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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1485 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Creates the Inclusive American History Act. Establishes the Inclusive American History Commission to (i) address the deficiencies and inadequacies in both perspective and content in traditional history course material and instruction and (ii) develop multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive standards that a school may use as a guide in replacing or developing its curricula for history education. Sets forth the membership of the Commission. Contains provisions concerning meetings, duties, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2024. Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, requires schools to suspend all instruction in history education, with exceptions. Not later than June 30, 2024, requires the State Superintendent of Education to provide to schools instructional guidelines and standards based on the recommendations of the Commission so that schools may develop alternative curricula to replace traditional course material and instruction to ensure that students obtain a multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive understanding about history. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, schools shall resume instruction in history, which shall require the use of age-appropriate discussion, textbooks, and other course material that reframe the study of history by presenting to students an examination of history through the inclusion of diverse perspectives, contrary interpretations, and the viewpoints of various groups of people whose voices have traditionally been excluded from the conventional teaching of history. Effective immediately. LRB103 03533 RJT 48539 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1485 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Creates the Inclusive American History Act. Establishes the Inclusive American History Commission to (i) address the deficiencies and inadequacies in both perspective and content in traditional history course material and instruction and (ii) develop multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive standards that a school may use as a guide in replacing or developing its curricula for history education. Sets forth the membership of the Commission. Contains provisions concerning meetings, duties, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2024. Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, requires schools to suspend all instruction in history education, with exceptions. Not later than June 30, 2024, requires the State Superintendent of Education to provide to schools instructional guidelines and standards based on the recommendations of the Commission so that schools may develop alternative curricula to replace traditional course material and instruction to ensure that students obtain a multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive understanding about history. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, schools shall resume instruction in history, which shall require the use of age-appropriate discussion, textbooks, and other course material that reframe the study of history by presenting to students an examination of history through the inclusion of diverse perspectives, contrary interpretations, and the viewpoints of various groups of people whose voices have traditionally been excluded from the conventional teaching of history. Effective immediately. LRB103 03533 RJT 48539 b LRB103 03533 RJT 48539 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
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1313 1 AN ACT concerning education.
1414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1616 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
1717 5 Inclusive American History Act.
1818 6 Section 5. Statement of findings; Inclusive American
1919 7 History Commission creation and purpose.
2020 8 (a) In an effort to create a well-informed, tolerant, and
2121 9 equitable society, students in grades kindergarten through 12
2222 10 in this State should receive an unbiased, objective, and
2323 11 thorough education in history. Traditional course material and
2424 12 instruction have failed to provide to students a comprehensive
2525 13 education in history because the historical narrative has
2626 14 always been presented and interpreted from the perspective of
2727 15 one rather than from the perspective of many. To the detriment
2828 16 of our society, this limited narrative in history instruction
2929 17 and course material rarely teaches our students about the
3030 18 contributions made by or the marginalization of women, Black
3131 19 people, indigenous people, Latinx people, and people of color,
3232 20 faith-based minorities, ethnic minorities, immigrants, members
3333 21 of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community,
3434 22 persons with disabilities, and many others. Traditional
3535 23 teaching materials so often fail to provide for any study
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4242 Creates the Inclusive American History Act. Establishes the Inclusive American History Commission to (i) address the deficiencies and inadequacies in both perspective and content in traditional history course material and instruction and (ii) develop multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive standards that a school may use as a guide in replacing or developing its curricula for history education. Sets forth the membership of the Commission. Contains provisions concerning meetings, duties, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2024. Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, requires schools to suspend all instruction in history education, with exceptions. Not later than June 30, 2024, requires the State Superintendent of Education to provide to schools instructional guidelines and standards based on the recommendations of the Commission so that schools may develop alternative curricula to replace traditional course material and instruction to ensure that students obtain a multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive understanding about history. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, schools shall resume instruction in history, which shall require the use of age-appropriate discussion, textbooks, and other course material that reframe the study of history by presenting to students an examination of history through the inclusion of diverse perspectives, contrary interpretations, and the viewpoints of various groups of people whose voices have traditionally been excluded from the conventional teaching of history. Effective immediately.
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7676 1 about slavery, racism, and civil rights that teachers must
7777 2 often purchase their own supplementary materials in order to
7878 3 teach their students about these subjects. The objective in
7979 4 the reframing of history education in this State is not to
8080 5 exclude, prohibit, or deny the narrative, perspective, or
8181 6 accomplishments of any cultural group or people, but rather to
8282 7 recognize and include the narrative, perspective, and
8383 8 accomplishments of all. The reframing of history education
8484 9 must present to students a fair and accurate historical
8585 10 narrative that acknowledges both the triumphs and the failures
8686 11 of a society. Therefore, the teaching of history to students
8787 12 in this State must be reformed and reframed in order to provide
8888 13 our students with a multiperspective, inclusive, and
8989 14 comprehensive understanding of history. Rather than requiring
9090 15 each school to be responsible for the research, study, and
9191 16 investigation necessary to develop alternative or revised
9292 17 instructional standards for the teaching of history,
9393 18 instructional guidelines and standards should be provided to
9494 19 schools statewide so that each school may develop the
9595 20 alternative curricula it needs to replace traditional course
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9797 22 (b) The Inclusive American History Commission is created
9898 23 to (i) address the deficiencies and inadequacies in both
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112112 1 replacing or developing its curricula for history education.
113113 2 Section 10. Membership. The Governor shall appoint all of
114114 3 the following members to the Commission:
115115 4 (1) Two members who are history scholars.
116116 5 (2) Two members who represent publishers of history
117117 6 textbooks.
118118 7 (3) Two full-time teachers of a public elementary
119119 8 school in this State.
120120 9 (4) Two full-time teachers who teach history courses
121121 10 at a public secondary school in this State.
122122 11 (5) Two full-time faculty members who teach history
123123 12 courses at a public institution of higher education in
124124 13 this State.
125125 14 (6) Two students who are enrolled in a public
126126 15 secondary school in this State.
127127 16 (7) Four parents who have children enrolled in a
128128 17 public elementary or secondary school in this State.
129129 18 (8) Additional persons who are members of
130130 19 notforprofit organizations that represent women, Black
131131 20 people, indigenous people, Latinx people, and people of
132132 21 color, ethnic minorities, faith-based minorities,
133133 22 immigrants, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
134134 23 community, and persons with disabilities.
135135 24 (9) One member representing regional offices of
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148148 2 (10) One member representing school boards,
149149 3 recommended by a statewide organization that represents
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151151 5 (11) One member representing school principals,
152152 6 recommended by a statewide organization that represents
153153 7 school principals.
154154 8 (12) One member representing school administrators,
155155 9 recommended by a statewide organization that represents
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157157 11 (13) One member representing teachers, recommended by
158158 12 a statewide organization that represents teachers.
159159 13 (14) One member representing teachers, recommended by
160160 14 a different statewide organization that represents
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162162 16 (15) One member representing teachers, recommended by
163163 17 an organization representing teachers of a school
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165165 19 (16) One member representing a school district
166166 20 organized under Article 34 of the School Code.
167167 21 (17) One member representing large unit school
168168 22 districts.
169169 23 (18) One member representing suburban Chicago school
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171171 25 (19) One member representing south suburban Chicago
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183183 1 (20) Two members representing school districts located
184184 2 in the central region of this State.
185185 3 (21) Two members representing school districts located
186186 4 in the southern region of this State.
187187 5 Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the
188188 6 original appointments.
189189 7 Section 15. Meetings; chairperson; support; expenses.
190190 8 (a) The Commission shall meet initially at the call of the
191191 9 Governor within 30 days after the effective date of this Act,
192192 10 shall select one member as chairperson at its initial meeting,
193193 11 and shall thereafter meet at least monthly or more often as the
194194 12 chairperson of the Commission deems necessary at the times and
195195 13 places in this State that the chairperson designates.
196196 14 (b) The State Board of Education shall provide
197197 15 administrative and other support to the Commission.
198198 16 (c) Members of the Commission shall serve without
199199 17 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
200200 18 necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board
201201 19 of Education for that purpose, including travel, subject to
202202 20 the rules of the appropriate travel control board.
203203 21 Section 20. Duties. The duties of the Commission shall
204204 22 include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
205205 23 (1) To evaluate history textbooks and other course
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217217 1 (2) To research, study, and determine the content and
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220220 4 (3) To propose revisions to course standards and
221221 5 instructional guidelines so that students may receive a
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224224 8 (4) To provide opportunities for the public,
225225 9 educators, students, parents, and other interested parties
226226 10 to comment on proposed changes in history course standards
227227 11 and instruction.
228228 12 (5) To develop guidelines for age-appropriate
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230230 14 material an elementary or secondary school may use in
231231 15 replacing or developing its curricula for history
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233233 17 Section 25. Reporting.
234234 18 (a) The Commission shall file a report on its findings,
235235 19 research, proposals, and guidelines with the Governor, the
236236 20 General Assembly, and the State Board of Education on or
237237 21 before December 31, 2023. Upon filing its report, the
238238 22 Commission is dissolved.
239239 23 (b) The State Board of Education shall make available to
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252252 1 shall incorporate the recommendations made by the Commission
253253 2 into the instructional guidelines and standards provided to
254254 3 schools for the development of alternative curricula under
255255 4 Section 27-23.17 of the School Code.
256256 5 Section 50. Repealer. This Act is repealed on December 31,
257257 6 2024.
258258 7 Section 90. The School Code is amended by changing
259259 8 Sections 27-3.5, 27-20.4, 27-20.5, 27-21, and 27-22 and by
260260 9 adding Section 27-23.17 as follows:
261261 10 (105 ILCS 5/27-3.5)
262262 11 Sec. 27-3.5. Congressional Medal of Honor film. Subject to
263263 12 Section 27-23.17, each Each school district shall require that
264264 13 all students in grade 7 and all high school students enrolled
265265 14 in a course concerning history of the United States or a
266266 15 combination of history of the United States and American
267267 16 government view a Congressional Medal of Honor film made by
268268 17 the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. This requirement
269269 18 does not apply if the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
270270 19 charges the school district a fee for a film.
271271 20 (Source: P.A. 96-99, eff. 7-27-09.)
272272 21 (105 ILCS 5/27-20.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.4)
273273 22 Sec. 27-20.4. Black History study. Subject to Section
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284284 1 27-23.17, every Every public elementary school and high school
285285 2 shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying
286286 3 the events of Black History, including the history of the
287287 4 pre-enslavement of Black people from 3,000 BCE to AD 1619, the
288288 5 African slave trade, slavery in America, the study of the
289289 6 reasons why Black people came to be enslaved, the vestiges of
290290 7 slavery in this country, and the study of the American civil
291291 8 rights renaissance. These events shall include not only the
292292 9 contributions made by individual African-Americans in
293293 10 government and in the arts, humanities and sciences to the
294294 11 economic, cultural and political development of the United
295295 12 States and Africa, but also the socio-economic struggle which
296296 13 African-Americans experienced collectively in striving to
297297 14 achieve fair and equal treatment under the laws of this
298298 15 nation. The studying of this material shall constitute an
299299 16 affirmation by students of their commitment to respect the
300300 17 dignity of all races and peoples and to forever eschew every
301301 18 form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
302302 19 Subject to Section 27-23.17, the The State Superintendent
303303 20 of Education may prepare and make available to all school
304304 21 boards instructional materials, including those established by
305305 22 the Amistad Commission, which may be used as guidelines for
306306 23 development of a unit of instruction under this Section;
307307 24 provided, however, that each school board shall itself
308308 25 determine the minimum amount of instruction time which shall
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321321 2 A school may meet the requirements of this Section through
322322 3 an online program or course.
323323 4 (Source: P.A. 100-634, eff. 1-1-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21.)
324324 5 (105 ILCS 5/27-20.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.5)
325325 6 Sec. 27-20.5. Study of the History of Women. Every public
326326 7 elementary school and high school shall include in its
327327 8 curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of the
328328 9 history of women in America, subject to Section 27-23.17.
329329 10 These events shall include not only the contributions made by
330330 11 individual women in government, the arts, sciences, education,
331331 12 and in the economic, cultural, and political development of
332332 13 Illinois and of the United States, but shall also include a
333333 14 study of women's struggles to gain the right to vote and to be
334334 15 treated equally as they strive to earn and occupy positions of
335335 16 merit in our society.
336336 17 Subject to Section 27-23.17, the The State Superintendent
337337 18 of Education may prepare and make available to all school
338338 19 boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines
339339 20 for development of a unit of instruction under this Section.
340340 21 Each school board shall determine the minimum amount of
341341 22 instructional time that shall qualify as a unit of instruction
342342 23 satisfying the requirements of this Section.
343343 24 (Source: P.A. 86-1256.)
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354354 1 (105 ILCS 5/27-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-21)
355355 2 Sec. 27-21. History of United States. History of the
356356 3 United States shall be taught in all public schools and in all
357357 4 other educational institutions in this State supported or
358358 5 maintained, in whole or in part, by public funds, subject to
359359 6 Section 27-23.17. The teaching of history shall have as one of
360360 7 its objectives the imparting to pupils of a comprehensive idea
361361 8 of our democratic form of government and the principles for
362362 9 which our government stands as regards other nations,
363363 10 including the studying of the place of our government in
364364 11 world-wide movements and the leaders thereof, with particular
365365 12 stress upon the basic principles and ideals of our
366366 13 representative form of government. The teaching of history
367367 14 shall include a study of the role and contributions of African
368368 15 Americans and other ethnic groups, including, but not
369369 16 restricted to, Polish, Lithuanian, German, Hungarian, Irish,
370370 17 Bohemian, Russian, Albanian, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French,
371371 18 Scots, Hispanics, Asian Americans, etc., in the history of
372372 19 this country and this State. To reinforce the study of the role
373373 20 and contributions of Hispanics, such curriculum shall include
374374 21 the study of the events related to the forceful removal and
375375 22 illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S. citizens during
376376 23 the Great Depression. In public schools only, the teaching of
377377 24 history shall include a study of the roles and contributions
378378 25 of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the
379379 26 history of this country and this State. The teaching of
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390390 1 history also shall include a study of the role of labor unions
391391 2 and their interaction with government in achieving the goals
392392 3 of a mixed free enterprise system. Beginning with the
393393 4 2020-2021 school year, the teaching of history must also
394394 5 include instruction on the history of Illinois, subject to
395395 6 Section 27-23.17. The teaching of history shall include the
396396 7 contributions made to society by Americans of different faith
397397 8 practices, including, but not limited to, Muslim Americans,
398398 9 Jewish Americans, Christian Americans, Hindu Americans, Sikh
399399 10 Americans, Buddhist Americans, and any other collective
400400 11 community of faith that has shaped America. Subject to Section
401401 12 27-23.17, no No pupils shall be graduated from the eighth
402402 13 grade of any public school unless he or she has received such
403403 14 instruction in the history of the United States and gives
404404 15 evidence of having a comprehensive knowledge thereof, which
405405 16 may be administered remotely.
406406 17 (Source: P.A. 101-227, eff. 7-1-20; 101-341, eff. 1-1-20;
407407 18 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-411, eff. 1-1-22.)
408408 19 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
409409 20 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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425425 1 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
426426 2 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
427427 3 successfully complete all of the following courses:
428428 4 (1) Four years of language arts.
429429 5 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
430430 6 which must be English and the other of which may be English
431431 7 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
432432 8 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
433433 9 graduation requirements.
434434 10 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
435435 11 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
436436 12 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
437437 13 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
438438 14 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
439439 15 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
440440 16 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
441441 17 path.
442442 18 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
443443 19 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
444444 20 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
445445 21 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
446446 22 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
447447 23 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
448448 24 (4) Two years of science.
449449 25 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
450450 26 year must be history of the United States or a combination
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461461 1 of history of the United States and American government,
462462 2 subject to Section 27-23.17, and, beginning with pupils
463463 3 entering the 9th grade in the 2016-2017 school year and
464464 4 each school year thereafter, at least one semester must be
465465 5 civics, which shall help young people acquire and learn to
466466 6 use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare
467467 7 them to be competent and responsible citizens throughout
468468 8 their lives. Civics course content shall focus on
469469 9 government institutions, the discussion of current and
470470 10 controversial issues, service learning, and simulations of
471471 11 the democratic process. School districts may utilize
472472 12 private funding available for the purposes of offering
473473 13 civics education. Beginning with pupils entering the 9th
474474 14 grade in the 2021-2022 school year, one semester, or part
475475 15 of one semester, may include a financial literacy course.
476476 16 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
477477 17 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
478478 18 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
479479 19 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
480480 20 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
481481 21 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
482482 22 requirement under this subdivision (6).
483483 23 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
484484 24 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
485485 25 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
486486 26 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
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497497 1 courses:
498498 2 (1) Four years of language arts.
499499 3 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
500500 4 which must be English and the other of which may be English
501501 5 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
502502 6 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
503503 7 graduation requirements.
504504 8 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
505505 9 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
506506 10 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
507507 11 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
508508 12 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
509509 13 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
510510 14 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
511511 15 path.
512512 16 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
513513 17 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
514514 18 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
515515 19 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
516516 20 requirements.
517517 21 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
518518 22 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
519519 23 year must be history of the United States or a combination
520520 24 of history of the United States and American government
521521 25 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
522522 26 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
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533533 1 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
534534 2 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
535535 3 Civics course content shall focus on government
536536 4 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
537537 5 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
538538 6 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
539539 7 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
540540 8 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
541541 9 include a financial literacy course.
542542 10 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
543543 11 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
544544 12 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
545545 13 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
546546 14 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
547547 15 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
548548 16 requirement under this subdivision (6).
549549 17 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
550550 18 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
551551 19 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
552552 20 requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign
553553 21 language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A
554554 22 pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy
555555 23 the requirement under subdivision paragraph (6) of subsection
556556 24 (e-5).
557557 25 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
558558 26 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
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569569 1 coursework.
570570 2 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
571571 3 computer science course to high school students, then the
572572 4 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
573573 5 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
574574 6 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
575575 7 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
576576 8 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
577577 9 subsection (e) of this Section.
578578 10 (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does
579579 11 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school
580580 12 year and prior school years or to students with disabilities
581581 13 whose course of study is determined by an individualized
582582 14 education program.
583583 15 Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General
584584 16 Assembly does not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the
585585 17 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year or to students
586586 18 with disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
587587 19 individualized education program.
588588 20 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
589589 21 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
590590 22 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
591591 23 course of study is determined by an individualized education
592592 24 program.
593593 25 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
594594 26 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
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605605 1 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
606606 2 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
607607 3 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
608608 4 school year or a prior school year or to students with
609609 5 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
610610 6 individualized education program.
611611 7 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
612612 8 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
613613 9 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
614614 10 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
615615 11 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
616616 12 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
617617 13 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
618618 14 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
619619 15 (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
620620 16 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654,
621621 17 Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21;
622622 18 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
623623 19 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new)
624624 20 Sec. 27-23.17. Instruction in history. Notwithstanding any
625625 21 other provision of this Article to the contrary, beginning
626626 22 with the 2023-2024 school year, schools must suspend all
627627 23 instruction in history education. This suspension does not
628628 24 apply to instruction during the 2023-2024 school year to
629629 25 students entering their final year of elementary or secondary
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640640 1 school during the 2023-2024 school year who must receive
641641 2 history instruction in order to satisfy graduation, college
642642 3 admission, scholarship, or other academic requirements or to
643643 4 instruction under Section 27-3 or 27-3.10. Notwithstanding
644644 5 Section 27-21, instruction in civics education shall be taught
645645 6 in place of instruction in the history of the United States
646646 7 during the 2023-2024 school year. Not later than June 30,
647647 8 2023, the State Superintendent of Education must prepare and
648648 9 make available to schools instructional guidelines for these
649649 10 courses in civics education. Not later than June 30, 2024, the
650650 11 State Superintendent of Education must provide to schools
651651 12 instructional guidelines and standards based on the
652652 13 recommendations of the Inclusive American History Commission
653653 14 that are contained in the report filed under Section 25 of the
654654 15 Inclusive American History Act so that schools may develop
655655 16 alternative curricula to replace traditional course material
656656 17 and instruction to ensure that students obtain a
657657 18 multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive understanding
658658 19 about history. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
659659 20 schools shall resume instruction in history under this
660660 21 Section, which shall require the use of age-appropriate
661661 22 discussion, textbooks, and other course material that reframe
662662 23 the study of history by presenting to students an examination
663663 24 of history through the inclusion of diverse perspectives,
664664 25 contrary interpretations, and the viewpoints of various groups
665665 26 of people, such as women, Black people, indigenous people,
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676676 1 Latinx people, and people of color, ethnic minorities,
677677 2 faith-based minorities, immigrants, members of the lesbian,
678678 3 gay, bisexual, and transgender community, persons with
679679 4 disabilities, and the poor and working class, whose voices
680680 5 have traditionally been excluded from the conventional
681681 6 teaching of history.
682682 7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
683683 8 becoming law.
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