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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4372 Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the School Code. Requires every public elementary and high school to include in its curriculum the study of the contributions made by Latin Americans to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a school district's compliance with the requirement during the regional superintendent's annual compliance visit and make recommendations for improvement. Provides that the failure by a school district or school to comply with the requirement shall result in a written warning for the first offense, and if the school district or school continues to fail to comply with the requirements, the school district or school shall face disciplinary action at the discretion of the regional superintendent. Requires the State Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials and professional development opportunities that may be used as guidelines for the development of a Latin American unit of study. Effective August 1, 2026. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 27-550 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-550 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27-550. Latine studies. |
| 8 | | (a) Every public elementary and high school shall include |
| 9 | | in its curriculum the study of the contributions made by Latin |
| 10 | | Americans to the economic, cultural, social, and political |
| 11 | | development of the United States. The instruction shall |
| 12 | | include the events of the Latine experience and Latin American |
| 13 | | history, including the contributions made by Latin Americans |
| 14 | | in government and the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well |
| 15 | | as the effects of colonialism in society. |
| 16 | | (b) The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a |
| 17 | | school district's compliance with the requirements of this |
| 18 | | Section during the regional superintendent's annual compliance |
| 19 | | visit and make recommendations for improvement, including |
| 20 | | professional development. Failure by a school district or |
| 21 | | school to comply with this Section shall result in a written |
| 22 | | warning for the first offense. If the school district or |
| 23 | | school continues to fail to comply with this Section, the |