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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4997

Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/27-270

was 105 ILCS 5/27-1040

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that
school districts shall (rather than may) provide instruction in parenting
education for grades 6 through 12 and include such instruction in the
courses of study regularly taught therein. Provides that school districts
shall (rather than may) give regular school credit for satisfactory
completion by the student of parenting education courses. Makes related
changes.
LRB104 17820 LNS 31254 b
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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LRB104 17820 LNS 31254 b
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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 renumbering and
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changing Section 27-1040 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/27-270)

(was 105 ILCS 5/27-1040)
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Sec.
27-270

27-1040
.
Parenting education.

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(a) The State Board of Education must assist each school
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district that offers an evidence-based parenting education
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model. School districts
shall

may
provide instruction in
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parenting education for grades 6 through 12 and include such
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instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.
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School districts
shall

may
give regular school credit for
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satisfactory completion by the student of such courses.
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As used in this subsection (a), "parenting education"
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means and includes instruction in the following:
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(1) Child growth and development, including prenatal
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development.
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(2) Childbirth and child care.
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(3) Family structure, function, and management.
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(4) Prenatal and postnatal care for mothers and
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infants.
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(5) Prevention of child abuse.

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(6) The physical, mental, emotional, social, economic,
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and psychological aspects of interpersonal and family
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relationships.
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(7) Parenting skill development.
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The State Board of Education shall assist
those
districts
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offering parenting education instruction
, upon request, in
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developing instructional materials, training teachers, and
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establishing appropriate time allotments for each of the areas
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included in
parenting education

such
instruction.
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School districts may offer parenting education courses
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during that period of the day which is not part of the regular
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school day. Residents of the school district may enroll in
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such courses. The school board may establish fees and collect
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such charges as may be necessary for attendance at such
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courses in an amount not to exceed the per capita cost of the
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operation thereof, except that the board may waive all or part
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of such charges if it determines that the individual is
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indigent or that the educational needs of the individual
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requires his or her attendance at such courses.
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(b) Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, from
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appropriations made for the purposes of this Section, the
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State Board of Education shall implement and administer a
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7-year pilot program supporting the health and wellness
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student-learning requirement by utilizing a unit of
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instruction on parenting education in participating school
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districts that maintain grades 9 through 12, to be determined

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by the participating school districts. The program is
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encouraged to include, but is not limited to, instruction on
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(i) family structure, function, and management, (ii) the
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prevention of child abuse, (iii) the physical, mental,
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emotional, social, economic, and psychological aspects of
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interpersonal and family relationships, and (iv) parenting
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education competency development that is aligned to the social
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and emotional learning standards of the student's grade level.
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Instruction under this subsection (b) may be included in the
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comprehensive health education program set forth under Section
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22-115 of this Code. The State Board of Education is
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authorized to make grants to school districts that apply to
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participate in the pilot program under this subsection (b).
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The provisions of this subsection (b), other than this
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sentence, are inoperative at the conclusion of the pilot
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program.
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(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23;
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103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 104-391, eff. 8-15-25.)

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