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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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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)
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7 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 101-654, Article 50, Section |
8 | | 50-5) |
9 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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10 | | (a) (Blank).
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11 | | (b) (Blank). |
12 | | (c) (Blank). |
13 | | (d) (Blank). |
14 | | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite |
15 | | to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
entering the |
16 | | 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, |
17 | | successfully
complete all of the following courses: |
18 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
19 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
20 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
21 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
22 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
23 | | 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. |
9 | | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
10 | | 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year |
11 | | of a course that includes intensive instruction in |
12 | | computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, |
13 | | or any other subject and which may be counted toward the |
14 | | fulfillment of other graduation requirements. |
15 | | (4) Two years of science. |
16 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
17 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
18 | | of history of the United States and American government |
19 | | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
20 | | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at |
21 | | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young |
22 | | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and |
23 | | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and |
24 | | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course |
25 | | content shall focus on government institutions, the |
26 | | discussion of current and controversial issues, service |
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1 | | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. |
2 | | School districts may utilize private funding available for |
3 | | the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
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4 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school |
5 | | year, one semester, or part of
one semester, may include a |
6 | | 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, or (D) vocational education , or |
10 | | (E) 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-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 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 all of the following |
18 | | courses: |
19 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
20 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
21 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
22 | | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive |
23 | | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other |
24 | | graduation requirements. |
25 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
26 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
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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. |
7 | | (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive |
8 | | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, |
9 | | social studies, or any other subject and which may be |
10 | | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation |
11 | | requirements. |
12 | | (4) Two years of laboratory science. |
13 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
14 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
15 | | of history of the United States and American government |
16 | | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help |
17 | | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, |
18 | | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be |
19 | | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. |
20 | | Civics course content shall focus on government |
21 | | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial |
22 | | issues, service learning, and simulations of the |
23 | | democratic process. School districts may utilize private |
24 | | funding available for the purposes of offering civics |
25 | | education. One semester, or part of
one semester, may |
26 | | include a financial literacy course. |
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1 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
2 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
3 | | American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education , or |
4 | | (E) forensic speech (speech and debate) . A forensic speech |
5 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
6 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
7 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
8 | | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a |
9 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
10 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
11 | | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign |
12 | | language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A |
13 | | pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy |
14 | | the requirement under paragraph (6) of subsection (e-5). |
15 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
16 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
17 | | coursework.
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18 | | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement |
19 | | computer science course to high school students, then the |
20 | | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a |
21 | | high school mathematics course and must denote on the |
22 | | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer |
23 | | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative |
24 | | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of |
25 | | subsection (e) of this Section. |
26 | | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
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1 | | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior |
2 | | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of |
3 | | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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4 | | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not |
5 | | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school |
6 | | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
7 | | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
8 | | education program.
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9 | | Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply
to |
10 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a |
11 | | prior
school year or to students with disabilities whose |
12 | | course of study is
determined by an individualized education |
13 | | program. |
14 | | Subsection (e-5) does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th |
15 | | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior
school year or to |
16 | | students with disabilities whose course of study is
determined |
17 | | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does |
18 | | not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 |
19 | | school year or a prior
school year or to students with |
20 | | disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an |
21 | | individualized education program. |
22 | | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
23 | | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the |
24 | | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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25 | | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify |
26 | | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in |
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1 | | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due |
2 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
3 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. |
4 | | (Source: P.A. 100-443, eff. 8-25-17; 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; |
5 | | 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. |
6 | | 3-8-21.)
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7 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 101-654, Article 60, Section |
8 | | 60-5) |
9 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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10 | | (a) (Blank).
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11 | | (b) (Blank). |
12 | | (c) (Blank). |
13 | | (d) (Blank). |
14 | | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as As a |
15 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
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16 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
17 | | requirements, successfully
complete all of the following |
18 | | courses: |
19 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
20 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
21 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
22 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
23 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
24 | | graduation requirements.
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25 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
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1 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
2 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
3 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry |
4 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, |
5 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education |
6 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness |
7 | | path. |
8 | | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
9 | | 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 each school year |
10 | | thereafter , one year of a course that includes intensive |
11 | | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, |
12 | | social studies, or any other subject and which may be |
13 | | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation |
14 | | requirements. |
15 | | (4) Two years of science. |
16 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
17 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
18 | | of history of the United States and American government |
19 | | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
20 | | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at |
21 | | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young |
22 | | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and |
23 | | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and |
24 | | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course |
25 | | content shall focus on government institutions, the |
26 | | discussion of current and controversial issues, service |
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1 | | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. |
2 | | School districts may utilize private funding available for |
3 | | the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
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4 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school |
5 | | year, one semester, or part of
one semester, may include a |
6 | | 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, or (D) vocational education , or |
10 | | (E) 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-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 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 all of the following |
18 | | courses: |
19 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
20 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
21 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
22 | | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive |
23 | | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other |
24 | | graduation requirements. |
25 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
26 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
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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. |
7 | | (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive |
8 | | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, |
9 | | social studies, or any other subject and which may be |
10 | | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation |
11 | | requirements. |
12 | | (4) Two years of laboratory science. |
13 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
14 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
15 | | of history of the United States and American government |
16 | | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help |
17 | | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, |
18 | | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be |
19 | | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. |
20 | | Civics course content shall focus on government |
21 | | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial |
22 | | issues, service learning, and simulations of the |
23 | | democratic process. School districts may utilize private |
24 | | funding available for the purposes of offering civics |
25 | | education. One semester, or part of
one semester, may |
26 | | include a financial literacy course. |
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1 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
2 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
3 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) |
4 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech |
5 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
6 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
7 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
8 | | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a |
9 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
10 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
11 | | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign |
12 | | language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A |
13 | | pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy |
14 | | the requirement under paragraph (6) of subsection (e-5). |
15 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
16 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
17 | | coursework.
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18 | | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement |
19 | | computer science course to high school students, then the |
20 | | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a |
21 | | high school mathematics course and must denote on the |
22 | | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer |
23 | | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative |
24 | | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of |
25 | | subsection (e) of this Section. |
26 | | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
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1 | | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior |
2 | | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of |
3 | | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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4 | | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not |
5 | | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school |
6 | | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
7 | | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
8 | | education program.
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9 | | Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) This amendatory Act of |
10 | | the 101st General Assembly does not apply
to pupils entering |
11 | | the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a prior
school |
12 | | year or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
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13 | | determined by an individualized education program. |
14 | | Subsection (e-5) does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th |
15 | | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior
school year or to |
16 | | students with disabilities whose course of study is
determined |
17 | | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does |
18 | | not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 |
19 | | school year or a prior
school year or to students with |
20 | | disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an |
21 | | individualized education program. |
22 | | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
23 | | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the |
24 | | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
|
25 | | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify |
26 | | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in |
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1 | | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due |
2 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
3 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. |
4 | | (Source: P.A. 100-443, eff. 8-25-17; 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; |
5 | | 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. |
6 | | 3-8-21.) |
7 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 102-366) |
8 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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9 | | (a) (Blank).
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10 | | (b) (Blank). |
11 | | (c) (Blank). |
12 | | (d) (Blank). |
13 | | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as As a |
14 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
|
15 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
16 | | requirements, successfully
complete all of the following |
17 | | courses: |
18 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
19 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
20 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
21 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
22 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
23 | | graduation requirements.
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24 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
25 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
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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. |
7 | | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
8 | | 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year |
9 | | of a course that includes intensive instruction in |
10 | | computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, |
11 | | or any other subject and which may be counted toward the |
12 | | fulfillment of other graduation requirements. |
13 | | (4) Two years of science. |
14 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
15 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
16 | | of history of the United States and American government |
17 | | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
18 | | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at |
19 | | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young |
20 | | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and |
21 | | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and |
22 | | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course |
23 | | content shall focus on government institutions, the |
24 | | discussion of current and controversial issues, service |
25 | | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. |
26 | | School districts may utilize private funding available for |
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1 | | the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
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2 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year
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3 | | and each school year thereafter , one semester, or part of
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4 | | one semester, may include a financial literacy course. |
5 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
6 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
7 | | American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education , or |
8 | | (E) forensic speech (speech and debate) . A forensic speech |
9 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
10 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
11 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
12 | | (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a |
13 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
14 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
15 | | requirements, successfully complete all of the following |
16 | | courses: |
17 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
18 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
19 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
20 | | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive |
21 | | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other |
22 | | graduation requirements. |
23 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
24 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
25 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
26 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry |
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1 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, |
2 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education |
3 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness |
4 | | path. |
5 | | (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive |
6 | | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, |
7 | | social studies, or any other subject and which may be |
8 | | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation |
9 | | requirements. |
10 | | (4) Two years of laboratory science. |
11 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
12 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
13 | | of history of the United States and American government |
14 | | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help |
15 | | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, |
16 | | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be |
17 | | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. |
18 | | Civics course content shall focus on government |
19 | | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial |
20 | | issues, service learning, and simulations of the |
21 | | democratic process. School districts may utilize private |
22 | | funding available for the purposes of offering civics |
23 | | education. One semester, or part of
one semester, may |
24 | | include a financial literacy course. |
25 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
26 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
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1 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) |
2 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech |
3 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
4 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
5 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
6 | | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a |
7 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
8 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
9 | | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign |
10 | | language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A |
11 | | pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy |
12 | | the requirement under paragraph (6) of subsection (e-5). |
13 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
14 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
15 | | coursework.
|
16 | | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement |
17 | | computer science course to high school students, then the |
18 | | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a |
19 | | high school mathematics course and must denote on the |
20 | | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer |
21 | | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative |
22 | | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of |
23 | | subsection (e) of this Section. |
24 | | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
25 | | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior |
26 | | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of |
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1 | | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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2 | | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not |
3 | | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school |
4 | | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
5 | | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
6 | | education program.
|
7 | | Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply
to |
8 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a |
9 | | prior
school year or to students with disabilities whose |
10 | | course of study is
determined by an individualized education |
11 | | program. |
12 | | Subsection (e-5) does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th |
13 | | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior
school year or to |
14 | | students with disabilities whose course of study is
determined |
15 | | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does |
16 | | not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 |
17 | | school year or a prior
school year or to students with |
18 | | disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an |
19 | | individualized education program. |
20 | | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
21 | | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the |
22 | | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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23 | | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify |
24 | | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in |
25 | | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due |
26 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
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1 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. |
2 | | (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; |
3 | | 102-366, eff. 8-13-21.)
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4 | | (Text of Section from P.A. 102-551) |
5 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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6 | | (a) (Blank).
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7 | | (b) (Blank). |
8 | | (c) (Blank). |
9 | | (d) (Blank). |
10 | | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as As a |
11 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
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12 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
13 | | requirements, successfully
complete all of the following |
14 | | courses: |
15 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
16 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
17 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
18 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
19 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
20 | | graduation requirements.
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21 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
22 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
23 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
24 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry |
25 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, |
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1 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education |
2 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness |
3 | | path. |
4 | | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
5 | | 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year |
6 | | of a course that includes intensive instruction in |
7 | | computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, |
8 | | or any other subject and which may be counted toward the |
9 | | fulfillment of other graduation requirements. |
10 | | (4) Two years of science. |
11 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
12 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
13 | | of history of the United States and American government |
14 | | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
15 | | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at |
16 | | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young |
17 | | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and |
18 | | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and |
19 | | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course |
20 | | content shall focus on government institutions, the |
21 | | discussion of current and controversial issues, service |
22 | | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. |
23 | | School districts may utilize private funding available for |
24 | | the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
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25 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school |
26 | | year, one semester, or part of
one semester, may include a |
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1 | | financial literacy course. |
2 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
3 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
4 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) |
5 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech |
6 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
7 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
8 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
9 | | (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a |
10 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
11 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
12 | | requirements, successfully complete all of the following |
13 | | courses: |
14 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
15 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
16 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
17 | | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive |
18 | | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other |
19 | | graduation requirements. |
20 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
21 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
22 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
23 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry |
24 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, |
25 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education |
26 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness |
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1 | | path. |
2 | | (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive |
3 | | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, |
4 | | social studies, or any other subject and which may be |
5 | | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation |
6 | | requirements. |
7 | | (4) Two years of laboratory science. |
8 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
9 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
10 | | of history of the United States and American government |
11 | | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help |
12 | | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, |
13 | | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be |
14 | | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. |
15 | | Civics course content shall focus on government |
16 | | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial |
17 | | issues, service learning, and simulations of the |
18 | | democratic process. School districts may utilize private |
19 | | funding available for the purposes of offering civics |
20 | | education. One semester, or part of
one semester, may |
21 | | include a financial literacy course. |
22 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
23 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include |
24 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) |
25 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech |
26 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under |
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1 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
2 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). |
3 | | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a |
4 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil |
5 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course |
6 | | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign |
7 | | language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A |
8 | | pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy |
9 | | the requirement under paragraph (6) of subsection (e-5). |
10 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
11 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
12 | | coursework.
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13 | | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement |
14 | | computer science course to high school students, then the |
15 | | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a |
16 | | high school mathematics course and must denote on the |
17 | | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer |
18 | | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative |
19 | | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of |
20 | | subsection (e) of this Section. |
21 | | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
22 | | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior |
23 | | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of |
24 | | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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25 | | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not |
26 | | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school |
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1 | | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
2 | | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
3 | | education program.
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4 | | Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply
to |
5 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a |
6 | | prior
school year or to students with disabilities whose |
7 | | course of study is
determined by an individualized education |
8 | | program. |
9 | | Subsection (e-5) does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th |
10 | | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior
school year or to |
11 | | students with disabilities whose course of study is
determined |
12 | | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does |
13 | | not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 |
14 | | school year or a prior
school year or to students with |
15 | | disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an |
16 | | individualized education program. |
17 | | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
18 | | provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the |
19 | | Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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20 | | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify |
21 | | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in |
22 | | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due |
23 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the |
24 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. |
25 | | (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; |
26 | | 102-551, eff. 1-1-22. )
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