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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5621 Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/27-22 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2015-2016 school year or a subsequent school year must successfully complete (i) 4 (instead of 3) years of mathematics, which may include math-intensive courses outside of traditional mathematics courses (instead of one of which must be Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content), and (ii) 3 (instead of 2) years of science, one of which must be a laboratory science. Provides that, when applicable, math-intensive courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
5 | | 27-22 as follows:
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6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
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7 | | Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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8 | | (a) As a prerequisite to receiving
a high school diploma, |
9 | | each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984-1985 school year |
10 | | through the 2004-2005 school year must, in addition to
other |
11 | | course requirements,
successfully complete the following |
12 | | courses:
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13 | | (1) three years of language arts;
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14 | | (2) two years of mathematics, one of which may be |
15 | | related to
computer
technology;
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16 | | (3) one year of science;
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17 | | (4) two years of social studies, of which at least one |
18 | | year
must be history
of the United States or a combination |
19 | | of history of the United States and
American government; |
20 | | and
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21 | | (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
22 | | foreign
language,
which shall be deemed to include American |
23 | | Sign Language or (D)
vocational education.
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1 | | (b) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
2 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2005-2006 school year |
3 | | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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4 | | complete all of the following courses: |
5 | | (1) Three years of language arts. |
6 | | (2) Three years of mathematics. |
7 | | (3) One year of science. |
8 | | (4) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
9 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
10 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
11 | | (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
12 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
13 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
14 | | (c) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
15 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2006-2007 school year |
16 | | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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17 | | complete all of the following courses: |
18 | | (1) Three years of language arts. |
19 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
20 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
21 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
22 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
23 | | graduation requirements.
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24 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
25 | | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
26 | | (4) One year of science. |
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1 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
2 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
3 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
4 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
5 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
6 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
7 | | (d) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
8 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2007-2008 school year |
9 | | must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully
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10 | | complete all of the following courses: |
11 | | (1) Three years of language arts. |
12 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
13 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
14 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
15 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
16 | | graduation requirements.
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17 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
18 | | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
19 | | (4) Two years of science. |
20 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
21 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
22 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
23 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
24 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
25 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
26 | | (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
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1 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2008-2009 school year |
2 | | through the 2014-2015 or a subsequent
school year must, in |
3 | | addition to other course requirements, successfully
complete |
4 | | all of the following courses: |
5 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
6 | | (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of |
7 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
8 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
9 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
10 | | graduation requirements.
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11 | | (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be |
12 | | Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content. |
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 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
18 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
19 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
20 | | (e-5) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, |
21 | | each pupil
entering the 9th grade in the 2015-2016 school year |
22 | | or a subsequent
school year must, in addition to other course |
23 | | requirements, successfully
complete all of the following |
24 | | courses: |
25 | | (1) Four years of language arts. |
26 | | (2) Two years of writing-intensive courses, one of |
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1 | | which must be English and the other of which may be English |
2 | | or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive |
3 | | courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other |
4 | | graduation requirements. |
5 | | (3) Four years of mathematics, which may include |
6 | | math-intensive courses outside of traditional mathematics |
7 | | courses. When applicable, math-intensive courses may be |
8 | | counted towards the fulfillment of other graduation |
9 | | requirements. |
10 | | (4) Three years of science, one of which must be a |
11 | | laboratory science. |
12 | | (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one |
13 | | year must be history of the United States or a combination |
14 | | of history of the United States and American government. |
15 | | (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
16 | | foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American |
17 | | Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. |
18 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform |
19 | | school districts of standards for writing-intensive |
20 | | coursework.
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21 | | (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils |
22 | | entering the 9th grade
in 1983-1984 school year and prior |
23 | | school years or to students
with disabilities whose course of |
24 | | study is determined by an individualized
education program.
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25 | | This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not |
26 | | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school |
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1 | | year or a prior
school year or to students with disabilities |
2 | | whose course of study is
determined by an individualized |
3 | | education program.
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4 | | This amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly does not |
5 | | apply
to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2014-2015 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. 94-676, eff. 8-24-05.)
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