(105 ILCS 5/27‑1.5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2012)
Sec. 27‑1.5.
Instructional Mandates Task Force; moratorium.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes the increasing number of instructional mandates that it passes each year. The State Board shall create the Instructional Mandates Task Force.
(b) The Task Force shall consist of the following voting members:
(1) One member appointed by the Governor, who shall
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(2) One member appointed by the President of the |
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(3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of |
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(4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House |
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(5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of |
| the House of Representatives. |
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(6) One member appointed by the State Superintendent |
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(7) One district superintendent from a rural district |
| appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of an organization representing school administrators. |
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(8) One district superintendent from a suburban |
| school district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of an organization representing school administrators. |
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(9) One district superintendent from a urban school |
| district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of an organization representing school administrators. |
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(10) One school principal appointed by the Governor |
| upon the recommendation of an association representing school principals. |
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(11) One member appointed by the Governor upon the |
| recommendation of an association representing special education administrators. |
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(12) One member appointed by the Governor upon the |
| recommendation of an association representing school boards. |
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(13) One member appointed by the Governor upon the |
| recommendation of the Chicago Board of Education. |
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(14) One member appointed by the Governor upon the |
| recommendation of an organization representing teachers. |
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(15) One member appointed by the Governor upon the |
| recommendation of a different organization representing teachers. |
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(16) One member appointed by the Governor upon the |
| recommendation of an organization representing parents and teachers. |
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Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be appointed for the duration of the Task Force. In the event of a vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by the legislative leader of the same chamber and party as the leader who made the original appointment.
(c) The Task Force shall explore and examine all instructional mandates governing the public schools of this State that currently exist and shall make recommendations concerning, but not limited to, the propriety of all existing mandates, the imposition of future mandates, and waivers of instructional mandates. The Task Force shall ensure that its recommendations include specifics as to the necessary funding to carry out identified responsibilities.
(d) The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the appointment of a majority of the voting members.
(e) The State Board of Education shall be responsible for providing staff and administrative support to the Task Force.
(f) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for their participation, but may be reimbursed by the State Board of Education for expenses in connection with their participation, including travel, if funds are available.
(g) The Task Force shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2011. The Task Force may submit other reports as it deems appropriate.
(h) The Task Force is abolished on July 2, 2011, and this Section is repealed on July 1, 2012.
(i) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and until one year after the Task Force submits a final report to the Governor and General Assembly, there shall be a moratorium on the passage of instructional mandates for public schools. For the purposes of this Section, "instructional mandate" means any State law that requires a school district to devote any amount of time to the instruction of or engagement by students in any subject or course.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1374, eff. 7‑29‑10.) |
(105 ILCS 5/27‑9.1)
(from Ch. 122, par. 27‑9.1)
Sec. 27‑9.1.
Sex Education.
(a) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any class or course in comprehensive sex education if his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of such pupil. Each class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any of grades 6 through 12 shall include instruction on the prevention, transmission and spread of AIDS. Nothing in this Section prohibits instruction in sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in biology.
(b) All public elementary, junior high, and senior high school classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual intercourse shall emphasize that abstinence is the expected norm in that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only protection that is 100% effective against unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually.
(c) All sex education courses that discuss sexual intercourse shall satisfy the following criteria:
(1) Course material and instruction shall be age
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(2) Course material and instruction shall teach honor |
| and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage. |
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(3) Course material and instruction shall stress that |
| pupils should abstain from sexual intercourse until they are ready for marriage. |
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(4) Course material and instruction shall include a |
| discussion of the possible emotional and psychological consequences of preadolescent and adolescent sexual intercourse outside of marriage and the consequences of unwanted adolescent pregnancy. |
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(5) Course material and instruction shall stress that |
| sexually transmitted diseases are serious possible hazards of sexual intercourse. Pupils shall be provided with statistics based on the latest medical information citing the failure and success rates of condoms in preventing AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. |
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(6) Course material and instruction shall advise |
| pupils of the laws pertaining to their financial responsibility to children born in and out of wedlock. |
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(7) Course material and instruction shall advise |
| pupils of the circumstances under which it is unlawful for males to have sexual relations with females under the age of 18 to whom they are not married pursuant to Article 12 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as now or hereafter amended. |
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(8) Course material and instruction shall teach |
| pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual advances. Pupils shall be taught that it is wrong to take advantage of or to exploit another person. The material and instruction shall also encourage youth to resist negative peer pressure. |
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(10) Course material and instruction shall teach |
| pupils about the dangers associated with drug and alcohol consumption during pregnancy. |
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(d) An opportunity shall be afforded to parents or guardians to examine the instructional materials to be used in such class or course.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1082, eff. 7‑16‑10.) |
(105 ILCS 5/27‑12.1)
(from Ch. 122, par. 27‑12.1)
Sec. 27‑12.1.
Consumer education.
(a) Pupils in the public schools in grades 9 through 12 shall be taught and be required to study courses which include instruction in the area of consumer education, including but not necessarily limited to (i) understanding the basic concepts of financial literacy, including installment purchasing (including credit scoring, managing credit debt, and completing a loan application), budgeting, savings and investing, banking (including balancing a checkbook, opening a deposit account, and the use of interest rates), understanding simple contracts, State and federal income taxes, personal insurance policies, the comparison of prices, and homeownership (including the basic process of obtaining a mortgage and the concepts of fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, subprime loans, and predatory lending), and (ii) understanding the roles of consumers interacting with agriculture, business, labor unions and government in formulating and achieving the goals of the mixed free enterprise system. The State Board of Education shall devise or approve the consumer education curriculum for grades 9 through 12 and specify the minimum amount of instruction to be devoted thereto.
(b) (Blank).
(c) The Financial Literacy Fund is created as a special
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(1) Defraying the costs of financial literacy |
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(2) Rewarding a school or teacher who wins or |
| achieves results at a certain level of success in a financial literacy competition. |
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(3) Rewarding a student who wins or achieves |
| results at a certain level of success in a financial literacy competition. |
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(4) Funding activities, including books, games, |
| field trips, computers, and other activities, related to financial literacy education. |
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In awarding grants, every effort must be made to ensure |
| that all geographic areas of the State are represented. |
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(d) A school board may establish a special fund in which |
| to receive public funds and private contributions for the promotion of financial literacy. Money in the fund shall be used for the following: |
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(1) Defraying the costs of financial literacy |
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(2) Rewarding a school or teacher who wins or |
| achieves results at a certain level of success in a financial literacy competition. |
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(3) Rewarding a student who wins or achieves |
| results at a certain level of success in a financial literacy competition. |
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(4) Funding activities, including books, games, |
| field trips, computers, and other activities, related to financial literacy education. |
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(e) The State Board of Education, upon the next |
| comprehensive review of the Illinois Learning Standards, is urged to include the basic principles of personal insurance policies and understanding simple contracts. |
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(Source: P.A. 95‑863, eff. 1‑1‑09; 96‑1061, eff. 7‑14‑10.) |
(105 ILCS 5/27‑13.3)
Sec. 27‑13.3.
Internet safety education curriculum.
(a) The purpose of this Section is to inform and protect students from inappropriate or illegal communications and solicitation and to encourage school districts to provide education about Internet threats and risks, including without limitation child predators, fraud, and other dangers.
(b) The General Assembly finds and declares the following:
(1) it is the policy of this State to protect
| consumers and Illinois residents from deceptive and unsafe communications that result in harassment, exploitation, or physical harm; | |
(2) children have easy access to the Internet at |
| home, school, and public places; | |
(3) the Internet is used by sexual predators and |
| other criminals to make initial contact with children and other vulnerable residents in Illinois; and | |
(4) education is an effective method for preventing |
| children from falling prey to online predators, identity theft, and other dangers. | |
(c) Each school may adopt an age‑appropriate curriculum |
| for Internet safety instruction of students in grades kindergarten through 12. However, beginning with the 2009‑2010 school year, a school district must incorporate into the school curriculum a component on Internet safety to be taught at least once each school year to students in grades 3 through 12. The school board shall determine the scope and duration of this unit of instruction. The age‑appropriate unit of instruction may be incorporated into the current courses of study regularly taught in the district's schools, as determined by the school board, and it is recommended that the unit of instruction include the following topics: | |
(1) Safe and responsible use of social networking |
| websites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards, instant messaging, and other means of communication on the Internet. | |
(2) Recognizing, avoiding, and reporting online |
| solicitations of students, their classmates, and their friends by sexual predators. | |
(3) Risks of transmitting personal information on the |
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(4) Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive |
| communications received online. | |
(5) Recognizing and reporting online harassment and |
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(6) Reporting illegal activities and communications |
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(7) Copyright laws on written materials, photographs, |
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(d) Curricula devised in accordance with subsection (c) |
| of this Section may be submitted for review to the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. | |
(e) The State Board of Education shall make available resource materials for educating children regarding child online safety and may take into consideration the curriculum on this subject developed by other states, as well as any other curricular materials suggested by education experts, child psychologists, or technology companies that work on child online safety issues. Materials may include without limitation safe online communications, privacy protection, cyber‑bullying, viewing inappropriate material, file sharing, and the importance of open communication with responsible adults. The State Board of Education shall make these resource materials available on its Internet website.
(Source: P.A. 95‑509, eff. 8‑28‑07; 95‑869, eff. 1‑1‑09; 96‑734, eff. 8‑25‑09.) |
(105 ILCS 5/27‑22)
(from Ch. 122, par. 27‑22)
Sec. 27‑22.
Required high school courses.
(a) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984‑1985 school year through the 2004‑2005 school year must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete the following courses:
(1) three years of language arts;
(2) two years of mathematics, one of which may be
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(3) one year of science;
(4) 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 | |
(5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
| foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American Sign Language or (D) vocational education. | |
(b) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2005‑2006 school year must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete all of the following courses:
(1) Three years of language arts.
(2) Three years of mathematics.
(3) One year of science.
(4) 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. | |
(5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
| foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | |
(c) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2006‑2007 school year must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete all of the following courses:
(1) Three 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 and one of which must include geometry content. | |
(4) One year 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. | |
(6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
| foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | |
(d) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2007‑2008 school year must, in addition to other course requirements, successfully complete all of the following courses:
(1) Three 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 and one of which must include geometry content. | |
(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. | |
(6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
| foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | |
(e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2008‑2009 school year or a subsequent school year 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 and one of which must include geometry content. | |
(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. | |
(6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) |
| foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American Sign Language, or (D) vocational education. | |
(f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform school districts of standards for writing‑intensive coursework.
(g) This amendatory Act of 1983 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.
This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly 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.
(h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the provisions of Section 27‑22.05.
(Source: P.A. 94‑676, eff. 8‑24‑05.) |
(105 ILCS 5/27‑23.7)
Sec. 27‑23.7.
Bullying prevention.
(a) The General Assembly finds that a safe and civil school environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve and that bullying causes physical, psychological, and emotional harm to students and interferes with students' ability to learn and participate in school activities. The General Assembly further finds that bullying has been linked to other forms of antisocial behavior, such as vandalism, shoplifting, skipping and dropping out of school, fighting, using drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. Because of the negative outcomes associated with bullying in schools, the General Assembly finds that school districts and non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary and secondary schools should educate students, parents, and school district or non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary or secondary school personnel about what behaviors constitute prohibited bullying.
Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender‑related identity or expression, unfavorable discharge from military service, association with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic is prohibited in all school districts and non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary and secondary schools. No student shall be subjected to bullying:
(1) during any school‑sponsored education program or
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(2) while in school, on school property, on school |
| buses or other school vehicles, at designated school bus stops waiting for the school bus, or at school‑sponsored or school‑sanctioned events or activities; or | |
(3) through the transmission of information from a |
| school computer, a school computer network, or other similar electronic school equipment. | |
(b) In this Section:
"Bullying" means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or electronically, directed toward a student or students that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:
(1) placing the student or students in reasonable |
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(2) causing a substantially detrimental effect on the |
| student's or students' physical or mental health; | |
(3) substantially interfering with the student's or |
| students' academic performance; or | |
(4) substantially interfering with the student's or |
| students' ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school. | |
Bullying, as defined in this subsection (b), may take various forms, including without limitation one or more of the following: harassment, threats, intimidation, stalking, physical violence, sexual harassment, sexual violence, theft, public humiliation, destruction of property, or retaliation for asserting or alleging an act of bullying. This list is meant to be illustrative and non‑exhaustive.
"School personnel" means persons employed by, on contract with, or who volunteer in a school district or non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary or secondary school, including without limitation school and school district administrators, teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers, school resource officers, and security guards.
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(d) Each school district and non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary or secondary school shall create and maintain a policy on bullying, which policy must be filed with the State Board of Education. Each school district and non‑public, non‑sectarian elementary or secondary school must communicate its policy on bullying to its students and their parent or guardian on an annual basis. The policy must be updated every 2 years and filed with the State Board of Education after being updated. The State Board of Education shall monitor the implementation of policies created under this subsection (d).
(e) This Section shall not be interpreted to prevent a victim from seeking redress under any other available civil or criminal law. Nothing in this Section is intended to infringe upon any right to exercise free expression or the free exercise of religion or religiously based views protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or under Section 3 or 4 of Article 1 of the Illinois Constitution.
(Source: P.A. 95‑198, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑349, eff. 8‑23‑07; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑952, eff. 6‑28‑10.) |