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Public Act 094-0676
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LRB094 10883 RAS 41429 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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) As a prerequisite to receiving
a high school diploma, |
each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984-1985 school year |
through the 2004-2005 school year
and
subsequent years must, in |
addition to
other course requirements,
successfully complete |
the following courses:
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(1)
1. three years of language arts;
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(2)
2. two years of mathematics, one of which may be |
related to
computer
technology;
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(3)
3. one year of science;
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(4)
4. 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
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(5)
5. 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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(b) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2005-2006 school year |
must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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complete all of the following courses: |
(1) Three years of language arts. |
(2) Three years of mathematics. |
(3) One year of science. |
(4) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
year must be history of the United States or a combination |
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of history of the United States and American government. |
(5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
(c) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2006-2007 school year |
must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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complete all of the following courses: |
(1) Three 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 |
Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
(4) One year 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. |
(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. |
(d) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2007-2008 school year |
must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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complete all of the following courses: |
(1) Three 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 |
Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
(4) Two years of science. |
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(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. |
(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. |
(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 |
Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
(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. |
(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. |
(f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
coursework.
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(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 |