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AN ACT concerning education.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The School Code is amended by changing Section
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27-505 and by adding Section 27-550 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/27-505)

(was 105 ILCS 5/27-21)
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Sec. 27-505.
History of the United States.
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(a) History of the United States shall be taught in all
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public schools and in all other educational institutions in
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this State supported or maintained, in whole or in part, by
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public funds.
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The teaching of history shall have as one of its
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objectives the imparting to pupils of a comprehensive idea of
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our democratic form of government and the principles for which
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our government stands as regards other nations, including the
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studying of the place of our government in world-wide
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movements and the leaders thereof, with particular stress upon
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the basic principles and ideals of our representative form of
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government.
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The teaching of history shall include a study of the role
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and contributions of African Americans and other ethnic
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groups, including, but not restricted to, Native Americans,
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Polish, Lithuanian, German, Hungarian, Irish, Bohemian,

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Russian, Albanian, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French, Scots,
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Latin Americans,
Hispanics, Asian Americans, etc., in the
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history of this country and this State. To reinforce the study
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of the role and contributions of Hispanics, such curriculum
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shall include the study of the events related to the forceful
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removal and illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S.
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citizens during the Great Depression.
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The teaching of history shall also include teaching about
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Native American nations' sovereignty and self-determination,
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both historically and in the present day, with a focus on urban
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Native Americans.
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In public schools only, the teaching of history shall
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include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian,
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gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this
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country and this State.
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The teaching of history also shall include a study of the
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role of labor unions and their interaction with government in
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achieving the goals of a mixed free enterprise system.
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Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the teaching of
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history must also include instruction on the history of
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Illinois.
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The teaching of history shall include the contributions
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made to society by Americans of different faith practices,
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including, but not limited to, Native Americans, Muslim
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Americans, Jewish Americans, Christian Americans, Hindu
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Americans, Sikh Americans, Buddhist Americans, and any other

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collective community of faith that has shaped America.
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(b) No pupils shall be graduated from the eighth grade of
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any public school unless the pupils have received instruction
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in the history of the United States as provided in this Section
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and give evidence of having a comprehensive knowledge thereof,
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which may be administered remotely.
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(c) Instructional materials that include the addition of
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content related to Native Americans shall be prepared by the
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State Superintendent of Education and made available to all
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school boards on the State Board of Education's Internet
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website no later than July 1, 2024. These instructional
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materials may be used by school boards as guidelines for the
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development of instruction under this Section; however, each
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school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of
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instructional time for satisfying the requirements of this
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Section. Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this
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Section, a school or other educational institution is not
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required to teach and a pupil is not required to learn the
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additional content related to Native Americans until
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instructional materials are made available on the State
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Board's Internet website.

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Instructional materials related to Native Americans shall
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be developed in consultation with members of the Chicago
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American Indian Community Collaborative who are members of a
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federally recognized tribe, are documented descendants of
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Indigenous communities, or are other persons recognized as

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contributing community members by the Chicago American Indian
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Community Collaborative and who currently reside in this
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State.
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(Source: P.A. 103-422, eff. 8-4-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23;
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104-391, eff. 8-15-25.)

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(105 ILCS 5/27-550 new)
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Sec. 27-550.
Latine studies.

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(a) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, every public
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elementary and high school shall include in its curriculum the
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study of the contributions made by Latin Americans to the
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economic, cultural, social, and political development of the
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United States. The instruction shall include the events of the
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Latine experience and Latin American history, including the
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contributions made by Latin Americans in government and the
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arts, humanities, and sciences, as well as the effects of
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colonialism in society.
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(b) The State Superintendent of Education may prepare and
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make available to all school boards instructional resources
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and professional development opportunities that may be used as
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guidelines for the development of a unit of study under this
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Section. However, each school board shall determine the
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minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit
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of study satisfying the requirements of this Section.
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(c) The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a
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school district's compliance with the requirements of this

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Section during the regional superintendent's compliance visit
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and make recommendations for improvement, including
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professional development.

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

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