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Introduced
01/29/2025
01/29/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, school boards to report specified data to the State Board of Education regarding computer science courses in schools maintaining any of grades kindergarten through 8. Requires the State Board to make the data publicly available. In provisions concerning required high school courses, provides that a computer science course (rather than an Advanced Placement computer science course) qualifies under the mathematics requirement. Requires each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2027-2028 school year to successfully complete one year of high school computer science as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, which may be taken in any of grades 7 through 12 and shall count toward the fulfillment of certain other high school graduation requirements. Requires the State Board to create guidelines for school districts. Provides that the computer science course requirement does not apply to a pupil transferring to a high school in this State from another state after the pupil's 11th grade year. Allows a school to enter into a cooperative resource sharing agreement to ensure that its students can enroll in a computer science course. Makes other and conforming changes.
AI Summary
This bill mandates significant changes to computer science education in Illinois schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. School districts that include kindergarten through 8th grade will be required to report detailed data to the State Board of Education about computer science instruction, including instructional content, time spent on computer science, and student demographics. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, students entering 9th grade will need to complete one year of high school computer science as a graduation requirement. This course can be taken in grades 7-12 and can count toward fulfilling foreign language, mathematics, or elective requirements. The bill allows schools to use cooperative resource sharing agreements to ensure students can access computer science courses and provides flexibility by creating guidelines for which courses can satisfy the requirement. The State Board of Education must publicly disaggregate and make available the reported data and update its list of qualifying computer science courses by June 30, 2026. Notably, the computer science course requirement does not apply to students who transfer to an Illinois high school after their 11th-grade year, and students with individualized education programs may be exempt.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (on 03/21/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1891&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| House Amendment 001 | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1891ham001.htm |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1891.htm |
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