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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
04/14/2025
04/14/2025
Crossed Over
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 and offers workplace experience courses, including school-facilitated employment or internships, shall provide to participating students instruction on workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the workplace and instruction on legal protections against sexual harassment and racial and other forms of discrimination (rather than providing that a school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 may include in its high school curriculum a unit of instruction on workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the workplace). Makes changes concerning the instruction.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Illinois School Code to require school districts with grades 9-12 that offer workplace experience courses like school-facilitated employment or internships to provide two specific types of instruction to participating students. First, students must receive instruction on workplace legal protections, which now explicitly includes protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Second, students must receive instruction on legal protections against sexual harassment and racial discrimination, with the bill expanding the scope to include specific examples like pay disparities, lack of institutional support, and exclusion from leadership positions. The bill changes the language from making such instruction optional (may include) to mandatory (shall provide) for schools offering workplace experience courses, thereby ensuring students receive more comprehensive education about workplace rights and protections. School boards retain the ability to determine the specific amount of instruction time that constitutes a "unit" of this required workplace preparation curriculum.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (22)
Laura Ellman (D)*,
Rick Ryan (D)*,
Harry Benton (D),
Mary Beth Canty (D),
Michael Crawford (D),
Lisa Davis (D),
Kimberly du Buclet (D),
Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),
Sonya Harper (D),
Barbara Hernandez (D),
Gregg Johnson (D),
Thaddeus Jones (D),
Stephanie Kifowit (D),
Camille Lilly (D),
Rita Mayfield (D),
Yolonda Morris (D),
Michelle Mussman (D),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Dave Vella (D),
Omar Williams (D),
Janet Yang Rohr (D),
Last Action
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman (on 05/02/2025)
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