SCH CD-DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION, the official text

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1   AN ACT concerning 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 adding Article

5 14D as follows:

6   (105 ILCS 5/Art. 14D heading new)

7             ARTICLE 14D. DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION

8   (105 ILCS 5/14D-5 new)

9   Sec. 14D-5. Statewide guidance.

10  (a) By December 15, 2026, the State Board of Education

11 shall adopt comprehensive guidance for school districts

12 regarding the establishment of new dual language education

13 programs and the expansion of existing dual language education

14 programs.

15  (b) The guidance adopted under this Section shall cover

16 the following topics:

17  (1) program structure;

18  (2) curriculum;

19  (3) instruction;

20  (4) assessment and accountability;

21  (5) staff quality and professional development;

22  (6) family and community engagement; and
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1   (7) support and resources.

2   (105 ILCS 5/14D-10 new)

3   Sec. 14D-10. Equity Journey Continuum. By July 1, 2029,

4 the State Board of Education's Equity Journey Continuum shall

5 integrate the following components into the comprehensive

6 strategic plan developed by the State Board of Education under

7 Section 2-3.47a:

8   (1) Dual language education into the broader framework

9   of student learning to ensure it is considered an

10  essential part of educational equity and excellence.

11  (2) Specific provisions for dual language teachers,

12  focusing on recruitment, professional development, and

13  retention of bilingual educators.

14  (105 ILCS 5/14D-15 new)

15  Sec. 14D-15. Biliteracy recognition. By July 1, 2027, the

16 State Board of Education shall establish recognition pathways

17 for biliteracy at various levels before high school. School

18 districts may choose to participate in the pathways to

19 biliteracy program. The pathways recognition shall include:

20  (1) a recognition pathway for biliteracy for

21  prekindergarten or kindergarten students;

22  (2) a recognition pathway for biliteracy for 5th grade

23  students; and

24  (3) a recognition pathway for biliteracy for 8th grade
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1  students.

2  The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement

3 the requirements of this Section.