Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5400 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5400 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Arab American history, including the history of Arab Americans in the State and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Arab Americans from the 19th century onward. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials, including those established by the Public Broadcasting Service, that may be used as guidelines for the development of the unit of instruction. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements during the regional superintendent's annual compliance visit. Provides that a school may meet the requirements through an online program or course. Effective immediately. LRB103 38895 RJT 69032 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5400 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Arab American history, including the history of Arab Americans in the State and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Arab Americans from the 19th century onward. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials, including those established by the Public Broadcasting Service, that may be used as guidelines for the development of the unit of instruction. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements during the regional superintendent's annual compliance visit. Provides that a school may meet the requirements through an online program or course. Effective immediately. LRB103 38895 RJT 69032 b LRB103 38895 RJT 69032 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5400 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Arab American history, including the history of Arab Americans in the State and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Arab Americans from the 19th century onward. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials, including those established by the Public Broadcasting Service, that may be used as guidelines for the development of the unit of instruction. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements during the regional superintendent's annual compliance visit. Provides that a school may meet the requirements through an online program or course. Effective immediately.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning education.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
17	17	5 27-23.17 as follows:
18	18	6 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new)
19	19	7 Sec. 27-23.17. Arab American History Study.
20	20	8 (a) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, every public
21	21	9 elementary school and high school shall include in its
22	22	10 curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Arab
23	23	11 American history, including the history of Arab Americans in
24	24	12 this State and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of
25	25	13 Arab Americans from the 19th century onward. These events
26	26	14 shall include the contributions made by individual Arab
27	27	15 Americans in government and the arts, humanities, and
28	28	16 sciences, as well as the contributions of Arab American
29	29	17 communities to the economic, cultural, social, and political
30	30	18 development of the United States. The studying of this
31	31	19 material shall constitute an affirmation by students of their
32	32	20 commitment to respect the dignity of all races and peoples and
33	33	21 to forever eschew every form of discrimination in their lives
34	34	22 and careers.
35	35	23 (b) The State Superintendent of Education may prepare and
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39	39	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5400 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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42	42	Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Arab American history, including the history of Arab Americans in the State and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Arab Americans from the 19th century onward. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials, including those established by the Public Broadcasting Service, that may be used as guidelines for the development of the unit of instruction. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements during the regional superintendent's annual compliance visit. Provides that a school may meet the requirements through an online program or course. Effective immediately.
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76	76	1 make available to all school boards instructional materials,
77	77	2 including those established by the Public Broadcasting
78	78	3 Service, that may be used as guidelines for the development of
79	79	4 a unit of instruction under this Section. However, each school
80	80	5 board shall itself determine the minimum amount of
81	81	6 instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction
82	82	7 satisfying the requirements of this Section.
83	83	8 (c) The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a
84	84	9 school district's compliance with this Section's curricular
85	85	10 requirements during the regional superintendent's annual
86	86	11 compliance visit.
87	87	12 (d) A school may meet the requirements of this Section
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