-alone, one-semester or equivalent course covering
56	101		24 personal finance, which shall include, but is not limited to,
57	102		25 instruction covering behavioral economics; banking and bill
58	103		26 payment; investing; types of credit; managing credit,
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69	114		1 including credit scores; paying for college; insurance; taxes;
70	115		2 budgeting; consumer skills; retirement planning, including
71	116		3 tax-advantaged retirement plans; home ownership and financing;
72	117		4 and personal transportation, including car ownership and
73	118		5 leasing. The State Board of Education shall devise or approve
74	119		6 the personal finance education standards for the course. The
75	120		7 State Board of Education may review and update these
76	121		8 curriculum standards every 5 years. The State Board of
77	122		9 Education may adopt or adapt national standards for personal
78	123		10 finance education in implementing the curriculum standards.
79		-	11 A school board shall oversee implementation of the
	124	+	11 The school board shall oversee implementation of the
80	125		12 personal finance course for each high school student prior to
81	126		13 graduation. This oversight shall include:
82	127		14 (1) identifying the certifications and credentials
83	128		15 needed by teachers of the personal finance course, such as
84	129		16 credentials in social studies, family and consumer
85	130		17 science, mathematics, career and technical education, or
86	131		18 other subject matters;
87	132		19 (2) preparing a list of curriculum providers that
88	133		20 delineates between core curriculum providers and
89	134		21 supplementary providers in coordination with the State
90	135		22 Board of Education; and
91	136		23 (3) preparing a list of professional development
92	137		24 providers that have the capability to support educators
93	138		25 with the implementation of the course and that have
94	139		26 delivered professional development to educators in the
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105	150		1 State within the past 12 months.
106		-	2 The ~~State~~ Board ~~of Education~~ shall develop implementation
107		-	3 ~~guidelines and~~ timelines to assist schools in implementing
108		-	4 ~~this course~~.
109		-	5 (b) ~~(Blank).~~
110		-	6 ~~(c)~~ The ~~Financial Literacy Fund is created as a special~~
111		-	7 ~~fund in~~ the ~~State treasury.~~ ~~State funds and private~~
112		-	8 ~~contributions for~~ the ~~promotion of~~ financial literacy ~~shall be~~
113		-	9 ~~deposited into the~~ Financial Literacy Fund~~. All money in the~~
114		-	10 ~~Financial Literacy Fund shall be used~~, ~~subject~~ to
115		-	11 ~~appropriation, by~~ the ~~State Board of Education to award grants~~
116		-	12 ~~to school districts for~~ the ~~following:~~
117		-	13 ~~(1) Defraying the costs of financial literacy training~~
118		-	14 ~~for teachers.~~
119		-	15 ~~(2) Rewarding~~ a ~~school or teacher who wins or achieves~~
120		-	16 ~~results at a certain level of success in a financial~~
121		-	17 ~~literacy competition.~~
122		-	18 ~~(3) Rewarding~~ a ~~student who wins or achieves results~~
123		-	19 ~~at a certain level of success in a financial literacy~~
124		-	20 ~~competition.~~
125		-	21 ~~(4) Funding~~ activities, ~~including books, games, field~~
126		-	22 ~~trips, computers,~~ ~~and other activities, related to~~
127		-	23 ~~financial literacy education.~~
128		-	24 ~~In awarding grants,~~ ~~every effort must be made to ensure~~
129		-	25 ~~that all geographic areas of the State are represented.~~
130		-	26 ~~(d) A school board may establish a special fund in which to~~
	151	+	2 The school board shall develop implementation guidelines and
	152	+	3 timelines to assist schools in implementing this course.
	153	+	4 (b) (Blank).
	154	+	5 (c) The Financial Literacy Fund is created as a special
	155	+	6 fund in the State treasury. State funds and private
	156	+	7 contributions for the promotion of financial literacy shall be
	157	+	8 deposited into the Financial Literacy Fund. All money in the
	158	+	9 Financial Literacy Fund shall be used, subject to
	159	+	10 appropriation, by the State Board of Education to award grants
	160	+	11 to school districts for the following:
	161	+	12 (1) Defraying the costs of financial literacy training
	162	+	13 for teachers.
	163	+	14 (2) Rewarding a school or teacher who wins or achieves
	164	+	15 results at a certain level of success in a financial
	165	+	16 literacy competition.
	166	+	17 (3) Rewarding a student who wins or achieves results
	167	+	18 at a certain level of success in a financial literacy
	168	+	19 competition.
	169	+	20 (4) Funding activities, including books, games, field
	170	+	21 trips, computers, and other activities, related to
	171	+	22 financial literacy education.
	172	+	23 In awarding grants, every effort must be made to ensure
	173	+	24 that all geographic areas of the State are represented.
	174	+	25 (d) A school board may establish a special fund in which to
	175	+	26 receive public funds and private contributions for the
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141		-	1 ~~receive public funds and private contributions for~~ the
142		-	2 ~~promotion of financial literacy. Money in~~ the ~~fund shall be~~
143		-	3 ~~used for~~ the ~~following:~~
144		-	4 ~~(1) Defraying the costs of financial literacy training~~
145		-	5 ~~for teachers.~~
146		-	6 ~~(2) Rewarding~~ a ~~school or teacher who wins or achieves~~
147		-	7 ~~results at a certain level of success in a financial~~
148		-	8 ~~literacy competition.~~
149		-	9 ~~(3) Rewarding~~ a ~~student who wins or achieves results~~
150		-	10 ~~at a certain level of success in a financial literacy~~
151		-	11 ~~competition.~~
152		-	12 ~~(4) Funding~~ activities, ~~including books, games, field~~
153		-	13 ~~trips, computers,~~ ~~and other activities, related to~~
154		-	14 ~~financial literacy~~ education.
155		-	15 ~~(e)~~ The ~~State Board of Education~~, ~~upon the next~~
156		-	16 ~~comprehensive review of~~ the ~~Illinois Learning Standards~~, is
157		-	17 ~~urged to include the instruction listed in subsection (a-5),~~
158		-	18 ~~basic principles of personal insurance policies, and~~
159		-	19 ~~understanding simple contracts~~.
160		-	20 (~~Source: P.A~~. ~~99-284~~, ~~eff~~. ~~8-5-15.~~)
161		-	21 ~~(105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par~~. 27-22)
162		-	22 ~~Sec~~. ~~27-22. Required high school courses.~~
163		-	23 (a) (Blank).
164		-	24 (b) (Blank).
165		-	25 (c) (Blank).
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	186	+	1 promotion of financial literacy. Money in the fund shall be
	187	+	2 used for the following:
	188	+	3 (1) Defraying the costs of financial literacy training
	189	+	4 for teachers.
	190	+	5 (2) Rewarding a school or teacher who wins or achieves
	191	+	6 results at a certain level of success in a financial
	192	+	7 literacy competition.
	193	+	8 (3) Rewarding a student who wins or achieves results
	194	+	9 at a certain level of success in a financial literacy
	195	+	10 competition.
	196	+	11 (4) Funding activities, including books, games, field
	197	+	12 trips, computers, and other activities, related to
	198	+	13 financial literacy education.
	199	+	14 (e) The State Board of Education, upon the next
	200	+	15 comprehensive review of the Illinois Learning Standards, is
	201	+	16 urged to include the instruction listed in subsection (a-5),
	202	+	17 basic principles of personal insurance policies, and
	203	+	18 understanding simple contracts.
	204	+	19 (Source: P.A. 99-284, eff. 8-5-15.)
	205	+	20 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
	206	+	21 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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176		-	1 (d) ~~(Blank).~~
177		-	2 ~~(e) Through the 2023-2024~~ school ~~year~~, ~~as a prerequisite~~
178		-	3 to ~~receiving a high school diploma~~, ~~each pupil entering the~~
179		-	4 ~~9th grade must,~~ ~~in addition to other course requirements,~~
180		-	5 ~~successfully complete all~~ of ~~the following courses:~~
181		-	6 (1) ~~Four~~ years of ~~language arts.~~
182		-	7 ~~(2) Two years~~ of ~~writing intensive courses,~~ ~~one of~~
183		-	8 ~~which must be English and the~~ other ~~of which may be English~~
184		-	9 ~~or any~~ other ~~subject. When applicable, writing-intensive~~
185		-	10 ~~courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other~~
186		-	11 ~~graduation requirements.~~
187		-	12 ~~(3) Three years of mathematics~~, one of which must be
188		-	13 ~~Algebra I,~~ one of which ~~must include geometry content,~~ ~~and~~
189		-	14 ~~one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science~~
190		-	15 ~~course. A mathematics course that includes geometry~~
191		-	16 ~~content may be offered as an integrated~~, ~~applied,~~
192		-	17 ~~interdisciplinary, or~~ career ~~and technical education~~
193		-	18 ~~course that prepares a student for a career readiness~~
194		-	19 ~~path~~.
195		-	20 ~~(3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the~~
196		-	21 ~~2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024~~ ~~school year,~~ ~~one year~~
197		-	22 ~~of a course that includes intensive instruction in~~
198		-	23 ~~computer literacy,~~ which may be ~~English, social studies,~~
199		-	24 ~~or any~~ other ~~subject and which may be counted toward the~~
200		-	25 ~~fulfillment~~ of ~~other graduation requirements~~.
201		-	26 (4) Two years of ~~science.~~
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	221	+	1 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
	222	+	2 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
	223	+	3 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
	224	+	4 successfully complete all of the following courses:
	225	+	5 (1) Four years of language arts.
	226	+	6 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
	227	+	7 which must be English and the other of which may be English
	228	+	8 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
	229	+	9 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
	230	+	10 graduation requirements.
	231	+	11 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
	232	+	12 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
	233	+	13 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
	234	+	14 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
	235	+	15 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
	236	+	16 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
	237	+	17 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
	238	+	18 path.
	239	+	19 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
	240	+	20 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
	241	+	21 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
	242	+	22 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
	243	+	23 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
	244	+	24 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
	245	+	25 (4) Two years of science.
	246	+	26 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
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212		-	1 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
213		-	2 year must be history of the United States or a combination
214		-	3 of history of the United States and American government
215		-	4 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
216		-	5 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
217		-	6 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
218		-	7 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
219		-	8 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
220		-	9 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
221		-	10 content shall focus on government institutions, the
222		-	11 discussion of current and controversial issues, service
223		-	12 learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
224		-	13 School districts may utilize private funding available for
225		-	14 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
226		-	15 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
227		-	16 year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a
228		-	17 financial literacy course.
229		-	18 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
230		-	19 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
231		-	20 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
232		-	21 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
233		-	22 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
234		-	23 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
235		-	24 requirement under this subdivision (6).
236		-	25 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
237		-	26 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
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248		-	1 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
249		-	2 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
250		-	3 courses:
251		-	4 (1) Four years of language arts.
252		-	5 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
253		-	6 which must be English and the other of which may be English
254		-	7 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
255		-	8 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
256		-	9 graduation requirements.
257		-	10 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
258		-	11 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
259		-	12 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
260		-	13 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
261		-	14 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
262		-	15 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
263		-	16 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
264		-	17 path.
265		-	18 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
266		-	19 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
267		-	20 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
268		-	21 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
269		-	22 requirements.
270		-	23 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
271		-	24 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
272		-	25 year must be history of the United States or a combination
273		-	26 of history of the United States and American government
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284		-	1 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
285		-	2 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
286		-	3 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
287		-	4 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
288		-	5 Civics course content shall focus on government
289		-	6 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
290		-	7 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
291		-	8 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
292		-	9 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
293		-	10 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
294		-	11 include a financial literacy course.
295		-	12 (5.5) One semester or the equivalent of a stand-alone
296		-	13 course on personal finance education to be taken in grade
297		-	14 11 or 12, which may be counted toward the fulfillment of
298		-	15 other graduation requirements as determined by the State
299		-	16 Board of Education.
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	257	+	1 year must be history of the United States or a combination
	258	+	2 of history of the United States and American government
	259	+	3 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
	260	+	4 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
	261	+	5 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
	262	+	6 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
	263	+	7 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
	264	+	8 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
	265	+	9 content shall focus on government institutions, the
	266	+	10 discussion of current and controversial issues, service
	267	+	11 learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
	268	+	12 School districts may utilize private funding available for
	269	+	13 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
	270	+	14 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
	271	+	15 year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a
	272	+	16 financial literacy course.
300	273		17 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
301	274		18 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
302	275		19 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
303	276		20 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
304	277		21 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
305	278		22 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
306	279		23 requirement under this subdivision (6).
307		-	24 (e-10) Beginning with the ~~2028-2029~~ school year, as a
	280	+	24 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
308	281		25 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
309	282		26 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
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320		-	1 requirements, successfully complete ~~2 years~~ of ~~foreign~~
321		-	2 ~~language~~ courses~~, which may include American Sign Language. A~~
322		-	3 ~~pupil may choose a third year~~ of ~~foreign~~ language ~~to satisfy~~
323		-	4 ~~the requirement under subdivision paragraph (6)~~ of ~~subsection~~
324		-	5 ~~(e-5).~~
325		-	6 ~~(f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform~~
326		-	7 ~~school districts~~ of ~~standards for writing-intensive~~
327		-	8 ~~coursework~~.
328		-	9 (~~f-5~~) ~~If a school district offers an Advanced Placement~~
329		-	10 ~~computer science course to high school students~~, ~~then the~~
330		-	11 ~~school board must designate that course as equivalent to a~~
331		-	12 ~~high school~~ mathematics course ~~and must denote on the~~
332		-	13 ~~student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer~~
333		-	14 ~~science course qualifies as a mathematics-based~~, ~~quantitative~~
334		-	15 course for ~~students in accordance with subdivision (3) of~~
335		-	16 ~~subsection (e) of this Section~~.
336		-	17 (g) ~~Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act~~ of ~~1983 does~~
337		-	18 ~~not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade~~ in ~~1983-1984 school~~
338		-	19 ~~year~~ and ~~prior school years or to students with disabilities~~
339		-	20 ~~whose course~~ of ~~study is determined by an individualized~~
340		-	21 ~~education program~~.
341		-	22 ~~Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act~~ of ~~the 94th General~~
342		-	23 ~~Assembly does not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the~~
343		-	24 ~~2004-2005 school year~~ or a ~~prior school year or to students~~
344		-	25 ~~with disabilities whose course~~ of ~~study is determined by an~~
345		-	26 ~~individualized education program.~~
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	293	+	1 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
	294	+	2 courses:
	295	+	3 (1) Four years of language arts.
	296	+	4 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
	297	+	5 which must be English and the other of which may be English
	298	+	6 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
	299	+	7 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
	300	+	8 graduation requirements.
	301	+	9 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
	302	+	10 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
	303	+	11 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
	304	+	12 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
	305	+	13 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
	306	+	14 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
	307	+	15 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
	308	+	16 path.
	309	+	17 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
	310	+	18 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
	311	+	19 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
	312	+	20 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
	313	+	21 requirements.
	314	+	22 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
	315	+	23 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
	316	+	24 year must be history of the United States or a combination
	317	+	25 of history of the United States and American government
	318	+	26 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
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356		-	1 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
357		-	2 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
358		-	3 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
359		-	4 course of study is determined by an individualized education
360		-	5 program.
361		-	6 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
362		-	7 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
363		-	8 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
364		-	9 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
365		-	10 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
366		-	11 school year or a prior school year or to students with
367		-	12 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
368		-	13 individualized education program.
369		-	14 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
370		-	15 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
371		-	16 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
372		-	17 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
373		-	18 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
374		-	19 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
375		-	20 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
376		-	21 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
377		-	22 (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
378		-	23 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654,
379		-	24 Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21;
380		-	25 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
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	329	+	1 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
	330	+	2 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
	331	+	3 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
	332	+	4 Civics course content shall focus on government
	333	+	5 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
	334	+	6 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
	335	+	7 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
	336	+	8 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
	337	+	9 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
	338	+	10 include a financial literacy course.
	339	+	11 (5.5) One semester or the equivalent of a stand-alone
	340	+	12 course on personal finance education to be taken in grade
	341	+	13 11 or 12, which may be counted toward the fulfillment of
	342	+	14 other graduation requirements as determined by the school
	343	+	15 board.
	344	+	16 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
	345	+	17 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
	346	+	18 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
	347	+	19 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
	348	+	20 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
	349	+	21 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
	350	+	22 requirement under this subdivision (6).
	351	+	23 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
	352	+	24 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
	353	+	25 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
	354	+	26 requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign
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	365	+	1 language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A
	366	+	2 pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy
	367	+	3 the requirement under subdivision paragraph (6) of subsection
	368	+	4 (e-5).
	369	+	5 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
	370	+	6 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
	371	+	7 coursework.
	372	+	8 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
	373	+	9 computer science course to high school students, then the
	374	+	10 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
	375	+	11 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
	376	+	12 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
	377	+	13 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
	378	+	14 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
	379	+	15 subsection (e) of this Section.
	380	+	16 (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does
	381	+	17 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school
	382	+	18 year and prior school years or to students with disabilities
	383	+	19 whose course of study is determined by an individualized
	384	+	20 education program.
	385	+	21 Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General
	386	+	22 Assembly does not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the
	387	+	23 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year or to students
	388	+	24 with disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
	389	+	25 individualized education program.
	390	+	26 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
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	401	+	1 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
	402	+	2 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
	403	+	3 course of study is determined by an individualized education
	404	+	4 program.
	405	+	5 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
	406	+	6 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
	407	+	7 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
	408	+	8 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
	409	+	9 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
	410	+	10 school year or a prior school year or to students with
	411	+	11 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
	412	+	12 individualized education program.
	413	+	13 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
	414	+	14 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
	415	+	15 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
	416	+	16 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
	417	+	17 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
	418	+	18 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
	419	+	19 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
	420	+	20 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
	421	+	21 (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
	422	+	22 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654,
	423	+	23 Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21;
	424	+	24 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
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