Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB3252

HB3252 Engrossed LRB104 09177 LNS 19233 b

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 27-23.14 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/27-23.14)

Sec. 27-23.14. Workplace experience preparation course. A school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 and offers workplace experience courses, including school-facilitated employment or internships, shall provide the following to participating students: may include in its high school curriculum a unit of

(1) instruction on workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the workplace, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran; and

(2) instruction on legal protections protection against sexual harassment and racial and other forms of discrimination, including, but not limited to, disparities in pay, lack of institutional support or resources, and exclusion from executive or leadership positions and other protections for employees.

A school board may determine the minimum amount of instruction time that qualifies as a unit of instruction under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-347, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)