99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1905

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

 

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

    Amends the School Code. Requires each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2015-2016 school year or a subsequent school year, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, to successfully complete one year chosen from music, art, or vocational education and 2 years of foreign language (instead of just one year chosen from music, art, foreign language, or vocational education). Effective immediately.


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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    Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
8    (a) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
9each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984-1985 school year
10through the 2004-2005 school year must, in addition to other
11course requirements, successfully complete the following
12courses:
13        (1) three years of language arts;
14        (2) two years of mathematics, one of which may be
15    related to computer technology;
16        (3) one year of science;
17        (4) two years of social studies, of which at least one
18    year must be history of the United States or a combination
19    of history of the United States and American government;
20    and
21        (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
22    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
23    Sign Language or (D) vocational education.

 

 

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1    (b) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
2each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2005-2006 school year
3must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
4complete all of the following courses:
5        (1) Three years of language arts.
6        (2) Three years of mathematics.
7        (3) One year of science.
8        (4) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
9    year must be history of the United States or a combination
10    of history of the United States and American government.
11        (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
12    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
13    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
14    (c) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
15each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2006-2007 school year
16must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
17complete all of the following courses:
18        (1) Three years of language arts.
19        (2) Two years of writing-intensive writing intensive
20    courses, one of which must be English and the other of
21    which may be English or any other subject. When applicable,
22    writing-intensive courses may be counted towards the
23    fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
24        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
25    Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content.
26        (4) One year of science.

 

 

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1        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
2    year must be history of the United States or a combination
3    of history of the United States and American government.
4        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
5    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
6    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
7    (d) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
8each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2007-2008 school year
9must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
10complete all of the following courses:
11        (1) Three years of language arts.
12        (2) Two years of writing-intensive writing intensive
13    courses, one of which must be English and the other of
14    which may be English or any other subject. When applicable,
15    writing-intensive courses may be counted towards the
16    fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
17        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
18    Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content.
19        (4) Two years of science.
20        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
21    year must be history of the United States or a combination
22    of history of the United States and American government.
23        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
24    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
25    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
26    (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,

 

 

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1each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2008-2009 school year
2through the 2014-2015 or a subsequent school year must, in
3addition to other course requirements, successfully complete
4all of the following courses:
5        (1) Four years of language arts.
6        (2) Two years of writing-intensive writing intensive
7    courses, one of which must be English and the other of
8    which may be English or any other subject. When applicable,
9    writing-intensive courses may be counted towards the
10    fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
11        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
12    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
13    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
14    course if the pupil successfully completes Algebra II or an
15    integrated mathematics course with Algebra II content.
16        (4) Two years of science.
17        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
18    year must be history of the United States or a combination
19    of history of the United States and American government.
20        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
21    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
22    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
23    (e-5) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
24each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2015-2016 school year
25or a subsequent school year must, in addition to other course
26requirements, successfully complete all of the following

 

 

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1courses:
2        (1) Four years of language arts.
3        (2) Two years of writing-intensive courses, one of
4    which must be English and the other of which may be English
5    or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
6    courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
7    graduation requirements.
8        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
9    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
10    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
11    course if the pupil successfully completes Algebra II or an
12    integrated mathematics course with Algebra II content.
13        (4) Two years of science.
14        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
15    year must be history of the United States or a combination
16    of history of the United States and American government.
17        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, or (C)
18    vocational education.
19        (7) Two years of foreign language, which shall be
20    deemed to include American Sign Language.
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 high

 

 

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1school mathematics course and must denote on the student's
2transcript that the Advanced Placement computer science course
3qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative course for
4students in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (e)
5of 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    This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly does not
16apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2014-2015 school
17year or a prior school year or to students with disabilities
18whose course of study is determined by an individualized
19education program.
20    (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
21provisions of Section 27-22.05.
22(Source: P.A. 98-885, eff. 8-15-14.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.