103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3307
 
Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



                  
105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29
110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e
110 ILCS 660/5-85
110 ILCS 665/10-85
110 ILCS 670/15-85
110 ILCS 675/20-85
110 ILCS 680/25-85
110 ILCS 685/30-85
110 ILCS 690/35-85

 Amends the Course of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of foreign language courses or at least 2 years of career-focused coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (rather than requiring the successful completion of 2 years of foreign language courses). Amends the University of Illinois Act, the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the Chicago State University Law, the Eastern Illinois University Law, the Governors State University Law, the Illinois State University Law, the Northeastern State University Law, the Northern Illinois University Law, and the Western Illinois University Law. Provides that a university may not require State public high school graduates, as a condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign language courses unless the university permits, as an alternative to completion of a foreign language course, attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning education.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
527-22 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)

7 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.

8 (a) (Blank).


9 (b) (Blank).
10 (c) (Blank).
11 (d) (Blank).
12 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite 
13to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
entering the 
149th grade must, in addition to other course requirements, 
15successfully
complete all of the following courses:
16  (1) Four years of language arts.
17  (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of 
18 which must be English and the other of which may be English 
19 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive 
20 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other 
21 graduation requirements.

22  (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be 
23 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and 
 
 
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1 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science 
2 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry 
3 content may be offered as an integrated, applied, 
4 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education 
5 course that prepares a student for a career readiness 
6 path.
7  (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the 
8 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year 
9 of a course that includes intensive instruction in 
10 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies, 
11 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the 
12 fulfillment of other graduation requirements. 
13  (4) Two years of science.
14  (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one 
15 year must be history of the United States or a combination 
16 of history of the United States and American government 
17 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the 
18 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at 
19 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young 
20 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and 
21 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and 
22 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course 
23 content shall focus on government institutions, the 
24 discussion of current and controversial issues, service 
25 learning, and simulations of the democratic process. 
26 School districts may utilize private funding available for 
 
 
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1 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with

2 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school 
3 year, one semester, or part of
one semester, may include a 
4 financial literacy course.
5  (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) 
6 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include 
7 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) 
8 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech 
9 course used to satisfy the course requirement under 
10 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course 
11 requirement under this subdivision (6). 
12 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a 
13prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil 
14entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course 
15requirements, successfully complete all of the following 
16courses: 
17  (1) Four years of language arts.
18  (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of 
19 which must be English and the other of which may be English 
20 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive 
21 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other 
22 graduation requirements.
23  (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be 
24 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and 
25 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science 
26 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry 
 
 
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1 content may be offered as an integrated, applied, 
2 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education 
3 course that prepares a student for a career readiness 
4 path.
5  (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive 
6 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English, 
7 social studies, or any other subject and which may be 
8 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation 
9 requirements. 
10  (4) Two years of laboratory science.
11  (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one 
12 year must be history of the United States or a combination 
13 of history of the United States and American government 
14 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help 
15 young people acquire and learn to use the skills, 
16 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be 
17 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives. 
18 Civics course content shall focus on government 
19 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial 
20 issues, service learning, and simulations of the 
21 democratic process. School districts may utilize private 
22 funding available for the purposes of offering civics 
23 education. One semester, or part of
one semester, may 
24 include a financial literacy course.
25  (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) 
26 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include 
 
 
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1 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E) 
2 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech 
3 course used to satisfy the course requirement under 
4 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course 
5 requirement under this subdivision (6). 
6 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a 
7prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil 
8entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course 
9requirements, successfully complete either (i) 2 years of 
10foreign language courses, which may include American Sign 
11Language, or (ii) at least 2 years of career-focused 
12coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of 
13Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career 
14Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce 
15Readiness Act. A pupil may choose a third year of foreign 
16language to satisfy the requirement under subdivision 
17paragraph (6) of subsection (e-5). 
18 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform 
19school districts of standards for writing-intensive 
20coursework.

21 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement 
22computer science course to high school students, then the 
23school board must designate that course as equivalent to a 
24high school mathematics course and must denote on the 
25student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer 
26science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative 
 
 
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1course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of 
2subsection (e) of this Section. 
3 (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does 
4not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school 
5year and prior school years or to students
with disabilities 
6whose course of study is determined by an individualized

7education program.


8 Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General 
9Assembly does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 
102004-2005 school year or a prior
school year or to students 
11with disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an 
12individualized education program.


13 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply
to 
14pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a 
15prior
school year or to students with disabilities whose 
16course of study is
determined by an individualized education 
17program. 
18 Subsection (e-5) does not apply
to pupils entering the 9th 
19grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior
school year or to 
20students with disabilities whose course of study is
determined 
21by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does 
22not apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028 
23school year or a prior
school year or to students with 
24disabilities whose course of study is
determined by an 
25individualized education program. 
26 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the 
 
 
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1provisions of
Section
27-22.05 of this Code and the 
2Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.


3 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify 
4the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in 
5grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due 
6to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the 
7Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. 
8(Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 
9101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654, 
10Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21; 
11102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)


12 Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by 
13changing Section 8 as follows:



14 (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)



15 Sec. 8. Admissions. 

16 (a) (Blank).

17 (b) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any 
18of the departments or
colleges of the University unless such 
19student also has satisfactorily
completed:

20  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
21 the following
5 categories:

22   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
23 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
24 years may be collegiate level instruction;

 
 
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1   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
2 and government);

3   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
4 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
5 fundamentals of computer programming);

6   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
7 agricultural sciences); and

8   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
9 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
10 Language), music, career and technical education, 
11 agricultural education, or art;

12  (2) except that institutions may admit individual 
13 applicants if the
institution determines through 
14 assessment or through evaluation based on
learning 
15 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and 
16 technical education
courses and courses taken in a charter 
17 school established under Article 27A
of the School Code, 
18 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills

19 substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills 
20 expected to be acquired in the high
school courses 
21 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the

22 University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the 
23 University's admissions
process against an applicant for 
24 admission because of the applicant's
enrollment
in a 
25 charter school established under Article 27A of the School 
26 Code.
Institutions
may also admit 1)
applicants who did 
 
 
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1 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college

2 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) 
3 educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to 
4 the formal organized special assistance
programs that are 
5 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in

6 either case, the institution incorporates in the 
7 applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other 
8 academic activities that compensate for course

9 deficiencies; and

10  (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework 
11 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
12 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
13 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

16  (4) except that the University may not require State 
17 public high school graduates, as a condition of 
18 acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
19 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
23 (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
24recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
25coursework required by
subsection (b).

26 (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
 
 
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1scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
2SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
3test as a prerequisite to
admission.

4 (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions 
5process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted 
6to submit an application for admission to the University as a 
7freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the 
8veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The 
9University may request that the Department of Veterans' 
10Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably 
11discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall 
12semester.
13(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

14 Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management 
15Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:



16 (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)


17 Sec. 8e. Admissions. 

18 (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any 
19of the departments or
colleges of the University unless such 
20student also has satisfactorily
completed:

21  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
22 the following
5 categories:

23   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
24 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
 
 
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1 years may be collegiate level instruction;

2   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
3 and government);

4   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
5 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
6 fundamentals of computer programming);

7   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
8 agricultural sciences); and

9   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
11 Language), music, career and technical education, 
12 agricultural education, or art; 

13  (2) except that institutions may admit individual 
14 applicants if the
institution determines through 
15 assessment or through evaluation based on
learning 
16 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and 
17 technical education
courses and courses taken in a charter 
18 school established under Article 27A
of the School Code, 
19 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills

20 substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills 
21 expected to be acquired in the high
school courses 
22 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern

23 Illinois University shall not discriminate in the 
24 University's
admissions process against an applicant for 
25 admission because of the
applicant's
enrollment in a 
26 charter school established under Article 27A of the
School 
 
 
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1 Code. Institutions may also admit 1)
applicants who did 
2 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college

3 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2) 
4 educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to 
5 the formal organized special assistance
programs that are 
6 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in

7 either case, the institution incorporates in the 
8 applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other 
9 academic activities that compensate for course

10 deficiencies; and

11  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
12 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
13 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
14 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

17  (4) except that the University may not require State 
18 public high school graduates, as a condition of 
19 acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
20 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
21 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
25recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
26coursework required by
subsection (a).

 
 
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1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
2scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
3SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
4test as a prerequisite to
admission.

5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
6which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
7application for admission to the University as a freshman 
8student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
9active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
10request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
11status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
12was on active duty during the fall semester.
13(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)


14 Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by 
15changing Section 5-85 as follows:



16 (110 ILCS 660/5-85)


17 Sec. 5-85. Admissions. 

18 (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any 
19of the departments or
colleges of the Chicago State University 
20unless such student also has
satisfactorily completed:

21  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
22 the following
5 categories:

23   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
24 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
 
 
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1 years may be collegiate level instruction;

2   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
3 and government);

4   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
5 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
6 fundamentals of computer programming);

7   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
8 agricultural sciences); and

9   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
11 Language), music, career and technical education, 
12 agricultural education, or art; 

13  (2) except that Chicago State University may admit 
14 individual applicants
if it determines through assessment 
15 or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the 
16 coursework taken, including career and technical education

17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established 
18 under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant 
19 demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent 
20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the 
21 high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of 
22 Trustees of Chicago State University
shall not 
23 discriminate in the University's
admissions process 
24 against an applicant for admission because of the

25 applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established 
26 under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Chicago State 
 
 
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1 University may also admit
(i)
applicants who did not have 
2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory 
3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally 
4 disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal 
5 organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to 
6 the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, 
7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's 
8 baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic 
9 activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and

10  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
11 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
12 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
13 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

16  (4) except that Chicago State University may not 
17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition 
18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
19 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
24recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
25coursework required by
subsection (a).

26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
 
 
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1scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
2SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
3test as a prerequisite to
admission.

4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
5which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
6application for admission to the University as a freshman 
7student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
8active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
9request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
10status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
11was on active duty during the fall semester.
12(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)


13 Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended 
14by changing Section 10-85 as follows:



15 (110 ILCS 665/10-85)


16 Sec. 10-85. Admissions. 

17 (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any 
18of the departments or
colleges of the Eastern Illinois 
19University unless such student also has
satisfactorily 
20completed:

21  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
22 the following
5 categories:

23   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
24 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
 
 
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1 years may be collegiate level instruction;

2   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
3 and government);

4   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
5 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
6 fundamentals of computer programming);

7   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
8 agricultural sciences); and

9   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
11 Language), music, career and technical education, 
12 agricultural education, or art; 

13  (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit 
14 individual
applicants if it determines through assessment 
15 or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the 
16 coursework taken, including career and technical education

17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established 
18 under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant 
19 demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent 
20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the 
21 high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of 
22 Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
shall not 
23 discriminate in the University's
admissions process 
24 against an applicant for admission because of the

25 applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established 
26 under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Eastern Illinois 
 
 
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1 University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have 
2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory 
3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally 
4 disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal 
5 organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to 
6 the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, 
7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's 
8 baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic 
9 activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and

10  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
11 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
12 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
13 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

16  (4) except that Eastern Illinois University may not 
17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition 
18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
19 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
24recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
25coursework required by
subsection (a).

26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
 
 
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1scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
2SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
3test as a prerequisite to
admission.

4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
5which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
6application for admission to the University as a freshman 
7student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
8active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
9request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
10status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
11was on active duty during the fall semester.
12(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)


13 Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended 
14by changing Section 15-85 as follows:



15 (110 ILCS 670/15-85)


16 Sec. 15-85. Admissions. 

17 (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any 
18of the departments or
colleges of the Governors State 
19University unless such student also has
satisfactorily 
20completed:

21  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
22 the following
5 categories:

23   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
24 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
 
 
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1 years may be collegiate level instruction;

2   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
3 and government);

4   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
5 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
6 fundamentals of computer programming);

7   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
8 agricultural sciences); and

9   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
11 Language), music, career and technical education, 
12 agricultural education, or art; 

13  (2) except that Governors State University may admit 
14 individual applicants
if it determines through assessment 
15 or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the 
16 coursework taken, including career and technical education

17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established 
18 under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant 
19 demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent 
20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the 
21 high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of 
22 Trustees of Governors State University
shall not 
23 discriminate in the University's
admissions process 
24 against an applicant for admission because of the

25 applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established 
26 under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Governors State 
 
 
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1 University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have 
2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory 
3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally 
4 disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal 
5 organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to 
6 the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, 
7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's 
8 baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic 
9 activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and

10  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
11 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
12 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
13 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

16  (4) except that Governors State University may not 
17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition 
18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
19 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
24recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
25coursework required by
subsection (a).

26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
 
 
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1scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
2SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
3test as a prerequisite to
admission.

4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
5which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
6application for admission to the University as a freshman 
7student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
8active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
9request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
10status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
11was on active duty during the fall semester.
12(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)


13 Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended 
14by changing Section 20-85 as follows:



15 (110 ILCS 675/20-85)


16 Sec. 20-85. Admissions. 

17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any 
18of the
departments or colleges of the Illinois State 
19University unless such student
also has satisfactorily 
20completed:

21  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
22 the following
5 categories:

23   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
24 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
 
 
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1 years may be collegiate level instruction;

2   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
3 and government);

4   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
5 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
6 fundamentals of computer programming);

7   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
8 agricultural sciences); and

9   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
11 Language), music, career and technical education, 
12 agricultural education, or art; 

13  (2) except that Illinois State University may admit 
14 individual applicants
if it determines through assessment 
15 or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the 
16 coursework taken, including career and technical education

17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established 
18 under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant 
19 demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent 
20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the 
21 high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of 
22 Trustees of Illinois State University
shall not 
23 discriminate in the University's
admissions process 
24 against an applicant for admission because of the

25 applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established 
26 under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Illinois State 
 
 
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1 University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have 
2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory 
3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally 
4 disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal 
5 organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to 
6 the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, 
7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's 
8 baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic 
9 activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and

10  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
11 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
12 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
13 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

16  (4) except that Illinois State University may not 
17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition 
18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
19 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
24recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
25coursework required by
subsection (a).

26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
 
 
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1scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
2SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
3test as a prerequisite to
admission.

4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
5which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
6application for admission to the University as a freshman 
7student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
8active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
9request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
10status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
11was on active duty during the fall semester.
12(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)


13 Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
14amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:



15 (110 ILCS 680/25-85)


16 Sec. 25-85. Admissions. 

17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any 
18of the
departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois 
19University unless such
student also has satisfactorily 
20completed:

21  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
22 the following
5 categories:

23   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
24 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
 
 
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1 years may be collegiate level instruction;

2   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
3 and government);

4   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
5 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
6 fundamentals of computer programming);

7   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
8 agricultural sciences); and

9   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
11 Language), music, career and technical education, 
12 agricultural education, or art; 

13  (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may 
14 admit individual
applicants
if it determines through 
15 assessment or through evaluation based on
learning 
16 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and 
17 technical education
courses and courses taken in a charter 
18 school established under Article 27A
of the School Code, 
19 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills

20 substantially
equivalent to the knowledge and skills 
21 expected to be acquired in the high
school courses 
22 required for admission.
The Board of Trustees of 
23 Northeastern Illinois University
shall not discriminate in 
24 the University's admissions process against an
applicant 
25 for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a 
26 charter
school established under Article 27A of the School 
 
 
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1 Code. Northeastern Illinois
University may also admit (i) 
2 applicants who did not have an opportunity to
complete the 
3 minimum college
preparatory curriculum in high school, and 
4 (ii) educationally disadvantaged
applicants who are 
5 admitted to the formal organized special assistance

6 programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, 
7 providing that in
either case, the institution 
8 incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum 
9 courses or other academic activities that compensate for 
10 course
deficiencies; and

11  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
12 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
13 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
14 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

17  (4) except that Northeastern Illinois University may 
18 not require State public high school graduates, as a 
19 condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of 
20 foreign language courses unless the University permits, as 
21 an alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
25recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
26coursework required by
subsection (a).

 
 
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1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
2scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
3SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
4test as a prerequisite
to admission.

5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
6which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
7application for admission to the University as a freshman 
8student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
9active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
10request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
11status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
12was on active duty during the fall semester.
13(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)


14 Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is 
15amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:



16 (110 ILCS 685/30-85)


17 Sec. 30-85. Admissions. 

18 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any 
19of the
departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois 
20University unless such student
also has satisfactorily 
21completed:

22  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
23 the following
5 categories:

24   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
 
 
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1 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
2 years may be collegiate level instruction;

3   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
4 and government);

5   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
6 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
7 fundamentals of computer programming);

8   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
9 agricultural sciences); and

10   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
11 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
12 Language), music, career and technical education, 
13 agricultural education, or art; 

14  (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit 
15 individual
applicants if it determines through assessment 
16 or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the 
17 coursework taken, including career and technical education

18 courses and courses taken in a charter school established 
19 under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant 
20 demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent 
21 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the 
22 high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of 
23 Trustees of Northern Illinois University
shall not 
24 discriminate in the University's
admissions process 
25 against an applicant for admission because of the

26 applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established 
 
 
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1 under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Northern Illinois 
2 University may also admit (i)
applicants who did not have 
3 an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory 
4 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally 
5 disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal 
6 organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to 
7 the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, 
8 the institution incorporates in the applicant's 
9 baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic 
10 activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and

11  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
12 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
13 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
14 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

17  (4) except that Northern Illinois University may not 
18 require State public high school graduates, as a condition 
19 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
20 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
21 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
25recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
26coursework required by
subsection (a).

 
 
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1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
2scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
3SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
4test as a prerequisite to
admission.

5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
6which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
7application for admission to the University as a freshman 
8student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
9active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
10request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
11status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
12was on active duty during the fall semester.
13(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)


14 Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended 
15by changing Section 35-85 as follows:



16 (110 ILCS 690/35-85)


17 Sec. 35-85. Admissions. 

18 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any 
19of the
departments or colleges of the Western Illinois 
20University unless such student
also has satisfactorily 
21completed:

22  (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from 
23 the following
5 categories:

24   (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and 
 
 
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1 oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 
2 years may be collegiate level instruction;

3   (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history 
4 and government);

5   (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through 
6 advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or 
7 fundamentals of computer programming);

8   (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or 
9 agricultural sciences); and

10   (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language 
11 (which may be deemed to include American Sign 
12 Language), music, career and technical education, 
13 agricultural education, or art; 

14  (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit 
15 individual
applicants if it determines through assessment 
16 or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the 
17 coursework taken, including career and technical education

18 courses and courses taken in a charter school established 
19 under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant 
20 demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent 
21 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the 
22 high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of 
23 Trustees of Western Illinois University
shall not 
24 discriminate in the University's
admissions process 
25 against an applicant for admission because of the

26 applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established 
 
 
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1 under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Western Illinois 
2 University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have 
3 an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory 
4 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally 
5 disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal 
6 organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to 
7 the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, 
8 the institution incorporates in the applicant's 
9 baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic 
10 activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and

11  (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework 
12 required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
13 distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from 
14 the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences 
15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .

17  (4) except that Western Illinois University may not 
18 require State public high school graduates, as a condition 
19 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign 
20 language courses unless the University permits, as an 
21 alternative to completion of a foreign language course, 
22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement 
23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. 
24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall 
25recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the 
26coursework required by
subsection (a).

 
 
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1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has 
2scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or 
3SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency 
4test as a prerequisite to
admission.

5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in 
6which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an 
7application for admission to the University as a freshman 
8student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on 
9active duty during the fall semester. The University may 
10request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the 
11status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who 
12was on active duty during the fall semester.
13(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)



14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.