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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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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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Inclusive American History Act.
6 Section 5. Statement of findings; Inclusive American
7 History Commission creation and purpose.
8 (a) In an effort to create a well-informed, tolerant, and
9 equitable society, students in grades kindergarten through 12
10 in this State should receive an unbiased, objective, and
11 thorough education in history. Traditional course material and
12 instruction have failed to provide to students a comprehensive
13 education in history because the historical narrative has
14 always been presented and interpreted from the perspective of
15 one rather than from the perspective of many. To the detriment
16 of our society, this limited narrative in history instruction
17 and course material rarely teaches our students about the
18 contributions made by or the marginalization of women, Black
19 people, indigenous people, Latinx people, and people of color,
20 faith-based minorities, ethnic minorities, immigrants, members
21 of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community,
22 persons with disabilities, and many others. Traditional
23 teaching materials so often fail to provide for any study
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1485 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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1 about slavery, racism, and civil rights that teachers must
2 often purchase their own supplementary materials in order to
3 teach their students about these subjects. The objective in
4 the reframing of history education in this State is not to
5 exclude, prohibit, or deny the narrative, perspective, or
6 accomplishments of any cultural group or people, but rather to
7 recognize and include the narrative, perspective, and
8 accomplishments of all. The reframing of history education
9 must present to students a fair and accurate historical
10 narrative that acknowledges both the triumphs and the failures
11 of a society. Therefore, the teaching of history to students
12 in this State must be reformed and reframed in order to provide
13 our students with a multiperspective, inclusive, and
14 comprehensive understanding of history. Rather than requiring
15 each school to be responsible for the research, study, and
16 investigation necessary to develop alternative or revised
17 instructional standards for the teaching of history,
18 instructional guidelines and standards should be provided to
19 schools statewide so that each school may develop the
20 alternative curricula it needs to replace traditional course
21 material and instruction.
22 (b) The Inclusive American History Commission is created
23 to (i) address the deficiencies and inadequacies in both
24 perspective and content in traditional course material and
25 instruction and (ii) develop multiperspective, inclusive, and
26 comprehensive standards that a school may use as a guide in
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1 replacing or developing its curricula for history education.
2 Section 10. Membership. The Governor shall appoint all of
3 the following members to the Commission:
4 (1) Two members who are history scholars.
5 (2) Two members who represent publishers of history
6 textbooks.
7 (3) Two full-time teachers of a public elementary
8 school in this State.
9 (4) Two full-time teachers who teach history courses
10 at a public secondary school in this State.
11 (5) Two full-time faculty members who teach history
12 courses at a public institution of higher education in
13 this State.
14 (6) Two students who are enrolled in a public
15 secondary school in this State.
16 (7) Four parents who have children enrolled in a
17 public elementary or secondary school in this State.
18 (8) Additional persons who are members of
19 notforprofit organizations that represent women, Black
20 people, indigenous people, Latinx people, and people of
21 color, ethnic minorities, faith-based minorities,
22 immigrants, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
23 community, and persons with disabilities.
24 (9) One member representing regional offices of
25 education, recommended by a statewide organization that
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1 represents regional superintendents of schools.
2 (10) One member representing school boards,
3 recommended by a statewide organization that represents
4 school boards.
5 (11) One member representing school principals,
6 recommended by a statewide organization that represents
7 school principals.
8 (12) One member representing school administrators,
9 recommended by a statewide organization that represents
10 school administrators.
11 (13) One member representing teachers, recommended by
12 a statewide organization that represents teachers.
13 (14) One member representing teachers, recommended by
14 a different statewide organization that represents
15 teachers.
16 (15) One member representing teachers, recommended by
17 an organization representing teachers of a school
18 district.
19 (16) One member representing a school district
20 organized under Article 34 of the School Code.
21 (17) One member representing large unit school
22 districts.
23 (18) One member representing suburban Chicago school
24 districts.
25 (19) One member representing south suburban Chicago
26 school districts.
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1 (20) Two members representing school districts located
2 in the central region of this State.
3 (21) Two members representing school districts located
4 in the southern region of this State.
5 Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the
6 original appointments.
7 Section 15. Meetings; chairperson; support; expenses.
8 (a) The Commission shall meet initially at the call of the
9 Governor within 30 days after the effective date of this Act,
10 shall select one member as chairperson at its initial meeting,
11 and shall thereafter meet at least monthly or more often as the
12 chairperson of the Commission deems necessary at the times and
13 places in this State that the chairperson designates.
14 (b) The State Board of Education shall provide
15 administrative and other support to the Commission.
16 (c) Members of the Commission shall serve without
17 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
18 necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board
19 of Education for that purpose, including travel, subject to
20 the rules of the appropriate travel control board.
21 Section 20. Duties. The duties of the Commission shall
22 include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
23 (1) To evaluate history textbooks and other course
24 material for breadth and accuracy of content.
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1 (2) To research, study, and determine the content and
2 material to present to students in the teaching of
3 history.
4 (3) To propose revisions to course standards and
5 instructional guidelines so that students may receive a
6 multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive
7 instruction in history.
8 (4) To provide opportunities for the public,
9 educators, students, parents, and other interested parties
10 to comment on proposed changes in history course standards
11 and instruction.
12 (5) To develop guidelines for age-appropriate
13 instructional standards, textbooks, and other course
14 material an elementary or secondary school may use in
15 replacing or developing its curricula for history
16 education.
17 Section 25. Reporting.
18 (a) The Commission shall file a report on its findings,
19 research, proposals, and guidelines with the Governor, the
20 General Assembly, and the State Board of Education on or
21 before December 31, 2023. Upon filing its report, the
22 Commission is dissolved.
23 (b) The State Board of Education shall make available to
24 the State Superintendent of Education the report filed by the
25 Commission under subsection (a). The State Superintendent
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1 shall incorporate the recommendations made by the Commission
2 into the instructional guidelines and standards provided to
3 schools for the development of alternative curricula under
4 Section 27-23.17 of the School Code.
5 Section 50. Repealer. This Act is repealed on December 31,
6 2024.
7 Section 90. The School Code is amended by changing
8 Sections 27-3.5, 27-20.4, 27-20.5, 27-21, and 27-22 and by
9 adding Section 27-23.17 as follows:
10 (105 ILCS 5/27-3.5)
11 Sec. 27-3.5. Congressional Medal of Honor film. Subject to
12 Section 27-23.17, each Each school district shall require that
13 all students in grade 7 and all high school students enrolled
14 in a course concerning history of the United States or a
15 combination of history of the United States and American
16 government view a Congressional Medal of Honor film made by
17 the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. This requirement
18 does not apply if the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
19 charges the school district a fee for a film.
20 (Source: P.A. 96-99, eff. 7-27-09.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/27-20.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.4)
22 Sec. 27-20.4. Black History study. Subject to Section
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1 27-23.17, every Every public elementary school and high school
2 shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying
3 the events of Black History, including the history of the
4 pre-enslavement of Black people from 3,000 BCE to AD 1619, the
5 African slave trade, slavery in America, the study of the
6 reasons why Black people came to be enslaved, the vestiges of
7 slavery in this country, and the study of the American civil
8 rights renaissance. These events shall include not only the
9 contributions made by individual African-Americans in
10 government and in the arts, humanities and sciences to the
11 economic, cultural and political development of the United
12 States and Africa, but also the socio-economic struggle which
13 African-Americans experienced collectively in striving to
14 achieve fair and equal treatment under the laws of this
15 nation. The studying of this material shall constitute an
16 affirmation by students of their commitment to respect the
17 dignity of all races and peoples and to forever eschew every
18 form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
19 Subject to Section 27-23.17, the The State Superintendent
20 of Education may prepare and make available to all school
21 boards instructional materials, including those established by
22 the Amistad Commission, which may be used as guidelines for
23 development of a unit of instruction under this Section;
24 provided, however, that each school board shall itself
25 determine the minimum amount of instruction time which shall
26 qualify as a unit of instruction satisfying the requirements
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1 of this Section.
2 A school may meet the requirements of this Section through
3 an online program or course.
4 (Source: P.A. 100-634, eff. 1-1-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21.)
5 (105 ILCS 5/27-20.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-20.5)
6 Sec. 27-20.5. Study of the History of Women. Every public
7 elementary school and high school shall include in its
8 curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of the
9 history of women in America, subject to Section 27-23.17.
10 These events shall include not only the contributions made by
11 individual women in government, the arts, sciences, education,
12 and in the economic, cultural, and political development of
13 Illinois and of the United States, but shall also include a
14 study of women's struggles to gain the right to vote and to be
15 treated equally as they strive to earn and occupy positions of
16 merit in our society.
17 Subject to Section 27-23.17, the The State Superintendent
18 of Education may prepare and make available to all school
19 boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines
20 for development of a unit of instruction under this Section.
21 Each school board shall determine the minimum amount of
22 instructional time that shall qualify as a unit of instruction
23 satisfying the requirements of this Section.
24 (Source: P.A. 86-1256.)
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1 (105 ILCS 5/27-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-21)
2 Sec. 27-21. History of United States. History of the
3 United States shall be taught in all public schools and in all
4 other educational institutions in this State supported or
5 maintained, in whole or in part, by public funds, subject to
6 Section 27-23.17. The teaching of history shall have as one of
7 its objectives the imparting to pupils of a comprehensive idea
8 of our democratic form of government and the principles for
9 which our government stands as regards other nations,
10 including the studying of the place of our government in
11 world-wide movements and the leaders thereof, with particular
12 stress upon the basic principles and ideals of our
13 representative form of government. The teaching of history
14 shall include a study of the role and contributions of African
15 Americans and other ethnic groups, including, but not
16 restricted to, Polish, Lithuanian, German, Hungarian, Irish,
17 Bohemian, Russian, Albanian, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French,
18 Scots, Hispanics, Asian Americans, etc., in the history of
19 this country and this State. To reinforce the study of the role
20 and contributions of Hispanics, such curriculum shall include
21 the study of the events related to the forceful removal and
22 illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S. citizens during
23 the Great Depression. In public schools only, the teaching of
24 history shall include a study of the roles and contributions
25 of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the
26 history of this country and this State. The teaching of
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1 history also shall include a study of the role of labor unions
2 and their interaction with government in achieving the goals
3 of a mixed free enterprise system. Beginning with the
4 2020-2021 school year, the teaching of history must also
5 include instruction on the history of Illinois, subject to
6 Section 27-23.17. The teaching of history shall include the
7 contributions made to society by Americans of different faith
8 practices, including, but not limited to, Muslim Americans,
9 Jewish Americans, Christian Americans, Hindu Americans, Sikh
10 Americans, Buddhist Americans, and any other collective
11 community of faith that has shaped America. Subject to Section
12 27-23.17, no No pupils shall be graduated from the eighth
13 grade of any public school unless he or she has received such
14 instruction in the history of the United States and gives
15 evidence of having a comprehensive knowledge thereof, which
16 may be administered remotely.
17 (Source: P.A. 101-227, eff. 7-1-20; 101-341, eff. 1-1-20;
18 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-411, eff. 1-1-22.)
19 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
20 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
21 (a) (Blank).
22 (b) (Blank).
23 (c) (Blank).
24 (d) (Blank).
25 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
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1 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
2 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
3 successfully complete all of the following courses:
4 (1) Four years of language arts.
5 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
6 which must be English and the other of which may be English
7 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
8 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
9 graduation requirements.
10 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
11 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
12 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
13 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
14 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
15 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
16 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
17 path.
18 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
19 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
20 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
21 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
22 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
23 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
24 (4) Two years of science.
25 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
26 year must be history of the United States or a combination
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1 of history of the United States and American government,
2 subject to Section 27-23.17, and, beginning with pupils
3 entering the 9th grade in the 2016-2017 school year and
4 each school year thereafter, at least one semester must be
5 civics, which shall help young people acquire and learn to
6 use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare
7 them to be competent and responsible citizens throughout
8 their lives. Civics course content shall focus on
9 government institutions, the discussion of current and
10 controversial issues, service learning, and simulations of
11 the democratic process. School districts may utilize
12 private funding available for the purposes of offering
13 civics education. Beginning with pupils entering the 9th
14 grade in the 2021-2022 school year, one semester, or part
15 of one semester, may include a financial literacy course.
16 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
17 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
18 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
19 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
20 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
21 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
22 requirement under this subdivision (6).
23 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
24 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
25 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
26 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
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1 courses:
2 (1) Four years of language arts.
3 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
4 which must be English and the other of which may be English
5 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
6 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
7 graduation requirements.
8 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
9 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
10 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
11 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
12 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
13 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
14 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
15 path.
16 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
17 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
18 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
19 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
20 requirements.
21 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
22 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
23 year must be history of the United States or a combination
24 of history of the United States and American government
25 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
26 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
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1 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
2 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
3 Civics course content shall focus on government
4 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
5 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
6 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
7 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
8 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
9 include a financial literacy course.
10 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
11 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
12 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
13 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
14 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
15 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
16 requirement under this subdivision (6).
17 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
18 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
19 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
20 requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign
21 language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A
22 pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy
23 the requirement under subdivision paragraph (6) of subsection
24 (e-5).
25 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
26 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
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1 coursework.
2 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
3 computer science course to high school students, then the
4 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
5 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
6 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
7 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
8 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
9 subsection (e) of this Section.
10 (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does
11 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school
12 year and prior school years or to students with disabilities
13 whose course of study is determined by an individualized
14 education program.
15 Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General
16 Assembly does not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the
17 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year or to students
18 with disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
19 individualized education program.
20 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
21 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
22 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
23 course of study is determined by an individualized education
24 program.
25 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
26 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
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1 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
2 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
3 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
4 school year or a prior school year or to students with
5 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
6 individualized education program.
7 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
8 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
9 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
10 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
11 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
12 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
13 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
14 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
15 (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
16 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654,
17 Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21;
18 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
19 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new)
20 Sec. 27-23.17. Instruction in history. Notwithstanding any
21 other provision of this Article to the contrary, beginning
22 with the 2023-2024 school year, schools must suspend all
23 instruction in history education. This suspension does not
24 apply to instruction during the 2023-2024 school year to
25 students entering their final year of elementary or secondary
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1 school during the 2023-2024 school year who must receive
2 history instruction in order to satisfy graduation, college
3 admission, scholarship, or other academic requirements or to
4 instruction under Section 27-3 or 27-3.10. Notwithstanding
5 Section 27-21, instruction in civics education shall be taught
6 in place of instruction in the history of the United States
7 during the 2023-2024 school year. Not later than June 30,
8 2023, the State Superintendent of Education must prepare and
9 make available to schools instructional guidelines for these
10 courses in civics education. Not later than June 30, 2024, the
11 State Superintendent of Education must provide to schools
12 instructional guidelines and standards based on the
13 recommendations of the Inclusive American History Commission
14 that are contained in the report filed under Section 25 of the
15 Inclusive American History Act so that schools may develop
16 alternative curricula to replace traditional course material
17 and instruction to ensure that students obtain a
18 multiperspective, inclusive, and comprehensive understanding
19 about history. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
20 schools shall resume instruction in history under this
21 Section, which shall require the use of age-appropriate
22 discussion, textbooks, and other course material that reframe
23 the study of history by presenting to students an examination
24 of history through the inclusion of diverse perspectives,
25 contrary interpretations, and the viewpoints of various groups
26 of people, such as women, Black people, indigenous people,
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1 Latinx people, and people of color, ethnic minorities,
2 faith-based minorities, immigrants, members of the lesbian,
3 gay, bisexual, and transgender community, persons with
4 disabilities, and the poor and working class, whose voices
5 have traditionally been excluded from the conventional
6 teaching of history.
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.
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