102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3281

 

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/27-23.15 new

    Amends the School Code to require a high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction about the process of naturalization by which a foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen. Provides that the course of instruction shall include content from the components of the naturalization test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time required. Effective immediately.


LRB102 12089 CMG 17426 b

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB3281LRB102 12089 CMG 17426 b

1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
527-23.15 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-23.15 new)
7    Sec. 27-23.15. Study of the process of naturalization.
8Every public high school shall include in its curriculum a
9unit of instruction about the process of naturalization by
10which a foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S.
11citizen. The course of instruction shall include content from
12the components of the naturalization test administered by the
13U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Each school board
14shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time
15required under this Section.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.