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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1210 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 Amends the School Code. Removes the requirement that beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign language courses, which may include American Sign Language. LRB104 03529 LNS 13552 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1210 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess 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 School Code. Removes the requirement that beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign language courses, which may include American Sign Language. LRB104 03529 LNS 13552 b LRB104 03529 LNS 13552 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).
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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
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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
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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
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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) (Blank). Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year,
182182 7 as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each
183183 8 pupil 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 (6) of subsection (e-5).
188188 13 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
189189 14 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
190190 15 coursework.
191191 16 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
192192 17 computer science course to high school students, then the
193193 18 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
194194 19 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
195195 20 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
196196 21 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
197197 22 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
198198 23 subsection (e) of this Section.
199199 24 (g) Public Act 83-1082 does not apply to pupils entering
200200 25 the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior school years
201201 26 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
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212212 1 determined by an individualized education program.
213213 2 Public Act 94-676 does not apply to pupils entering the
214214 3 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year
215215 4 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
216216 5 determined by an individualized education program.
217217 6 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
218218 7 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
219219 8 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
220220 9 course of study is determined by an individualized education
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222222 11 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
223223 12 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
224224 13 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
225225 14 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
226226 15 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
227227 16 school year or a prior school year or to students with
228228 17 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
229229 18 individualized education program.
230230 19 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
231231 20 provisions of Sections 14A-32 and 27-22.05 of this Code and
232232 21 the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
233233 22 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
234234 23 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
235235 24 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
236236 25 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
237237 26 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
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