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90_HB3797
105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
Amends the School Code. For a pupil entering the 9th
grade during the 1998-99 or a subsequent school year,
increases to 4 years from 3 years (with respect to language
arts) and to 3 years from 2 years (with respect to
mathematics) the number of years of those subjects the pupil
must successfully complete as a prerequisite to receiving a
high school diploma. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 27-22.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 27-22 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
8 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses. As a
9 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
10 entering the 9th grade in 1998-1999 1984-1985 and subsequent
11 years must, in addition to other course requirements,
12 successfully complete the following courses:
13 1. four three years of language arts;
14 2. three two years of mathematics, one of which may
15 be related to computer technology;
16 3. one year of science;
17 4. two years of social studies, of which at least
18 one year must be history of the United States or a
19 combination of history of the United States and American
20 government; and
21 5. One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
22 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
23 American Sign Language or (D) vocational education.
24 This amendatory Act of 1998 1983 does not apply to pupils
25 entering the 9th grade in the 1997-1998 1983-1984 school year
26 and prior school years or to students with disabilities whose
27 course of study is determined by an individualized education
28 program.
29 The provisions of this Section are subject to the
30 provisions of Section 27-22.05.
31 (Source: P.A. 88-269; 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.