102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5740

 

Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/27-22  from Ch. 122, par. 27-22

    Amends the School Code. Provides that one-half year of personal financial literacy is required as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma. Provides the topics of instruction for the personal financial literacy requirement.


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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 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-22)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
7    (Text of Section from P.A. 101-654, Article 50, Section
850-5)
9    Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
10    (a) (Blank).
11    (b) (Blank).
12    (c) (Blank).
13    (d) (Blank).
14    (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
15to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
169th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
17successfully complete all of the following courses:
18        (1) Four 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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1        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
2    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
3    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
4    course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
5    content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
6    interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
7    course that prepares a student for a career readiness
8    path.
9        (4) Two years of science.
10        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
11    year must be history of the United States or a combination
12    of history of the United States and American government
13    and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
14    2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
15    least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
16    people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
17    attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
18    responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
19    content shall focus on government institutions, the
20    discussion of current and controversial issues, service
21    learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
22    School districts may utilize private funding available for
23    the purposes of offering civics education.
24        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
25    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
26    American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.

 

 

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1        (7) One-half year of personal financial literacy,
2    which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction in
3    all of the following:
4            (A) The types of bank accounts offered, opening
5        and managing a bank account, and assessing the quality
6        of a depository institution's services.
7            (B) Balancing a checkbook.
8            (C) The basic principles of money management, such
9        as spending, credit, credit scores, and managing debt,
10        including retail and credit card debt.
11            (D) Completing a loan application.
12            (E) Receiving an inheritance and related
13        implications.
14            (F) The basic principles of personal insurance
15        policies.
16            (G) Computing federal income taxes.
17            (H) Local tax assessments.
18            (I) Computing interest rates by various
19        mechanisms.
20            (J) Simple contracts.
21            (K) Contesting an incorrect billing statement.
22            (L) Types of savings and investments.
23            (M) State and federal laws concerning finance.
24    (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
25prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
26entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course

 

 

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1requirements, successfully complete all of the following
2courses:
3        (1) Four years of language arts.
4        (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
5    which must be English and the other of which may be English
6    or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
7    courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
8    graduation requirements.
9        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
10    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
11    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
12    course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
13    content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
14    interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
15    course that prepares a student for a career readiness
16    path.
17        (4) Two years of laboratory science.
18        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
19    year must be history of the United States or a combination
20    of history of the United States and American government
21    and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
22    young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
23    knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
24    competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
25    Civics course content shall focus on government
26    institutions, the discussion of current and controversial

 

 

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1    issues, service learning, and simulations of the
2    democratic process. School districts may utilize private
3    funding available for the purposes of offering civics
4    education.
5        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
6    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
7    American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
8        (7) One-half year of personal financial literacy,
9    which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction in
10    all of the following:
11            (A) The types of bank accounts offered, opening
12        and managing a bank account, and assessing the quality
13        of a depository institution's services.
14            (B) Balancing a checkbook.
15            (C) The basic principles of money management, such
16        as spending, credit, credit scores, and managing debt,
17        including retail and credit card debt.
18            (D) Completing a loan application.
19            (E) Receiving an inheritance and related
20        implications.
21            (F) The basic principles of personal insurance
22        policies.
23            (G) Computing federal income taxes.
24            (H) Local tax assessments.
25            (I) Computing interest rates by various
26        mechanisms.

 

 

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1            (J) Simple contracts.
2            (K) Contesting an incorrect billing statement.
3            (L) Types of savings and investments.
4            (M) State and federal laws concerning finance.
5    (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
6prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
7entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
8requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign
9language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A
10pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy
11the requirement under paragraph (6) of subsection (e-5).
12    (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
13school districts of standards for writing-intensive
14coursework.
15    (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
16computer science course to high school students, then the
17school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
18high school mathematics course and must denote on the
19student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
20science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
21course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
22subsection (e) of this Section.
23    (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils
24entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior
25school years or to students with disabilities whose course of
26study is determined by an individualized education program.

 

 

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1    This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not
2apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school
3year or a prior school year or to students with disabilities
4whose course of study is determined by an individualized
5education program.
6    Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
7grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
8students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
9by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
10not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
11school year or a prior school year or to students with
12disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
13individualized education program.
14    (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
15provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
16Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
17    (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
18the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
19grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
20to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
21Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
22(Source: P.A. 100-443, eff. 8-25-17; 101-464, eff. 1-1-20;
23101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff.
243-8-21.)
 
25    (Text of Section from P.A. 101-654, Article 60, Section

 

 

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160-5)
2    Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
3    (a) (Blank).
4    (b) (Blank).
5    (c) (Blank).
6    (d) (Blank).
7    (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
8each pupil entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other
9course requirements, successfully complete all of the
10following courses:
11        (1) Four years of language arts.
12        (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
13    which must be English and the other of which may be English
14    or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
15    courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
16    graduation requirements.
17        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
18    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
19    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
20    course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
21    content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
22    interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
23    course that prepares a student for a career readiness
24    path.
25        (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
26    2022-2023 school year and each school year thereafter, one

 

 

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1    year of a course that includes intensive instruction in
2    computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
3    or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
4    fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
5        (4) Two years of science.
6        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
7    year must be history of the United States or a combination
8    of history of the United States and American government
9    and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
10    2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
11    least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
12    people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
13    attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
14    responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
15    content shall focus on government institutions, the
16    discussion of current and controversial issues, service
17    learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
18    School districts may utilize private funding available for
19    the purposes of offering civics education.
20        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
21    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
22    American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
23        (7) One-half year of personal financial literacy,
24    which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction in
25    all of the following:
26            (A) The types of bank accounts offered, opening

 

 

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1        and managing a bank account, and assessing the quality
2        of a depository institution's services.
3            (B) Balancing a checkbook.
4            (C) The basic principles of money management, such
5        as spending, credit, credit scores, and managing debt,
6        including retail and credit card debt.
7            (D) Completing a loan application.
8            (E) Receiving an inheritance and related
9        implications.
10            (F) The basic principles of personal insurance
11        policies.
12            (G) Computing federal income taxes.
13            (H) Local tax assessments.
14            (I) Computing interest rates by various
15        mechanisms.
16            (J) Simple contracts.
17            (K) Contesting an incorrect billing statement.
18            (L) Types of savings and investments.
19            (M) State and federal laws concerning finance.
20    (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
21school districts of standards for writing-intensive
22coursework.
23    (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
24computer science course to high school students, then the
25school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
26high school mathematics course and must denote on the

 

 

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1student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
2science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
3course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
4subsection (e) of this Section.
5    (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils
6entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior
7school years or to students with disabilities whose course of
8study is determined by an individualized education program.
9    This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not
10apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school
11year or a prior school year or to students with disabilities
12whose course of study is determined by an individualized
13education program.
14    This amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly does not
15apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
16year or a prior school year or to students with disabilities
17whose course of study is determined by an individualized
18education program.
19    (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
20provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
21Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
22    (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
23the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
24grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
25to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
26Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-443, eff. 8-25-17; 101-464, eff. 1-1-20;
2101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, Article 60, Section 60-5, eff.
33-8-21.)
 
4    (Text of Section from P.A. 102-366)
5    Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
6    (a) (Blank).
7    (b) (Blank).
8    (c) (Blank).
9    (d) (Blank).
10    (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
11each pupil entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other
12course requirements, successfully complete all of the
13following courses:
14        (1) Four years of language arts.
15        (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
16    which must be English and the other of which may be English
17    or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
18    courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
19    graduation requirements.
20        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
21    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
22    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
23    course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
24    content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
25    interdisciplinary, or career and technical education

 

 

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1    course that prepares a student for a career readiness
2    path.
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 year
19    and each school year thereafter, one semester, or part of
20    one semester, may include a 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, or (D) vocational education.
24        (7) One-half year of personal financial literacy,
25    which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction in
26    all of the following:

 

 

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1            (A) The types of bank accounts offered, opening
2        and managing a bank account, and assessing the quality
3        of a depository institution's services.
4            (B) Balancing a checkbook.
5            (C) The basic principles of money management, such
6        as spending, credit, credit scores, and managing debt,
7        including retail and credit card debt.
8            (D) Completing a loan application.
9            (E) Receiving an inheritance and related
10        implications.
11            (F) The basic principles of personal insurance
12        policies.
13            (G) Computing federal income taxes.
14            (H) Local tax assessments.
15            (I) Computing interest rates by various
16        mechanisms.
17            (J) Simple contracts.
18            (K) Contesting an incorrect billing statement.
19            (L) Types of savings and investments.
20            (M) State and federal laws concerning finance.
21    (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
22school districts of standards for writing-intensive
23coursework.
24    (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
25computer science course to high school students, then the
26school board must designate that course as equivalent to a

 

 

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1high school mathematics course and must denote on the
2student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
3science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
4course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
5subsection (e) of this Section.
6    (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils
7entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior
8school years or to students with disabilities whose course of
9study is determined by an individualized education program.
10    This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not
11apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school
12year or a prior school year or to students with disabilities
13whose course of study is determined by an individualized
14education program.
15    (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
16provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
17Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
18    (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
19the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
20grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
21to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
22Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
23(Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
24102-366, eff. 8-13-21.)
 
25    (Text of Section from P.A. 102-551)

 

 

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1    Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
2    (a) (Blank).
3    (b) (Blank).
4    (c) (Blank).
5    (d) (Blank).
6    (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
7each pupil entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other
8course requirements, successfully complete all of the
9following courses:
10        (1) Four years of language arts.
11        (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
12    which must be English and the other of which may be English
13    or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
14    courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
15    graduation requirements.
16        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
17    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
18    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
19    course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
20    content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
21    interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
22    course that prepares a student for a career readiness
23    path.
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    and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
3    2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
4    least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
5    people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
6    attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
7    responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
8    content shall focus on government institutions, the
9    discussion of current and controversial issues, service
10    learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
11    School districts may utilize private funding available for
12    the purposes of offering civics education.
13        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
14    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
15    American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
16    forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
17    course used to satisfy the course requirement under
18    subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
19    requirement under this subdivision (6).
20        (7) One-half year of personal financial literacy,
21    which shall include, but is not limited to, instruction in
22    all of the following:
23            (A) The types of bank accounts offered, opening
24        and managing a bank account, and assessing the quality
25        of a depository institution's services.
26            (B) Balancing a checkbook.

 

 

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1            (C) The basic principles of money management, such
2        as spending, credit, credit scores, and managing debt,
3        including retail and credit card debt.
4            (D) Completing a loan application.
5            (E) Receiving an inheritance and related
6        implications.
7            (F) The basic principles of personal insurance
8        policies.
9            (G) Computing federal income taxes.
10            (H) Local tax assessments.
11            (I) Computing interest rates by various
12        mechanisms.
13            (J) Simple contracts.
14            (K) Contesting an incorrect billing statement.
15            (L) Types of savings and investments.
16            (M) State and federal laws concerning finance.
17    (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
18school districts of standards for writing-intensive
19coursework.
20    (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
21computer science course to high school students, then the
22school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
23high school mathematics course and must denote on the
24student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
25science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
26course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of

 

 

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1subsection (e) of this Section.
2    (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils
3entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior
4school years or to students with disabilities whose course of
5study is determined by an individualized education program.
6    This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not
7apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school
8year or a prior school year or to students with disabilities
9whose course of study is determined by an individualized
10education program.
11    (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
12provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
13Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
14    (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
15the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
16grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
17to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
18Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
19(Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
20102-551, eff. 1-1-22.)