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Public Act 103-0743 Public Act 0743 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Public Act 103-0743 | HB5250 Enrolled | LRB103 36148 RJT 66240 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education. | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly: | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 14A-32 and 27-22 as follows: | (105 ILCS 5/14A-32) | Sec. 14A-32. Accelerated placement; school district | responsibilities. | (a) Each school district shall have a policy that allows | for accelerated placement that includes or incorporates by | reference the following components: | (1) a provision that provides that participation in | accelerated placement is not limited to those children who | have been identified as gifted and talented, but rather is | open to all children who demonstrate high ability and who | may benefit from accelerated placement; | (2) a fair and equitable decision-making process that | involves multiple persons and includes a student's parents | or guardians; | (3) procedures for notifying parents or guardians of a | child of a decision affecting that child's participation | in an accelerated placement program; and | (4) an assessment process that includes multiple |
| valid, reliable indicators. | (a-5) By no later than the beginning of the 2023-2024 | school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy | shall allow for the automatic enrollment, in the following | school term, of a student into the next most rigorous level of | advanced coursework offered by the high school if the student | meets or exceeds State standards in English language arts, | mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered | under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows: | (1) A student who meets or exceeds State standards in | English language arts shall be automatically enrolled into | the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in | English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects. | (2) A student who meets or exceeds State standards in | mathematics shall be automatically enrolled into the next | most rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics. | (3) A student who meets or exceeds State standards in | science shall be automatically enrolled into the next most | rigorous level of advanced coursework in science. | (a-10) By no later than the beginning of the 2027-2028 | school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy | shall allow for automatic eligibility, in the following school | term, for a student to enroll in the next most rigorous level | of advanced coursework offered by the high school if the | student meets State standards in English language arts, | mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered |
| under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows: | (1) A student who meets State standards in English | language arts shall be automatically eligible to enroll in | the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in | English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects. | (2) A student who meets State standards in mathematics | shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most | rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics. | (3) A student who meets State standards in science | shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most | rigorous level of advanced coursework in science. | (a-15) For a student entering grade 12, the next most | rigorous level of advanced coursework in English language arts | or mathematics shall be a dual credit course, as defined in the | Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced Placement course, as | defined in Section 10 of the College and Career Success for All | Students Act, or an International Baccalaureate course; | otherwise, the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework | under this subsection (a-15) (a-5) may include a dual credit | course, as defined in the Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced | Placement course, as defined in Section 10 of the College and | Career Success for All Students Act, an International | Baccalaureate course, an honors class, an enrichment | opportunity, a gifted program, or another program offered by | the district. | A school district may use the student's most recent State |
| assessment results to determine whether a student meets or | exceeds State standards. For a student entering grade 9, | results from the State assessment taken in grades 6 through 8 | may be used. For other high school grades, the results from a | locally selected, nationally normed assessment may be used | instead of the State assessment if those results are the most | recent. | (a-20) A school district's accelerated placement policy | may allow for the waiver of a course or unit of instruction | completion requirement if (i) completion of the course or unit | of instruction is required by this Code or rules adopted by the | State Board of Education as a prerequisite to receiving a high | school diploma and (ii) the school district has determined | that the student has demonstrated mastery of or competency in | the content of the course or unit of instruction. The school | district shall maintain documentation of this determination of | mastery or competency for each student, that shall include | identification of the learning standards or competencies | reviewed, the methods of measurement used, student | performance, the date of the determination, and identification | of the district personnel involved in the determination | process. | (a-25) A school district's accelerated placement policy | must include a process through which the parent or guardian of | each student who meets State standards is provided | notification in writing of the student's eligibility for |
| enrollment in accelerated courses. This notification must | provide details on the procedures for the parent or guardian | to enroll or not enroll the student in accelerated courses, in | writing, on forms the school district makes available. If no | course selection is made by the parent or guardian in | accordance with procedures set forth by the school district, | the student shall be automatically enrolled in the next most | rigorous level of coursework. A school district must provide | the parent or guardian of a student eligible for automatic | enrollment under this subsection (a-5) or (a-10) with the | option to instead have the student enroll in alternative | coursework that better aligns with the student's postsecondary | education or career goals. If applicable, a school district | must provide notification to a student's parent or guardian | that the student will receive a waiver of a course or unit of | instruction completion requirement under subsections (a-5) or | (a-10). | Nothing in subsection this subsection (a-5) or (a-10) may | be interpreted to preclude other students from enrolling in | advanced coursework per the policy of a school district. | (a-30) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the | implementation of policies that allow for automatic enrollment | of students who meet standards on State assessments into the | next most rigorous level of advanced coursework offered by a | high school. | (b) Further, a school district's accelerated placement |
| policy may include or incorporate by reference, but need not | be limited to, the following components: | (1) procedures for annually informing the community | at-large, including parents or guardians, community-based | organizations, and providers of out-of-school programs, | about the accelerated placement program and the methods | used for the identification of children eligible for | accelerated placement, including strategies to reach | groups of students and families who have been historically | underrepresented in accelerated placement programs and | advanced coursework; | (2) a process for referral that allows for multiple | referrers, including a child's parents or guardians; other | referrers may include licensed education professionals, | the child, with the written consent of a parent or | guardian, a peer, through a licensed education | professional who has knowledge of the referred child's | abilities, or, in case of possible early entrance, a | preschool educator, pediatrician, or psychologist who | knows the child; | (3) a provision that provides that children | participating in an accelerated placement program and | their parents or guardians will be provided a written plan | detailing the type of acceleration the child will receive | and strategies to support the child; | (4) procedures to provide support and promote success |
| for students who are newly enrolled in an accelerated | placement program; | (5) a process for the school district to review and | utilize disaggregated data on participation in an | accelerated placement program to address gaps among | demographic groups in accelerated placement opportunities; | and | (6) procedures to promote equity, which may | incorporate one or more of the following evidence-based | practices: | (A) the use of multiple tools to assess | exceptional potential and provide several pathways | into advanced academic programs when assessing student | need for advanced academic or accelerated programming; | (B) providing enrichment opportunities starting in | the early grades to address achievement gaps that | occur at school entry and provide students with | opportunities to demonstrate their advanced potential; | (C) the use of universal screening combined with | local school-based norms for placement in accelerated | and advanced learning programs; | (D) developing a continuum of services to identify | and develop talent in all learners ranging from | enriched learning experiences, such as problem-based | learning, performance tasks, critical thinking, and | career exploration, to accelerated placement and |
| advanced academic programming; and | (E) providing professional learning in gifted | education for teachers and other appropriate school | personnel to appropriately identify and challenge | students from diverse cultures and backgrounds who may | benefit from accelerated placement or advanced | academic programming. | (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to | determine data to be collected and disaggregated by | demographic group regarding accelerated placement, including | the rates of students who participate in and successfully | complete advanced coursework, and a method of making the | information available to the public. | (d) On or before November 1, 2022, following a review of | disaggregated data on the participation and successful | completion rates of students enrolled in an accelerated | placement program, each school district shall develop a plan | to expand access to its accelerated placement program and to | ensure the teaching capacity necessary to meet the increased | demand. | (Source: P.A. 102-209, eff. 11-30-21 (See Section 5 of P.A. | 102-671 for effective date of P.A. 102-209); 103-263, eff. | 6-30-23.) | (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22) | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses. |
| (a) (Blank). | (b) (Blank). | (c) (Blank). | (d) (Blank). | (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite | to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the | 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, | successfully complete all of the following courses: | (1) Four years of language arts. | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | which must be English and the other of which may be English | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other | graduation requirements. | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | path. | (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the | 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year | of a course that includes intensive instruction in | computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, |
| or any other subject and which may be counted toward the | fulfillment of other graduation requirements. | (4) Two years of science. | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | year must be history of the United States or a combination | of history of the United States and American government | and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the | 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at | least one semester must be civics, which shall help young | people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and | attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and | responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course | content shall focus on government institutions, the | discussion of current and controversial issues, service | learning, and simulations of the democratic process. | School districts may utilize private funding available for | the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school | year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a | financial literacy course. | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech | course used to satisfy the course requirement under | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course |
| requirement under this subdivision (6). | (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course | requirements, successfully complete all of the following | courses: | (1) Four years of language arts. | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of | which must be English and the other of which may be English | or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive | courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other | graduation requirements. | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be | Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and | one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science | course. A mathematics course that includes geometry | content may be offered as an integrated, applied, | interdisciplinary, or career and technical education | course that prepares a student for a career readiness | path. | (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive | instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, | social studies, or any other subject and which may be | counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation | requirements. | (4) Two years of laboratory science. |
| (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one | year must be history of the United States or a combination | of history of the United States and American government | and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help | young people acquire and learn to use the skills, | knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be | competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. | Civics course content shall focus on government | institutions, the discussion of current and controversial | issues, service learning, and simulations of the | democratic process. School districts may utilize private | funding available for the purposes of offering civics | education. One semester, or part of one semester, may | include a financial literacy course. | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include | American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) | forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech | course used to satisfy the course requirement under | subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course | requirement under this subdivision (6). | (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil | entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course | requirements, successfully complete 2 years of foreign | language courses, which may include American Sign Language. A |
| pupil may choose a third year of foreign language to satisfy | the requirement under subdivision (6) of subsection (e-5). | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform | school districts of standards for writing-intensive | coursework. | (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement | computer science course to high school students, then the | school board must designate that course as equivalent to a | high school mathematics course and must denote on the | student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer | science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative | course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of | subsection (e) of this Section. | (g) Public Act 83-1082 does not apply to pupils entering | the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior school years | or to students with disabilities whose course of study is | determined by an individualized education program. | Public Act 94-676 does not apply to pupils entering the | 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year | or to students with disabilities whose course of study is | determined by an individualized education program. | Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to | pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a | prior school year or to students with disabilities whose | course of study is determined by an individualized education | program. |
| Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th | grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to | students with disabilities whose course of study is determined | by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does | not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 | school year or a prior school year or to students with | disabilities whose course of study is determined by an | individualized education program. | (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | provisions of Sections 14A-32 and Section 27-22.05 of this | Code and the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. | (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify | the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in | grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due | to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | (Source: P.A. 102-366, eff. 8-13-21; 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; | 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law. |
Effective Date: 8/2/2024
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