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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3443 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions regarding required high school courses, provides that a school board may determine which career and technical education courses that the school district offers fulfill the high school course requirements. Provides that the State Board may override the school district's determination if the State Board has a legitimate reason for overriding. LRB103 27487 RJT 53859 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3443 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions regarding required high school courses, provides that a school board may determine which career and technical education courses that the school district offers fulfill the high school course requirements. Provides that the State Board may override the school district's determination if the State Board has a legitimate reason for overriding. LRB103 27487 RJT 53859 b LRB103 27487 RJT 53859 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning education.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
1515 5 27-22 as follows:
1616 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
1717 7 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
1818 8 (a) (Blank).
1919 9 (b) (Blank).
2020 10 (c) (Blank).
2121 11 (d) (Blank).
2222 12 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
2323 13 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
2424 14 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
2525 15 successfully complete all of the following courses:
2626 16 (1) Four years of language arts.
2727 17 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
2828 18 which must be English and the other of which may be English
2929 19 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
3030 20 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
3131 21 graduation requirements.
3232 22 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
3333 23 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
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6868 1 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
6969 2 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
7070 3 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
7171 4 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
7272 5 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
7373 6 path.
7474 7 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
7575 8 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
7676 9 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
7777 10 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
7878 11 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
7979 12 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
8080 13 (4) Two years of science.
8181 14 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
8282 15 year must be history of the United States or a combination
8383 16 of history of the United States and American government
8484 17 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
8585 18 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
8686 19 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
8787 20 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
8888 21 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
8989 22 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
9090 23 content shall focus on government institutions, the
9191 24 discussion of current and controversial issues, service
9292 25 learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
9393 26 School districts may utilize private funding available for
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104104 1 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
105105 2 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
106106 3 year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a
107107 4 financial literacy course.
108108 5 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
109109 6 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
110110 7 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
111111 8 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
112112 9 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
113113 10 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
114114 11 requirement under this subdivision (6).
115115 12 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
116116 13 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
117117 14 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
118118 15 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
119119 16 courses:
120120 17 (1) Four years of language arts.
121121 18 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
122122 19 which must be English and the other of which may be English
123123 20 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
124124 21 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
125125 22 graduation requirements.
126126 23 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
127127 24 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
128128 25 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
129129 26 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
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140140 1 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
141141 2 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
142142 3 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
143143 4 path.
144144 5 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
145145 6 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
146146 7 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
147147 8 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
148148 9 requirements.
149149 10 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
150150 11 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
151151 12 year must be history of the United States or a combination
152152 13 of history of the United States and American government
153153 14 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
154154 15 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
155155 16 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
156156 17 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
157157 18 Civics course content shall focus on government
158158 19 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
159159 20 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
160160 21 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
161161 22 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
162162 23 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
163163 24 include a financial literacy course.
164164 25 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
165165 26 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
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176176 1 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
177177 2 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
178178 3 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
179179 4 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
180180 5 requirement under this subdivision (6).
181181 6 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
182182 7 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
183183 8 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
184184 9 requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign
185185 10 language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A
186186 11 pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy
187187 12 the requirement under subdivision paragraph (6) of subsection
188188 13 (e-5).
189189 14 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
190190 15 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
191191 16 coursework.
192192 17 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
193193 18 computer science course to high school students, then the
194194 19 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
195195 20 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
196196 21 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
197197 22 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
198198 23 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
199199 24 subsection (e) of this Section.
200200 25 (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does
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212212 1 year and prior school years or to students with disabilities
213213 2 whose course of study is determined by an individualized
214214 3 education program.
215215 4 Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General
216216 5 Assembly does not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the
217217 6 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year or to students
218218 7 with disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
219219 8 individualized education program.
220220 9 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
221221 10 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
222222 11 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
223223 12 course of study is determined by an individualized education
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225225 14 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
226226 15 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
227227 16 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
228228 17 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
229229 18 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
230230 19 school year or a prior school year or to students with
231231 20 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
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233233 22 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
234234 23 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
235235 24 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
236236 25 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
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248248 1 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
249249 2 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
250250 3 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
251251 4 (j) A school board may determine which career and
252252 5 technical education courses that the school district offers
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254254 7 Board may override the school district's determination if the
255255 8 State Board has a legitimate reason for overriding.
256256 9 (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
257257 10 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654,
258258 11 Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21;
259259 12 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
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