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Public Act 101-0464
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| HB2165 Enrolled | LRB101 08088 AXK 53151 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
27-22 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
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Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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(a) (Blank).
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(b) (Blank). |
(c) (Blank). |
(d) (Blank). |
(e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2008-2009 school year |
or a subsequent
school year must, in addition to other course |
requirements, successfully
complete all of the following |
courses: |
(1) Four years of language arts. |
(2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
which must be English and the other of which may be English |
or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
graduation requirements.
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(3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
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Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and |
one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science |
course if the pupil successfully completes Algebra II or an |
integrated mathematics course with Algebra II content. A |
mathematics course that includes geometry content may be |
offered as an integrated, applied, interdisciplinary, or |
career and technical education course that prepares a |
student for a career readiness path. |
(4) Two years of science. |
(5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
year must be history of the United States or a combination |
of history of the United States and American government |
and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the |
2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at |
least one semester must be civics, which shall help young |
people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and |
attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and |
responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course |
content shall focus on government institutions, the |
discussion of current and controversial issues, service |
learning, and simulations of the democratic process. |
School districts may utilize private funding available for |
the purposes of offering civics education. |
(6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
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(f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
coursework.
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(f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement |
computer science course to high school students, then the |
school board must designate that course as equivalent to a high |
school mathematics course and must denote on the student's |
transcript that the Advanced Placement computer science course |
qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative course for |
students in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (e) |
of this Section. |
(g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior |
school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of |
study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not |
apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school |
year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
education program.
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(h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the |
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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(Source: P.A. 99-434, eff. 7-1-16 (see P.A. 99-485 for the |
effective date of changes made by P.A. 99-434); 99-485, eff. |
11-20-15; 99-674, eff. 7-29-16; 100-443, eff. 8-25-17.)
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