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92_SB0110 LRB9202794NTdv 1 AN ACT with regard to education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 5 Section 27-22 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22) 7 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses. 8 (a) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school 9 diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in 1984-1985 and 10 subsequent years before the 2001-2002 school year must, in 11 addition to other course requirements, successfully complete 12 the following courses: 13 (1)1.three years of language arts; 14 (2)2.two years of mathematics, one of which may 15 be related to computer technology; 16 (3)3.one year of science; 17 (4)4.two years of social studies, of which at 18 least one year must be history of the United States or a 19 combination of history of the United States and American 20 government; and 21 (5)5.One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) 22 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include 23 American Sign Language or (D) vocational education. 24 This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils 25 entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior 26 school years or to students with disabilities whose course of 27 study is determined by an individualized education program. 28 (b) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school 29 diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2001-2002 30 school year or a subsequent school year must, in addition to 31 other course requirements, successfully complete all of the -2- LRB9202794NTdv 1 following courses: 2 (1) Four years of English. 3 (2) Three years of mathematics, one of which may be 4 related to computer technology. 5 (3) Three years of science. 6 (4) Three years of social studies, of which at 7 least one year must be history of the United States or a 8 combination of history of the United States and American 9 government. 10 (5) Two years of a foreign language, which is 11 deemed to include American Sign Language. 12 (6) Two years of fine arts, which may include one 13 year of art or drafting and one year of music. 14 (7) Two years of physical education. 15 This amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly does not 16 apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2000-2001 17 school year or a prior school year or to students with 18 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an 19 individualized education program. 20 (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the 21 provisions of Section 27-22.05. 22 (Source: P.A. 88-269; 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.) 23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 24 July 1, 2001.