102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4350

 

Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. Dave Vella

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/27-22.05

    Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. With respect to the substitution of a course required for graduation or graduation requirement with a related vocational or technical education course, removes the provisions that require (i) the vocational or technical education course to contain at least 50% of the content of the required course or graduation requirement for which it is substituted and (ii) a pupil's parent or guardian to request and approve the substitution. Effective July 1, 2022.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 changing Section
527-22.05 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-22.05)
7    Sec. 27-22.05. Required course substitute. Notwithstanding
8any other provision of this Article or this Code, a school
9board that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 is authorized
10to adopt a policy under which a student who is enrolled in any
11of those grades may satisfy one or more high school course or
12graduation requirements, including, but not limited to, any
13requirements under Sections 27-6 and 27-22, by successfully
14completing a registered apprenticeship program under rules
15adopted by the State Board of Education under Section 2-3.175
16of this Code, or by substituting for and successfully
17completing in place of the high school course or graduation
18requirement a related vocational or technical education
19course. A vocational or technical education course shall not
20qualify as a related vocational or technical education course
21within the meaning of this Section if the course is unless it
22contains at least 50% of the content of the required course or
23graduation requirement for which it is substituted, as

 

 

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1determined by the State Board of Education in accordance with
2standards that the State Board of Education it shall adopt and
3uniformly apply for purposes of this Section. A No vocational
4or technical education course may be substituted for a
5required course or graduation requirement under any policy
6adopted by a school board as authorized in this Section
7without requiring approval from unless the pupil's parent or
8guardian first requests the substitution and approves it in
9writing on forms that the school district makes available for
10purposes of this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 100-992, eff. 8-20-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
132022.