093_HB1444 LRB093 10149 EFG 10402 b 1 AN ACT with regard to 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 5 Section 27-2 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-2) 7 Sec. 27-2. Instruction in English language. Instruction 8 in all public elementary and secondary schools of the State 9 shall be in the English language except in second language 10 programs and except in conjunction with programs which the 11 school board may provide, with the approval of the State 12 Board of Education pursuant to Article 14C of this Code, in a 13 language other than English for children whose first language 14 is other than English. 15 (Source: P.A. 85-1389.)