Rep. Deborah Conroy
Filed: 4/14/2015
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4025
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4025, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
6 | 27-22 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
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8 | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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9 | (a) As a prerequisite to receiving
a high school diploma, | ||||||
10 | each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984-1985 school year | ||||||
11 | through the 2004-2005 school year must, in addition to
other | ||||||
12 | course requirements,
successfully complete the following | ||||||
13 | courses:
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14 | (1) three years of language arts;
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15 | (2) two years of mathematics, one of which may be | ||||||
16 | related to
computer
technology;
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1 | (3) one year of science;
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2 | (4) two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
3 | year
must be history
of the United States or a combination | ||||||
4 | of history of the United States and
American government; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
7 | foreign
language,
which shall be deemed to include American | ||||||
8 | Sign Language or (D)
vocational education.
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9 | (b) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, | ||||||
10 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2005-2006 school year | ||||||
11 | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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12 | complete all of the following courses: | ||||||
13 | (1) Three years of language arts. | ||||||
14 | (2) Three years of mathematics. | ||||||
15 | (3) One year of science. | ||||||
16 | (4) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
17 | year must be history of the United States or a combination | ||||||
18 | of history of the United States and American government. | ||||||
19 | (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
20 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American | ||||||
21 | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | ||||||
22 | (c) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, | ||||||
23 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2006-2007 school year | ||||||
24 | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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25 | complete all of the following courses: | ||||||
26 | (1) Three years of language arts. |
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1 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
2 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
3 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
4 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
5 | graduation requirements.
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6 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
7 | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. | ||||||
8 | (4) One year of science. | ||||||
9 | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
10 | year must be history of the United States or a combination | ||||||
11 | of history of the United States and American government. | ||||||
12 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
13 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American | ||||||
14 | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | ||||||
15 | (d) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, | ||||||
16 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2007-2008 school year | ||||||
17 | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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18 | complete all of the following courses: | ||||||
19 | (1) Three years of language arts. | ||||||
20 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
21 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
22 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
23 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
24 | graduation requirements.
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25 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
26 | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
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1 | (4) Two years of science. | ||||||
2 | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
3 | year must be history of the United States or a combination | ||||||
4 | of history of the United States and American government. | ||||||
5 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
6 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American | ||||||
7 | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | ||||||
8 | (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, | ||||||
9 | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2008-2009 school year | ||||||
10 | or a subsequent
school year must, in addition to other course | ||||||
11 | requirements, successfully
complete all of the following | ||||||
12 | courses: | ||||||
13 | (1) Four years of language arts. | ||||||
14 | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | ||||||
15 | which must be English and the other of which may be English | ||||||
16 | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | ||||||
17 | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | ||||||
18 | graduation requirements.
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19 | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | ||||||
20 | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | ||||||
21 | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | ||||||
22 | course if the pupil successfully completes Algebra II or an | ||||||
23 | integrated mathematics course with Algebra II content. | ||||||
24 | (4) Two years of science. | ||||||
25 | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | ||||||
26 | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
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1 | of history of the United States and American government and | ||||||
2 | at least one semester must be civics, which shall help | ||||||
3 | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, | ||||||
4 | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be | ||||||
5 | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. | ||||||
6 | Civics course content shall focus on government | ||||||
7 | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial | ||||||
8 | issues, service learning, and simulations of the | ||||||
9 | democratic process. School districts may utilize private | ||||||
10 | funding available for the purposes of offering civics | ||||||
11 | education . | ||||||
12 | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | ||||||
13 | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American | ||||||
14 | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | ||||||
15 | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | ||||||
16 | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | ||||||
17 | coursework.
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18 | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | ||||||
19 | computer science course to high school students, then the | ||||||
20 | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a high | ||||||
21 | school mathematics course and must denote on the student's | ||||||
22 | transcript that the Advanced Placement computer science course | ||||||
23 | qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative course for | ||||||
24 | students in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (e) | ||||||
25 | of this Section. | ||||||
26 | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
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1 | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior | ||||||
2 | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of | ||||||
3 | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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4 | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not | ||||||
5 | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school | ||||||
6 | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities | ||||||
7 | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized | ||||||
8 | education program.
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9 | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
10 | provisions of
Section
27-22.05.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 98-885, eff. 8-15-14.)".
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