Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB4186 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4186 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately. LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4186 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately. LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4186 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85
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14	14	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately.
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20	20	1 AN ACT concerning education.
21	21	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
22	22	3 represented in the General Assembly:
23	23	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
24	24	5 27-22 as follows:
25	25	6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
26	26	7 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
27	27	8 (a) (Blank).
28	28	9 (b) (Blank).
29	29	10 (c) (Blank).
30	30	11 (d) (Blank).
31	31	12 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
32	32	13 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
33	33	14 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
34	34	15 successfully complete all of the following courses:
35	35	16 (1) Four years of language arts.
36	36	17 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
37	37	18 which must be English and the other of which may be English
38	38	19 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
39	39	20 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
40	40	21 graduation requirements.
41	41	22 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
42	42	23 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
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47	47	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85
48	48	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
49	49	110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29
50	50	110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e
51	51	110 ILCS 660/5-85
52	52	110 ILCS 665/10-85
53	53	110 ILCS 670/15-85
54	54	110 ILCS 675/20-85
55	55	110 ILCS 680/25-85
56	56	110 ILCS 685/30-85
57	57	110 ILCS 690/35-85
58	58	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In the provisions concerning required high school courses, allows a pupil to take one year of a foreign language course (rather than 2 years), if, upon completing one year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at that meeting, it is determined (i) that the pupil will take one year of career and technical education coursework, (ii) that a second year of foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to career and technical education coursework, and (iii) that the pupil does not need a second year of foreign language coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and career goals. Provides that, following this meeting, the pupil's parent or guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by the State Board of Education. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State. Provides that a university may not require a public high school student to have completed 2 years of foreign language coursework while in high school if it was determined in high school that the student was not required to and the student's parent or guardian opted the student out. Provides that if the student completed only one year of foreign language coursework in high school, the university may require the student to take no less than one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the university. Effective immediately.
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70	70	110 ILCS 660/5-85
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73	73	110 ILCS 675/20-85
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95	95	1 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
96	96	2 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
97	97	3 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
98	98	4 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
99	99	5 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
100	100	6 path.
101	101	7 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
102	102	8 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
103	103	9 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
104	104	10 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
105	105	11 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
106	106	12 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
107	107	13 (4) Two years of science.
108	108	14 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
109	109	15 year must be history of the United States or a combination
110	110	16 of history of the United States and American government
111	111	17 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
112	112	18 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
113	113	19 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
114	114	20 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
115	115	21 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
116	116	22 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
117	117	23 content shall focus on government institutions, the
118	118	24 discussion of current and controversial issues, service
119	119	25 learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
120	120	26 School districts may utilize private funding available for
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131	131	1 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
132	132	2 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
133	133	3 year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a
134	134	4 financial literacy course.
135	135	5 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
136	136	6 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
137	137	7 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
138	138	8 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
139	139	9 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
140	140	10 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
141	141	11 requirement under this subdivision (6).
142	142	12 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
143	143	13 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
144	144	14 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
145	145	15 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
146	146	16 courses:
147	147	17 (1) Four years of language arts.
148	148	18 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
149	149	19 which must be English and the other of which may be English
150	150	20 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
151	151	21 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
152	152	22 graduation requirements.
153	153	23 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
154	154	24 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
155	155	25 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
156	156	26 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
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167	167	1 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
168	168	2 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
169	169	3 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
170	170	4 path.
171	171	5 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
172	172	6 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
173	173	7 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
174	174	8 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
175	175	9 requirements.
176	176	10 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
177	177	11 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
178	178	12 year must be history of the United States or a combination
179	179	13 of history of the United States and American government
180	180	14 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
181	181	15 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
182	182	16 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
183	183	17 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
184	184	18 Civics course content shall focus on government
185	185	19 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
186	186	20 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
187	187	21 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
188	188	22 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
189	189	23 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
190	190	24 include a financial literacy course.
191	191	25 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
192	192	26 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
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203	203	1 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
204	204	2 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
205	205	3 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
206	206	4 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
207	207	5 requirement under this subdivision (6).
208	208	6 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
209	209	7 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
210	210	8 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
211	211	9 requirements, successfully complete either (i) 2 years of
212	212	10 foreign language courses, which may include American Sign
213	213	11 Language, or (ii) one year of a foreign language course, which
214	214	12 may include American Sign Language, if, upon completing one
215	215	13 year of foreign language coursework, the pupil, the pupil's
216	216	14 parent or guardian, and the school counselor meet to discuss
217	217	15 the pupil's postsecondary education or career goals, and, at
218	218	16 that meeting, it is determined (I) that the pupil will instead
219	219	17 take one year of coursework in career and technical education
220	220	18 as included under the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and
221	221	19 Technical Education Act of 2006, (II) that a second year of
222	222	20 foreign language coursework will limit the pupil's access to
223	223	21 career and technical education coursework that will prepare
224	224	22 the pupil for a career-readiness path, and (III
225	225	) that the
226	226	23 pupil does not need a second year of foreign language
227	227	24 coursework to meet the pupil's postsecondary education and
228	228	25 career goals. Following this meeting, the pupil's parent or
229	229	26 guardian may opt the pupil out of a second year of foreign
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240	240	1 language coursework in a form and manner that is prescribed by
241	241	2 the State Board of Education. A pupil may choose a third year
242	242	3 of foreign language to satisfy the requirement under
243	243	4 subdivision (6) of subsection (e-5).
244	244	5 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
245	245	6 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
246	246	7 coursework.
247	247	8 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
248	248	9 computer science course to high school students, then the
249	249	10 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
250	250	11 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
251	251	12 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
252	252	13 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
253	253	14 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
254	254	15 subsection (e) of this Section.
255	255	16 (g) Public Act 83-1082 does not apply to pupils entering
256	256	17 the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior school years
257	257	18 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
258	258	19 determined by an individualized education program.
259	259	20 Public Act 94-676 does not apply to pupils entering the
260	260	21 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year
261	261	22 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
262	262	23 determined by an individualized education program.
263	263	24 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
264	264	25 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
265	265	26 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
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276	276	1 course of study is determined by an individualized education
277	277	2 program.
278	278	3 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
279	279	4 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
280	280	5 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
281	281	6 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
282	282	7 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
283	283	8 school year or a prior school year or to students with
284	284	9 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
285	285	10 individualized education program.
286	286	11 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
287	287	12 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
288	288	13 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
289	289	14 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
290	290	15 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
291	291	16 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
292	292	17 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
293	293	18 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
294	294	19 (Source: P.A. 102-366, eff. 8-13-21; 102-551, eff. 1-1-22;
295	295	20 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
296	296	21 Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
297	297	22 changing Section 8 as follows:
298	298	23 (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
299	299	24 Sec. 8. Admissions.
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310	310	1 (a) (Blank).
311	311	2 (b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
312	312	3 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
313	313	4 student also has satisfactorily completed:
314	314	5 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
315	315	6 the following 5 categories:
316	316	7 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
317	317	8 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
318	318	9 years may be collegiate level instruction;
319	319	10 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
320	320	11 and government);
321	321	12 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
322	322	13 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
323	323	14 fundamentals of computer programming);
324	324	15 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
325	325	16 agricultural sciences); and
326	326	17 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
327	327	18 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
328	328	19 Language), music, career and technical education,
329	329	20 agricultural education, or art;
330	330	21 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
331	331	22 applicants if the institution determines through
332	332	23 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
333	333	24 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
334	334	25 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
335	335	26 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
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346	346	1 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
347	347	2 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
348	348	3 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
349	349	4 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the
350	350	5 University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the
351	351	6 University's admissions process against an applicant for
352	352	7 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
353	353	8 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
354	354	9 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
355	355	10 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
356	356	11 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
357	357	12 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
358	358	13 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
359	359	14 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
360	360	15 either case, the institution incorporates in the
361	361	16 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
362	362	17 academic activities that compensate for course
363	363	18 deficiencies; and
364	364	19 (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework
365	365	20 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
366	366	21 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
367	367	22 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
368	368	23 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
369	369	24 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
370	370	25 (4) except that the University may not require a
371	371	26 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
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382	382	1 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
383	383	2 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
384	384	3 determined in high school that the student was not
385	385	4 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
386	386	5 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
387	387	6 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
388	388	7 student out of a second year of foreign language
389	389	8 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
390	390	9 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
391	391	10 University may require the student to take no less than
392	392	11 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
393	393	12 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
394	394	13 (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
395	395	14 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
396	396	15 coursework required by subsection (b).
397	397	16 (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has
398	398	17 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
399	399	18 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
400	400	19 test as a prerequisite to admission.
401	401	20 (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions
402	402	21 process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted
403	403	22 to submit an application for admission to the University as a
404	404	23 freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the
405	405	24 veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The
406	406	25 University may request that the Department of Veterans'
407	407	26 Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably
408	408
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418	418	1 discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall
419	419	2 semester.
420	420	3 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
421	421	4 Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
422	422	5 Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
423	423	6 (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
424	424	7 Sec. 8e. Admissions.
425	425	8 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
426	426	9 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
427	427	10 student also has satisfactorily completed:
428	428	11 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
429	429	12 the following 5 categories:
430	430	13 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
431	431	14 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
432	432	15 years may be collegiate level instruction;
433	433	16 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
434	434	17 and government);
435	435	18 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
436	436	19 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
437	437	20 fundamentals of computer programming);
438	438	21 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
439	439	22 agricultural sciences); and
440	440	23 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
441	441	24 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
442	442
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444	444
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452	452	1 Language), music, career and technical education,
453	453	2 agricultural education, or art;
454	454	3 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
455	455	4 applicants if the institution determines through
456	456	5 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
457	457	6 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
458	458	7 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
459	459	8 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
460	460	9 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
461	461	10 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
462	462	11 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
463	463	12 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern
464	464	13 Illinois University shall not discriminate in the
465	465	14 University's admissions process against an applicant for
466	466	15 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
467	467	16 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
468	468	17 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
469	469	18 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
470	470	19 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
471	471	20 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
472	472	21 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
473	473	22 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
474	474	23 either case, the institution incorporates in the
475	475	24 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
476	476	25 academic activities that compensate for course
477	477	26 deficiencies; and
478	478
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488	488	1 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
489	489	2 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
490	490	3 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
491	491	4 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
492	492	5 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
493	493	6 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
494	494	7 (4) except that the University may not require a
495	495	8 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
496	496	9 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
497	497	10 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
498	498	11 determined in high school that the student was not
499	499	12 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
500	500	13 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
501	501	14 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
502	502	15 student out of a second year of foreign language
503	503	16 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
504	504	17 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
505	505	18 University may require the student to take no less than
506	506	19 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
507	507	20 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
508	508	21 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
509	509	22 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
510	510	23 coursework required by subsection (a).
511	511	24 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
512	512	25 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
513	513	26 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
514	514
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516	516
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524	524	1 test as a prerequisite to admission.
525	525	2 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
526	526	3 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
527	527	4 application for admission to the University as a freshman
528	528	5 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
529	529	6 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
530	530	7 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
531	531	8 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
532	532	9 was on active duty during the fall semester.
533	533	10 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
534	534	11 Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
535	535	12 changing Section 5-85 as follows:
536	536	13 (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
537	537	14 Sec. 5-85. Admissions.
538	538	15 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
539	539	16 of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University
540	540	17 unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
541	541	18 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
542	542	19 the following 5 categories:
543	543	20 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
544	544	21 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
545	545	22 years may be collegiate level instruction;
546	546	23 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
547	547	24 and government);
548	548
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558	558	1 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
559	559	2 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
560	560	3 fundamentals of computer programming);
561	561	4 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
562	562	5 agricultural sciences); and
563	563	6 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
564	564	7 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
565	565	8 Language), music, career and technical education,
566	566	9 agricultural education, or art;
567	567	10 (2) except that Chicago State University may admit
568	568	11 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
569	569	12 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
570	570	13 coursework taken, including career and technical education
571	571	14 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
572	572	15 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
573	573	16 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
574	574	17 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
575	575	18 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
576	576	19 Trustees of Chicago State University shall not
577	577	20 discriminate in the University's admissions process
578	578	21 against an applicant for admission because of the
579	579	22 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
580	580	23 under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State
581	581	24 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
582	582	25 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
583	583	26 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
584	584
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594	594	1 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
595	595	2 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
596	596	3 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
597	597	4 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
598	598	5 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
599	599	6 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
600	600	7 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
601	601	8 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
602	602	9 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
603	603	10 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
604	604	11 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
605	605	12 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
606	606	13 (4) except that the University may not require a
607	607	14 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
608	608	15 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
609	609	16 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
610	610	17 determined in high school that the student was not
611	611	18 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
612	612	19 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
613	613	20 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
614	614	21 student out of a second year of foreign language
615	615	22 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
616	616	23 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
617	617	24 University may require the student to take no less than
618	618	25 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
619	619	26 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
620	620
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630	630	1 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
631	631	2 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
632	632	3 coursework required by subsection (a).
633	633	4 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
634	634	5 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
635	635	6 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
636	636	7 test as a prerequisite to admission.
637	637	8 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
638	638	9 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
639	639	10 application for admission to the University as a freshman
640	640	11 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
641	641	12 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
642	642	13 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
643	643	14 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
644	644	15 was on active duty during the fall semester.
645	645	16 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
646	646	17 Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
647	647	18 by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
648	648	19 (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
649	649	20 Sec. 10-85. Admissions.
650	650	21 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
651	651	22 of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois
652	652	23 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
653	653	24 completed:
654	654
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664	664	1 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
665	665	2 the following 5 categories:
666	666	3 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
667	667	4 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
668	668	5 years may be collegiate level instruction;
669	669	6 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
670	670	7 and government);
671	671	8 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
672	672	9 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
673	673	10 fundamentals of computer programming);
674	674	11 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
675	675	12 agricultural sciences); and
676	676	13 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
677	677	14 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
678	678	15 Language), music, career and technical education,
679	679	16 agricultural education, or art;
680	680	17 (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit
681	681	18 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
682	682	19 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
683	683	20 coursework taken, including career and technical education
684	684	21 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
685	685	22 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
686	686	23 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
687	687	24 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
688	688	25 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
689	689	26 Trustees of Eastern Illinois University shall not
690	690
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700	700	1 discriminate in the University's admissions process
701	701	2 against an applicant for admission because of the
702	702	3 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
703	703	4 under Article 27A of the School Code. Eastern Illinois
704	704	5 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
705	705	6 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
706	706	7 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
707	707	8 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
708	708	9 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
709	709	10 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
710	710	11 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
711	711	12 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
712	712	13 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
713	713	14 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
714	714	15 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
715	715	16 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
716	716	17 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
717	717	18 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
718	718	19 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
719	719	20 (4) except that the University may not require a
720	720	21 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
721	721	22 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
722	722	23 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
723	723	24 determined in high school that the student was not
724	724	25 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
725	725	26 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
726	726
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736	736	1 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
737	737	2 student out of a second year of foreign language
738	738	3 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
739	739	4 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
740	740	5 University may require the student to take no less than
741	741	6 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
742	742	7 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
743	743	8 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
744	744	9 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
745	745	10 coursework required by subsection (a).
746	746	11 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
747	747	12 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
748	748	13 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
749	749	14 test as a prerequisite to admission.
750	750	15 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
751	751	16 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
752	752	17 application for admission to the University as a freshman
753	753	18 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
754	754	19 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
755	755	20 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
756	756	21 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
757	757	22 was on active duty during the fall semester.
758	758	23 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
759	759	24 Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
760	760	25 by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
761	761
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763	763
764	764
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771	771	1 (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
772	772	2 Sec. 15-85. Admissions.
773	773	3 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
774	774	4 of the departments or colleges of the Governors State
775	775	5 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
776	776	6 completed:
777	777	7 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
778	778	8 the following 5 categories:
779	779	9 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
780	780	10 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
781	781	11 years may be collegiate level instruction;
782	782	12 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
783	783	13 and government);
784	784	14 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
785	785	15 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
786	786	16 fundamentals of computer programming);
787	787	17 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
788	788	18 agricultural sciences); and
789	789	19 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
790	790	20 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
791	791	21 Language), music, career and technical education,
792	792	22 agricultural education, or art;
793	793	23 (2) except that Governors State University may admit
794	794	24 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
795	795	25 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
796	796
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798	798
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806	806	1 coursework taken, including career and technical education
807	807	2 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
808	808	3 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
809	809	4 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
810	810	5 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
811	811	6 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
812	812	7 Trustees of Governors State University shall not
813	813	8 discriminate in the University's admissions process
814	814	9 against an applicant for admission because of the
815	815	10 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
816	816	11 under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State
817	817	12 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
818	818	13 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
819	819	14 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
820	820	15 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
821	821	16 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
822	822	17 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
823	823	18 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
824	824	19 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
825	825	20 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
826	826	21 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
827	827	22 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
828	828	23 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
829	829	24 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
830	830	25 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
831	831	26 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
832	832
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842	842	1 (4) except that the University may not require a
843	843	2 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
844	844	3 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
845	845	4 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
846	846	5 determined in high school that the student was not
847	847	6 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
848	848	7 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
849	849	8 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
850	850	9 student out of a second year of foreign language
851	851	10 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
852	852	11 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
853	853	12 University may require the student to take no less than
854	854	13 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
855	855	14 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
856	856	15 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
857	857	16 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
858	858	17 coursework required by subsection (a).
859	859	18 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
860	860	19 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
861	861	20 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
862	862	21 test as a prerequisite to admission.
863	863	22 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
864	864	23 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
865	865	24 application for admission to the University as a freshman
866	866	25 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
867	867	26 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
868	868
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878	878	1 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
879	879	2 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
880	880	3 was on active duty during the fall semester.
881	881	4 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
882	882	5 Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended
883	883	6 by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
884	884	7 (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
885	885	8 Sec. 20-85. Admissions.
886	886	9 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
887	887	10 of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State
888	888	11 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
889	889	12 completed:
890	890	13 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
891	891	14 the following 5 categories:
892	892	15 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
893	893	16 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
894	894	17 years may be collegiate level instruction;
895	895	18 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
896	896	19 and government);
897	897	20 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
898	898	21 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
899	899	22 fundamentals of computer programming);
900	900	23 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
901	901	24 agricultural sciences); and
902	902
903	903
904	904
905	905
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912	912	1 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
913	913	2 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
914	914	3 Language), music, career and technical education,
915	915	4 agricultural education, or art;
916	916	5 (2) except that Illinois State University may admit
917	917	6 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
918	918	7 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
919	919	8 coursework taken, including career and technical education
920	920	9 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
921	921	10 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
922	922	11 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
923	923	12 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
924	924	13 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
925	925	14 Trustees of Illinois State University shall not
926	926	15 discriminate in the University's admissions process
927	927	16 against an applicant for admission because of the
928	928	17 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
929	929	18 under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State
930	930	19 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
931	931	20 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
932	932	21 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
933	933	22 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
934	934	23 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
935	935	24 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
936	936	25 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
937	937	26 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
938	938
939	939
940	940
941	941
942	942
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948	948	1 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
949	949	2 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
950	950	3 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
951	951	4 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
952	952	5 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
953	953	6 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
954	954	7 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
955	955	8 (4) except that the University may not require a
956	956	9 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
957	957	10 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
958	958	11 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
959	959	12 determined in high school that the student was not
960	960	13 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
961	961	14 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
962	962	15 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
963	963	16 student out of a second year of foreign language
964	964	17 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
965	965	18 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
966	966	19 University may require the student to take no less than
967	967	20 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
968	968	21 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
969	969	22 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
970	970	23 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
971	971	24 coursework required by subsection (a).
972	972	25 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
973	973	26 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
974	974
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984	984	1 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
985	985	2 test as a prerequisite to admission.
986	986	3 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
987	987	4 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
988	988	5 application for admission to the University as a freshman
989	989	6 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
990	990	7 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
991	991	8 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
992	992	9 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
993	993	10 was on active duty during the fall semester.
994	994	11 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
995	995	12 Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
996	996	13 amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
997	997	14 (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
998	998	15 Sec. 25-85. Admissions.
999	999	16 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1000	1000	17 of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois
1001	1001	18 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1002	1002	19 completed:
1003	1003	20 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1004	1004	21 the following 5 categories:
1005	1005	22 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1006	1006	23 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1007	1007	24 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1008	1008
1009	1009
1010	1010
1011	1011
1012	1012
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1014	1014
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1018	1018	1 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1019	1019	2 and government);
1020	1020	3 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1021	1021	4 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1022	1022	5 fundamentals of computer programming);
1023	1023	6 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1024	1024	7 agricultural sciences); and
1025	1025	8 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1026	1026	9 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1027	1027	10 Language), music, career and technical education,
1028	1028	11 agricultural education, or art;
1029	1029	12 (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may
1030	1030	13 admit individual applicants if it determines through
1031	1031	14 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
1032	1032	15 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
1033	1033	16 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
1034	1034	17 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
1035	1035	18 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
1036	1036	19 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
1037	1037	20 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
1038	1038	21 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of
1039	1039	22 Northeastern Illinois University shall not discriminate in
1040	1040	23 the University's admissions process against an applicant
1041	1041	24 for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
1042	1042	25 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
1043	1043	26 Code. Northeastern Illinois University may also admit (i)
1044	1044
1045	1045
1046	1046
1047	1047
1048	1048
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1050	1050
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1053	1053	HB4186 - 29 - LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b
1054	1054	1 applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the
1055	1055	2 minimum college preparatory curriculum in high school, and
1056	1056	3 (ii) educationally disadvantaged applicants who are
1057	1057	4 admitted to the formal organized special assistance
1058	1058	5 programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
1059	1059	6 providing that in either case, the institution
1060	1060	7 incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
1061	1061	8 courses or other academic activities that compensate for
1062	1062	9 course deficiencies; and
1063	1063	10 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1064	1064	11 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1065	1065	12 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1066	1066	13 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1067	1067	14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1068	1068	15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1069	1069	16 (4) except that the University may not require a
1070	1070	17 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
1071	1071	18 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
1072	1072	19 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
1073	1073	20 determined in high school that the student was not
1074	1074	21 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
1075	1075	22 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
1076	1076	23 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
1077	1077	24 student out of a second year of foreign language
1078	1078	25 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
1079	1079	26 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
1080	1080
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1090	1090	1 University may require the student to take no less than
1091	1091	2 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
1092	1092	3 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
1093	1093	4 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1094	1094	5 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1095	1095	6 coursework required by subsection (a).
1096	1096	7 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1097	1097	8 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1098	1098	9 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1099	1099	10 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1100	1100	11 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1101	1101	12 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1102	1102	13 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1103	1103	14 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1104	1104	15 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1105	1105	16 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1106	1106	17 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1107	1107	18 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1108	1108	19 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
1109	1109	20 Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is
1110	1110	21 amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
1111	1111	22 (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
1112	1112	23 Sec. 30-85. Admissions.
1113	1113	24 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1114	1114
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1124	1124	1 of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois
1125	1125	2 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1126	1126	3 completed:
1127	1127	4 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1128	1128	5 the following 5 categories:
1129	1129	6 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1130	1130	7 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1131	1131	8 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1132	1132	9 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1133	1133	10 and government);
1134	1134	11 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1135	1135	12 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1136	1136	13 fundamentals of computer programming);
1137	1137	14 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1138	1138	15 agricultural sciences); and
1139	1139	16 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1140	1140	17 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1141	1141	18 Language), music, career and technical education,
1142	1142	19 agricultural education, or art;
1143	1143	20 (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit
1144	1144	21 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
1145	1145	22 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
1146	1146	23 coursework taken, including career and technical education
1147	1147	24 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
1148	1148	25 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
1149	1149	26 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
1150	1150
1151	1151
1152	1152
1153	1153
1154	1154
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1156	1156
1157	1157
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1159	1159	HB4186 - 32 - LRB103 34576 RJT 64414 b
1160	1160	1 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
1161	1161	2 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
1162	1162	3 Trustees of Northern Illinois University shall not
1163	1163	4 discriminate in the University's admissions process
1164	1164	5 against an applicant for admission because of the
1165	1165	6 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
1166	1166	7 under Article 27A of the School Code. Northern Illinois
1167	1167	8 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
1168	1168	9 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
1169	1169	10 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
1170	1170	11 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
1171	1171	12 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
1172	1172	13 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
1173	1173	14 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
1174	1174	15 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
1175	1175	16 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
1176	1176	17 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1177	1177	18 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1178	1178	19 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1179	1179	20 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1180	1180	21 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1181	1181	22 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1182	1182	23 (4) except that the University may not require a
1183	1183	24 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
1184	1184	25 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
1185	1185	26 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
1186	1186
1187	1187
1188	1188
1189	1189
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1196	1196	1 determined in high school that the student was not
1197	1197	2 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
1198	1198	3 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
1199	1199	4 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
1200	1200	5 student out of a second year of foreign language
1201	1201	6 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
1202	1202	7 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
1203	1203	8 University may require the student to take no less than
1204	1204	9 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
1205	1205	10 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
1206	1206	11 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1207	1207	12 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1208	1208	13 coursework required by subsection (a).
1209	1209	14 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1210	1210	15 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1211	1211	16 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1212	1212	17 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1213	1213	18 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1214	1214	19 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1215	1215	20 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1216	1216	21 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1217	1217	22 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1218	1218	23 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1219	1219	24 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1220	1220	25 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1221	1221	26 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
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1232	1232	1 Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
1233	1233	2 by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
1234	1234	3 (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
1235	1235	4 Sec. 35-85. Admissions.
1236	1236	5 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1237	1237	6 of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois
1238	1238	7 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1239	1239	8 completed:
1240	1240	9 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1241	1241	10 the following 5 categories:
1242	1242	11 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1243	1243	12 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1244	1244	13 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1245	1245	14 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1246	1246	15 and government);
1247	1247	16 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1248	1248	17 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1249	1249	18 fundamentals of computer programming);
1250	1250	19 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1251	1251	20 agricultural sciences); and
1252	1252	21 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1253	1253	22 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1254	1254	23 Language), music, career and technical education,
1255	1255	24 agricultural education, or art;
1256	1256
1257	1257
1258	1258
1259	1259
1260	1260
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1266	1266	1 (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit
1267	1267	2 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
1268	1268	3 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
1269	1269	4 coursework taken, including career and technical education
1270	1270	5 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
1271	1271	6 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
1272	1272	7 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
1273	1273	8 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
1274	1274	9 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
1275	1275	10 Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not
1276	1276	11 discriminate in the University's admissions process
1277	1277	12 against an applicant for admission because of the
1278	1278	13 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
1279	1279	14 under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois
1280	1280	15 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
1281	1281	16 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
1282	1282	17 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
1283	1283	18 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
1284	1284	19 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
1285	1285	20 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
1286	1286	21 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
1287	1287	22 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
1288	1288	23 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
1289	1289	24 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1290	1290	25 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1291	1291	26 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1292	1292
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1302	1302	1 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1303	1303	2 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1304	1304	3 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1305	1305	4 (4) except that the University may not require a
1306	1306	5 graduate of a public high school in this State, as a
1307	1307	6 condition of admission, to have completed 2 years of
1308	1308	7 foreign language coursework while in high school if it was
1309	1309	8 determined in high school that the student was not
1310	1310	9 required to complete 2 years of foreign language
1311	1311	10 coursework under subsection (e-10) of Section 27-22 of the
1312	1312	11 School Code and the student's parent or guardian opted the
1313	1313	12 student out of a second year of foreign language
1314	1314	13 coursework; however, if the student completed only one
1315	1315	14 year of foreign language coursework in high school, the
1316	1316	15 University may require the student to take no less than
1317	1317	16 one year of foreign language coursework while enrolled in
1318	1318	17 an undergraduate degree program at the University.
1319	1319	18 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1320	1320	19 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1321	1321	20 coursework required by subsection (a).
1322	1322	21 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1323	1323	22 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1324	1324	23 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1325	1325	24 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1326	1326	25 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1327	1327	26 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1328	1328
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1338	1338	1 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1339	1339	2 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1340	1340	3 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1341	1341	4 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1342	1342	5 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1343	1343	6 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1344	1344	7 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
1345	1345
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