103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3711 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a mathematics course that includes geometry content may be offered as an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary, or career and technical education course that prepares a student for a career readiness path. Effective June 30, 2024. LRB103 30005 RJT 56425 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3711 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty 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. Provides that a mathematics course that includes geometry content may be offered as an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary, or career and technical education course that prepares a student for a career readiness path. Effective June 30, 2024. LRB103 30005 RJT 56425 b LRB103 30005 RJT 56425 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3711 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a mathematics course that includes geometry content may be offered as an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary, or career and technical education course that prepares a student for a career readiness path. Effective June 30, 2024.
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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 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 27-22 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
7 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
8 (a) (Blank).
9 (b) (Blank).
10 (c) (Blank).
11 (d) (Blank).
12 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
13 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
14 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
15 successfully complete all of the following courses:
16 (1) Four years of language arts.
17 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
18 which must be English and the other of which may be English
19 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
20 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
21 graduation requirements.
22 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
23 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3711 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty 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
105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a mathematics course that includes geometry content may be offered as an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary, or career and technical education course that prepares a student for a career readiness path. Effective June 30, 2024.
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1 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
2 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
3 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
4 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
5 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
6 path. A mathematics course that includes geometry content
7 may be offered as an integrated, applied,
8 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
9 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
10 path.
11 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
12 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
13 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
14 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
15 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
16 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
17 (4) Two years of science.
18 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
19 year must be history of the United States or a combination
20 of history of the United States and American government
21 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
22 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
23 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
24 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
25 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
26 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
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1 content shall focus on government institutions, the
2 discussion of current and controversial issues, service
3 learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
4 School districts may utilize private funding available for
5 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
6 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
7 year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a
8 financial literacy course.
9 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
10 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
11 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
12 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
13 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
14 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
15 requirement under this subdivision (6).
16 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
17 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
18 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
19 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
20 courses:
21 (1) Four years of language arts.
22 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
23 which must be English and the other of which may be English
24 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
25 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
26 graduation requirements.
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1 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
2 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
3 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
4 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
5 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
6 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
7 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
8 path. A mathematics course that includes geometry content
9 may be offered as an integrated, applied,
10 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
11 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
12 path.
13 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
14 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
15 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
16 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
17 requirements.
18 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
19 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
20 year must be history of the United States or a combination
21 of history of the United States and American government
22 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
23 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
24 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
25 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
26 Civics course content shall focus on government
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1 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
2 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
3 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
4 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
5 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
6 include a financial literacy course.
7 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
8 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
9 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
10 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
11 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
12 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
13 requirement under this subdivision (6).
14 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
15 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
16 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
17 requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign
18 language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A
19 pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy
20 the requirement under subdivision paragraph (6) of subsection
21 (e-5).
22 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
23 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
24 coursework.
25 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
26 computer science course to high school students, then the
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1 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
2 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
3 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
4 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
5 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
6 subsection (e) of this Section.
7 (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does
8 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school
9 year and prior school years or to students with disabilities
10 whose course of study is determined by an individualized
11 education program.
12 Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General
13 Assembly does not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the
14 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year or to students
15 with disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
16 individualized education program.
17 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
18 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
19 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
20 course of study is determined by an individualized education
21 program.
22 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
23 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
24 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
25 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
26 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
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1 school year or a prior school year or to students with
2 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
3 individualized education program.
4 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
5 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
6 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
7 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
8 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
9 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
10 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
11 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
12 (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
13 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654,
14 Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21;
15 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 30,
17 2024.
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