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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3286 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Requires every public elementary school that maintains grade 6 to include in its 6th grade curriculum a one-semester civics education course that includes the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments; the structures and functions of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government; and the meaning and significance of historic documents, such as the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States.
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| | HB3286 | | LRB099 10085 NHT 30308 b |
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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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 27-4.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-4.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27-4.5. Civics education course. In addition to the |
| 8 | | instruction required to be provided under Section 27-3 of this |
| 9 | | Code, every public elementary school that maintains grade 6 |
| 10 | | shall include in its 6th grade curriculum, beginning with the |
| 11 | | 2016-2017 school year, a one-semester civics education course |
| 12 | | that includes the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, |
| 13 | | and local governments; the structures and functions of the |
| 14 | | legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government; |
| 15 | | and the meaning and significance of historic documents, such as |
| 16 | | the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of |
| 17 | | Independence, and the Constitution of the United States.
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