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Illinois House Bill HB1623

Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1623 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-31 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to (i) allow the parent or legal guardian of a child to notify the school principal or a designee in writing that the parent or legal guardian objects to the use of specific course material and (ii) allow the child to use alternative course material. Requires the alternative course material to be provided at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the content of the alternative course material to be sufficiently equivalent to the specific course material to enable the child to meet State standards in a particular subject area. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 05080 RJT 50094 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1623 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-31 new105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-31 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to (i) allow the parent or legal guardian of a child to notify the school principal or a designee in writing that the parent or legal guardian objects to the use of specific course material and (ii) allow the child to use alternative course material. Requires the alternative course material to be provided at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the content of the alternative course material to be sufficiently equivalent to the specific course material to enable the child to meet State standards in a particular subject area. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 05080 RJT 50094 b LRB103 05080 RJT 50094 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1623 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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66 Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to (i) allow the parent or legal guardian of a child to notify the school principal or a designee in writing that the parent or legal guardian objects to the use of specific course material and (ii) allow the child to use alternative course material. Requires the alternative course material to be provided at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the content of the alternative course material to be sufficiently equivalent to the specific course material to enable the child to meet State standards in a particular subject area. Effective July 1, 2023.
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning education.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
1818 5 10-31 and 34-18.82 as follows:
1919 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-31 new)
2020 7 Sec. 10-31. Parental objection to specific course
2121 8 material.
2222 9 (a) In this Section, "specific course material" includes,
2323 10 but is not limited to, a book or books, workbooks,
2424 11 supplementary materials, computer software, magnetic media,
2525 12 DVDs, CD-ROMs, computer courseware, online services, an
2626 13 electronic medium, or other means of conveying information to
2727 14 a student or otherwise contributing to the learning process
2828 15 through electronic means.
2929 16 (b) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each school
3030 17 board shall adopt a policy allowing the parent or legal
3131 18 guardian of a child to request that the child be excluded from
3232 19 using specific course material based on the parent's or legal
3333 20 guardian's finding that the specific course material is
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3636 23 (1) the parent or legal guardian to notify the school
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4444 Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to (i) allow the parent or legal guardian of a child to notify the school principal or a designee in writing that the parent or legal guardian objects to the use of specific course material and (ii) allow the child to use alternative course material. Requires the alternative course material to be provided at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the content of the alternative course material to be sufficiently equivalent to the specific course material to enable the child to meet State standards in a particular subject area. Effective July 1, 2023.
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7979 1 principal or a designee in writing of the specific course
8080 2 material to which the parent or legal guardian objects;
8181 3 and
8282 4 (2) the use of alternative course material that is
8383 5 agreed upon by both the school district and the parent or
8484 6 legal guardian.
8585 7 (c) The alternative course material under paragraph (2) of
8686 8 subsection (b) shall be provided for use by the child at the
8787 9 parent's or legal guardian's expense. The content of the
8888 10 alternative course material must be sufficiently equivalent to
8989 11 the specific course material found objectionable by the parent
9090 12 or legal guardian to enable the child to meet State standards
9191 13 for education in the particular subject area covered by the
9292 14 specific course material.
9393 15 (d) The name of the parent or legal guardian and any of the
9494 16 specific reasons for the parent's or legal guardian's
9595 17 objection to the specific course material under this Section
9696 18 must remain confidential and may not be publicly disclosed.
9797 19 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
9898 20 Sec. 34-18.82. Parental objection to specific course
9999 21 material.
100100 22 (a) In this Section, "specific course material" includes,
101101 23 but is not limited to, a book or books, workbooks,
102102 24 supplementary materials, computer software, magnetic media,
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114114 1 electronic medium, or other means of conveying information to
115115 2 a student or otherwise contributing to the learning process
116116 3 through electronic means.
117117 4 (b) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the board
118118 5 shall adopt a policy allowing the parent or legal guardian of a
119119 6 child to request that the child be excluded from using
120120 7 specific course material based on the parent's or legal
121121 8 guardian's finding that the specific course material is
122122 9 objectionable. The policy shall include provisions that
123123 10 require:
124124 11 (1) the parent or legal guardian to notify the school
125125 12 principal or a designee in writing of the specific course
126126 13 material to which the parent or legal guardian objects;
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128128 15 (2) the use of alternative course material that is
129129 16 agreed upon by both the school district and the parent or
130130 17 legal guardian.
131131 18 (c) The alternative course material under paragraph (2) of
132132 19 subsection (b) shall be provided for use by the child at the
133133 20 parent's or legal guardian's expense. The content of the
134134 21 alternative course material must be sufficiently equivalent to
135135 22 the specific course material found objectionable by the parent
136136 23 or legal guardian to enable the child to meet State standards
137137 24 for education in the particular subject area covered by the
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150150 1 specific reasons for the parent's or legal guardian's
151151 2 objection to the specific course material under this Section
152152 3 must remain confidential and may not be publicly disclosed.
153153 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
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