Bill Text: IL HB0356 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, requires a school district to include in its curriculum an annual unit of instruction on the Spanish language. Provides that the State Board of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards resource materials that may be used as guidelines for the development of the unit of instruction. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0356 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0356-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0356 Introduced , by Rep. Jawaharial Williams SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/27-23.15 new
Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, requires a school district to include in its curriculum an annual unit of instruction on the Spanish language. Provides that the State Board of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards resource materials that may be used as guidelines for the development of the unit of instruction. Effective immediately.
LRB102 10492 CMG 15821 b
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
HB0356 LRB102 10492 CMG 15821 b
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 adding Section
27-23.15 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/27-23.15 new)
Sec. 27-23.15. Spanish language course.
(a) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, a school
district shall include in its curriculum an annual unit of
instruction on the Spanish language. Each student in grades
kindergarten through 12 shall receive this unit of instruction
every year.
(b) The State Board of Education may prepare and make
available to all school boards resource materials that may be
used as guidelines for the development of the unit of
instruction required per grade year under this Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.