Full Text of HB5250 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 14A-32 and 27-22 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/14A-32) | 7 | | Sec. 14A-32. Accelerated placement; school district | 8 | | responsibilities. | 9 | | (a) Each school district shall have a policy that allows | 10 | | for accelerated placement that includes or incorporates by | 11 | | reference the following components: | 12 | | (1) a provision that provides that participation in | 13 | | accelerated placement is not limited to those children who | 14 | | have been identified as gifted and talented, but rather is | 15 | | open to all children who demonstrate high ability and who | 16 | | may benefit from accelerated placement; | 17 | | (2) a fair and equitable decision-making process that | 18 | | involves multiple persons and includes a student's parents | 19 | | or guardians; | 20 | | (3) procedures for notifying parents or guardians of a | 21 | | child of a decision affecting that child's participation | 22 | | in an accelerated placement program; and | 23 | | (4) an assessment process that includes multiple |
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| 1 | | valid, reliable indicators. | 2 | | (a-5) By no later than the beginning of the 2023-2024 | 3 | | school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy | 4 | | shall allow for the automatic enrollment, in the following | 5 | | school term, of a student into the next most rigorous level of | 6 | | advanced coursework offered by the high school if the student | 7 | | meets or exceeds State standards in English language arts, | 8 | | mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered | 9 | | under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows: | 10 | | (1) A student who meets or exceeds State standards in | 11 | | English language arts shall be automatically enrolled into | 12 | | the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in | 13 | | English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects. | 14 | | (2) A student who meets or exceeds State standards in | 15 | | mathematics shall be automatically enrolled into the next | 16 | | most rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics. | 17 | | (3) A student who meets or exceeds State standards in | 18 | | science shall be automatically enrolled into the next most | 19 | | rigorous level of advanced coursework in science. | 20 | | (a-10) By no later than the beginning of the 2027-2028 | 21 | | school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy | 22 | | shall allow for automatic eligibility, in the following school | 23 | | term, for a student to enroll in the next most rigorous level | 24 | | of advanced coursework offered by the high school if the | 25 | | student meets State standards in English language arts, | 26 | | mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered |
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| 1 | | under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows: | 2 | | (1) A student who meets State standards in English | 3 | | language arts shall be automatically eligible to enroll in | 4 | | the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in | 5 | | English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects. | 6 | | (2) A student who meets State standards in mathematics | 7 | | shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most | 8 | | rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics. | 9 | | (3) A student who meets State standards in science | 10 | | shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most | 11 | | rigorous level of advanced coursework in science. | 12 | | (a-15) For a student entering grade 12, the next most | 13 | | rigorous level of advanced coursework in English language arts | 14 | | or mathematics shall be a dual credit course, as defined in the | 15 | | Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced Placement course, as | 16 | | defined in Section 10 of the College and Career Success for All | 17 | | Students Act, or an International Baccalaureate course; | 18 | | otherwise, the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework | 19 | | under this subsection (a-15) (a-5) may include a dual credit | 20 | | course, as defined in the Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced | 21 | | Placement course, as defined in Section 10 of the College and | 22 | | Career Success for All Students Act, an International | 23 | | Baccalaureate course, an honors class, an enrichment | 24 | | opportunity, a gifted program, or another program offered by | 25 | | the district. | 26 | | A school district may use the student's most recent State |
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| 1 | | assessment results to determine whether a student meets or | 2 | | exceeds State standards. For a student entering grade 9, | 3 | | results from the State assessment taken in grades 6 through 8 | 4 | | may be used. For other high school grades, the results from a | 5 | | locally selected, nationally normed assessment may be used | 6 | | instead of the State assessment if those results are the most | 7 | | recent. | 8 | | (a-20) A school district's accelerated placement policy | 9 | | may allow for the waiver of a course or unit of instruction | 10 | | completion requirement if (i) completion of the course or unit | 11 | | of instruction is required by this Code or rules adopted by the | 12 | | State Board of Education as a prerequisite to receiving a high | 13 | | school diploma and (ii) the school district has determined | 14 | | that the student has demonstrated mastery of or competency in | 15 | | the content of the course or unit of instruction. The school | 16 | | district shall maintain documentation of this determination of | 17 | | mastery or competency for each student, that shall include | 18 | | identification of the learning standards or competencies | 19 | | reviewed, the methods of measurement used, student | 20 | | performance, the date of the determination, and identification | 21 | | of the district personnel involved in the determination | 22 | | process. | 23 | | (a-25) A school district's accelerated placement policy | 24 | | must include a process through which the parent or guardian of | 25 | | each student who meets State standards is provided | 26 | | notification in writing of the student's eligibility for |
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| 1 | | enrollment in accelerated courses. This notification must | 2 | | provide details on the procedures for the parent or guardian | 3 | | to enroll or not enroll the student in accelerated courses, in | 4 | | writing, on forms the school district makes available. If no | 5 | | course selection is made by the parent or guardian in | 6 | | accordance with procedures set forth by the school district, | 7 | | the student shall be automatically enrolled in the next most | 8 | | rigorous level of coursework. A school district must provide | 9 | | the parent or guardian of a student eligible for automatic | 10 | | enrollment under this subsection (a-5) or (a-10) with the | 11 | | option to instead have the student enroll in alternative | 12 | | coursework that better aligns with the student's postsecondary | 13 | | education or career goals. If applicable, a school district | 14 | | must provide notification to a student's parent or guardian | 15 | | that the student will receive a waiver of a course or unit of | 16 | | instruction completion requirement under subsections (a-5) or | 17 | | (a-10). | 18 | | Nothing in subsection this subsection (a-5) or (a-10) may | 19 | | be interpreted to preclude other students from enrolling in | 20 | | advanced coursework per the policy of a school district. | 21 | | (a-30) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the | 22 | | implementation of policies that allow for automatic enrollment | 23 | | of students who meet standards on State assessments into the | 24 | | next most rigorous level of advanced coursework offered by a | 25 | | high school. | 26 | | (b) Further, a school district's accelerated placement |
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| 1 | | policy may include or incorporate by reference, but need not | 2 | | be limited to, the following components: | 3 | | (1) procedures for annually informing the community | 4 | | at-large, including parents or guardians, community-based | 5 | | organizations, and providers of out-of-school programs, | 6 | | about the accelerated placement program and the methods | 7 | | used for the identification of children eligible for | 8 | | accelerated placement, including strategies to reach | 9 | | groups of students and families who have been historically | 10 | | underrepresented in accelerated placement programs and | 11 | | advanced coursework; | 12 | | (2) a process for referral that allows for multiple | 13 | | referrers, including a child's parents or guardians; other | 14 | | referrers may include licensed education professionals, | 15 | | the child, with the written consent of a parent or | 16 | | guardian, a peer, through a licensed education | 17 | | professional who has knowledge of the referred child's | 18 | | abilities, or, in case of possible early entrance, a | 19 | | preschool educator, pediatrician, or psychologist who | 20 | | knows the child; | 21 | | (3) a provision that provides that children | 22 | | participating in an accelerated placement program and | 23 | | their parents or guardians will be provided a written plan | 24 | | detailing the type of acceleration the child will receive | 25 | | and strategies to support the child; | 26 | | (4) procedures to provide support and promote success |
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| 1 | | for students who are newly enrolled in an accelerated | 2 | | placement program; | 3 | | (5) a process for the school district to review and | 4 | | utilize disaggregated data on participation in an | 5 | | accelerated placement program to address gaps among | 6 | | demographic groups in accelerated placement opportunities; | 7 | | and | 8 | | (6) procedures to promote equity, which may | 9 | | incorporate one or more of the following evidence-based | 10 | | practices: | 11 | | (A) the use of multiple tools to assess | 12 | | exceptional potential and provide several pathways | 13 | | into advanced academic programs when assessing student | 14 | | need for advanced academic or accelerated programming; | 15 | | (B) providing enrichment opportunities starting in | 16 | | the early grades to address achievement gaps that | 17 | | occur at school entry and provide students with | 18 | | opportunities to demonstrate their advanced potential; | 19 | | (C) the use of universal screening combined with | 20 | | local school-based norms for placement in accelerated | 21 | | and advanced learning programs; | 22 | | (D) developing a continuum of services to identify | 23 | | and develop talent in all learners ranging from | 24 | | enriched learning experiences, such as problem-based | 25 | | learning, performance tasks, critical thinking, and | 26 | | career exploration, to accelerated placement and |
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| 1 | | advanced academic programming; and | 2 | | (E) providing professional learning in gifted | 3 | | education for teachers and other appropriate school | 4 | | personnel to appropriately identify and challenge | 5 | | students from diverse cultures and backgrounds who may | 6 | | benefit from accelerated placement or advanced | 7 | | academic programming. | 8 | | (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to | 9 | | determine data to be collected and disaggregated by | 10 | | demographic group regarding accelerated placement, including | 11 | | the rates of students who participate in and successfully | 12 | | complete advanced coursework, and a method of making the | 13 | | information available to the public. | 14 | | (d) On or before November 1, 2022, following a review of | 15 | | disaggregated data on the participation and successful | 16 | | completion rates of students enrolled in an accelerated | 17 | | placement program, each school district shall develop a plan | 18 | | to expand access to its accelerated placement program and to | 19 | | ensure the teaching capacity necessary to meet the increased | 20 | | demand. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 102-209, eff. 11-30-21 (See Section 5 of P.A. | 22 | | 102-671 for effective date of P.A. 102-209); 103-263, eff. | 23 | | 6-30-23.) | 24 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22) | 25 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses. |
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| 1 | | (a) (Blank). | 2 | | (b) (Blank). | 3 | | (c) (Blank). | 4 | | (d) (Blank). | 5 | | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite | 6 | | to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the | 7 | | 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, | 8 | | successfully complete all of the following courses: | 9 | | (1) Four years of language arts. | 10 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | 11 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English | 12 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | 13 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | 14 | | graduation requirements. | 15 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | 16 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | 17 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | 18 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | 19 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | 20 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | 21 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | 22 | | path. | 23 | | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the | 24 | | 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year | 25 | | of a course that includes intensive instruction in | 26 | | computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, |
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| 1 | | or any other subject and which may be counted toward the | 2 | | fulfillment of other graduation requirements. | 3 | | (4) Two years of science. | 4 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | 5 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination | 6 | | of history of the United States and American government | 7 | | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the | 8 | | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at | 9 | | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young | 10 | | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and | 11 | | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and | 12 | | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course | 13 | | content shall focus on government institutions, the | 14 | | discussion of current and controversial issues, service | 15 | | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. | 16 | | School districts may utilize private funding available for | 17 | | the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with | 18 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school | 19 | | year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a | 20 | | financial literacy course. | 21 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | 22 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | 23 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) | 24 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech | 25 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under | 26 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
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| 1 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). | 2 | | (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a | 3 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil | 4 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course | 5 | | requirements, successfully complete all of the following | 6 | | courses: | 7 | | (1) Four years of language arts. | 8 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | 9 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English | 10 | | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive | 11 | | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other | 12 | | graduation requirements. | 13 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | 14 | | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | 15 | | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | 16 | | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | 17 | | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | 18 | | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | 19 | | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | 20 | | path. | 21 | | (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive | 22 | | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, | 23 | | social studies, or any other subject and which may be | 24 | | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation | 25 | | requirements. | 26 | | (4) Two years of laboratory science. |
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| 1 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | 2 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination | 3 | | of history of the United States and American government | 4 | | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help | 5 | | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, | 6 | | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be | 7 | | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. | 8 | | Civics course content shall focus on government | 9 | | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial | 10 | | issues, service learning, and simulations of the | 11 | | democratic process. School districts may utilize private | 12 | | funding available for the purposes of offering civics | 13 | | education. One semester, or part of one semester, may | 14 | | include a financial literacy course. | 15 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | 16 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | 17 | | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) | 18 | | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech | 19 | | course used to satisfy the course requirement under | 20 | | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course | 21 | | requirement under this subdivision (6). | 22 | | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a | 23 | | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil | 24 | | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course | 25 | | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign | 26 | | language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A |
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| 1 | | pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy | 2 | | the requirement under subdivision (6) of subsection (e-5). | 3 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | 4 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | 5 | | coursework. | 6 | | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | 7 | | computer science course to high school students, then the | 8 | | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a | 9 | | high school mathematics course and must denote on the | 10 | | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer | 11 | | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative | 12 | | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of | 13 | | subsection (e) of this Section. | 14 | | (g) Public Act 83-1082 does not apply to pupils entering | 15 | | the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior school years | 16 | | or to students with disabilities whose course of study is | 17 | | determined by an individualized education program. | 18 | | Public Act 94-676 does not apply to pupils entering the | 19 | | 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year | 20 | | or to students with disabilities whose course of study is | 21 | | determined by an individualized education program. | 22 | | Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to | 23 | | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a | 24 | | prior school year or to students with disabilities whose | 25 | | course of study is determined by an individualized education | 26 | | program. |
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| 1 | | Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th | 2 | | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to | 3 | | students with disabilities whose course of study is determined | 4 | | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does | 5 | | not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 | 6 | | school year or a prior school year or to students with | 7 | | disabilities whose course of study is determined by an | 8 | | individualized education program. | 9 | | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | 10 | | provisions of Sections 14A-32 and Section 27-22.05 of this | 11 | | Code and the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. | 12 | | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify | 13 | | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in | 14 | | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due | 15 | | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | 16 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 102-366, eff. 8-13-21; 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; | 18 | | 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law. |
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