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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 changing Section | ||||||
5 | 27-22 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
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7 | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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8 | (a) As a prerequisite to receiving
a high school diploma, | ||||||
9 | each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984-1985 school year | ||||||
10 | through the 2004-2005 school year must, in addition to
other | ||||||
11 | course requirements,
successfully complete the following | ||||||
12 | courses:
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13 | (1) three years of language arts;
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14 | (2) two years of mathematics, one of which may be | ||||||
15 | related to
computer
technology;
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16 | (3) one year of science;
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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
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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, | ||||||
2 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2005-2006 school year | ||||||
3 | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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4 | complete 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, | ||||||
15 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2006-2007 school year | ||||||
16 | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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17 | complete all of the following courses: | ||||||
18 | (1) Three years of language arts. | ||||||
19 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
20 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
21 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
22 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
23 | graduation requirements.
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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, | ||||||
8 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2007-2008 school year | ||||||
9 | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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10 | complete all of the following courses: | ||||||
11 | (1) Three years of language arts. | ||||||
12 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
13 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
14 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
15 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
16 | graduation requirements.
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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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1 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2008-2009 school year | ||||||
2 | or a subsequent
school year must, in addition to other course | ||||||
3 | requirements, successfully
complete all of the following | ||||||
4 | courses: | ||||||
5 | (1) Four years of language arts. | ||||||
6 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
7 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
8 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
9 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
10 | graduation requirements.
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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 and | ||||||
20 | at least one semester must be civics, which shall help | ||||||
21 | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, | ||||||
22 | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be | ||||||
23 | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. | ||||||
24 | Civics course content shall focus on government | ||||||
25 | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial | ||||||
26 | issues, service learning, and simulations of the |
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1 | democratic process. School districts may utilize private | ||||||
2 | funding available for the purposes of offering civics | ||||||
3 | education . | ||||||
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 | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | ||||||
8 | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | ||||||
9 | coursework.
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10 | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | ||||||
11 | computer science course to high school students, then the | ||||||
12 | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a high | ||||||
13 | school mathematics course and must denote on the student's | ||||||
14 | transcript that the Advanced Placement computer science course | ||||||
15 | qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative course for | ||||||
16 | students in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (e) | ||||||
17 | of this Section. | ||||||
18 | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils | ||||||
19 | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior | ||||||
20 | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of | ||||||
21 | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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22 | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not | ||||||
23 | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school | ||||||
24 | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities | ||||||
25 | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized | ||||||
26 | education program.
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1 | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
2 | provisions of
Section
27-22.05.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 98-885, eff. 8-15-14.)
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