HB3281 EnrolledLRB102 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 may include in its curriculum a unit
9of instruction about the process of naturalization by which a
10foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen.
11The course of instruction shall include content from the
12components of the naturalization test administered by the U.S.
13Citizenship and Immigration Services. Each school board shall
14determine the minimum amount of instructional time under this
15Section.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.