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Rep. Mike Fortner
Filed: 3/21/2014
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5621
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5621 by replacing |
3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
5 | | 27-22 as follows: |
6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
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7 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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8 | | (a) As a prerequisite to receiving
a high school diploma, |
9 | | each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984-1985 school year |
10 | | through the 2004-2005 school year must, in addition to
other |
11 | | course requirements,
successfully complete the following |
12 | | courses:
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13 | | (1) three years of language arts;
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14 | | (2) two years of mathematics, one of which may be |
15 | | related to
computer
technology;
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16 | | (3) one year of science;
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1 | | (4) 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
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5 | | (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
6 | | foreign
language,
which shall be deemed to include American |
7 | | Sign Language or (D)
vocational education.
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8 | | (b) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
9 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2005-2006 school year |
10 | | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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11 | | complete all of the following courses: |
12 | | (1) Three years of language arts. |
13 | | (2) Three years of mathematics. |
14 | | (3) One year of science. |
15 | | (4) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
16 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
17 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
18 | | (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
19 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
20 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
21 | | (c) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
22 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2006-2007 school year |
23 | | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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24 | | complete all of the following courses: |
25 | | (1) Three years of language arts. |
26 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
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1 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
2 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
3 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
4 | | graduation requirements.
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5 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
6 | | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
7 | | (4) One year of science. |
8 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
9 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
10 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
11 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
12 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
13 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
14 | | (d) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
15 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2007-2008 school year |
16 | | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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17 | | complete all of the following courses: |
18 | | (1) Three years of language arts. |
19 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
20 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
21 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
22 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
23 | | graduation requirements.
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24 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
25 | | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
26 | | (4) Two years of 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 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
5 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
6 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
7 | | (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
8 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2008-2009 school year |
9 | | through the 2014-2015 or a subsequent
school year must, in |
10 | | addition to other course requirements, successfully
complete |
11 | | all of the following courses: |
12 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
13 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
14 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
15 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
16 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
17 | | graduation requirements.
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18 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
19 | | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
20 | | (4) Two years of science. |
21 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
22 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
23 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
24 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
25 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
26 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
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1 | | (e-5) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
2 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2015-2016 school year |
3 | | or a subsequent
school year must, in addition to other course |
4 | | requirements, successfully
complete all of the following |
5 | | courses: |
6 | | (1) Four years of language arts aligned with the |
7 | | content of the Illinois Learning Standards for English |
8 | | Language Arts. All students must complete a course in |
9 | | English language arts during their senior year. |
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 that align with the |
16 | | content of the Illinois Learning Standards for |
17 | | Mathematics.
All students must complete the required 3 |
18 | | years of mathematics while enrolled in high school and |
19 | | shall complete a mathematics course during their final year |
20 | | of high school. Where applicable, non-traditional math |
21 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of the |
22 | | 3-year mathematics requirement if the courses are approved |
23 | | by the school board. |
24 | | (4) Two years of science. |
25 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
26 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
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1 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
2 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
3 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
4 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
5 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
6 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
7 | | coursework.
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8 | | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
9 | | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior |
10 | | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of |
11 | | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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12 | | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not |
13 | | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school |
14 | | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
15 | | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
16 | | education program.
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17 | | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
18 | | provisions of
Section
27-22.05.
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19 | | (Source: P.A. 94-676, eff. 8-24-05.)
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20 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-22.10 rep.) |
21 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing Section |
22 | | 27-22.10.".
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