Illinois HB 4239: COVID-19 RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION

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HB4239 EnrolledLRB104 16868 LNS 30278 b

1 AN ACT concerning education.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 

527-615 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 5/27-615) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-22.10)

7 Sec. 27-615. Course credit for high school diploma.

8 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the 

9school board of a school district that maintains any of grades 

109 through 12 is authorized to adopt a policy under which a 

11student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 who is enrolled in the unit 

12school district or would be enrolled in the high school 

13district upon completion of elementary school, whichever is 

14applicable, may enroll in a course required under Section 

1527-605 of this Code, provided that the course is offered by the 

16high school that the student would attend and (i) the student 

17participates in the course at the location of the high school 

18and the elementary student's enrollment in the course would 

19not prevent a high school student from being able to enroll, or 

20(ii) the student participates in the course where the student 

21attends school as long as the student passes the course and the 

22end-of-course examination given at the high school granting 

23the credit for the same course, demonstrating proficiency at 

HB4239 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 16868 LNS 30278 b

1the high school level, or (iii) the student participates in 

2the course where the student attends school as long as the 

3course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional 

4educator license issued under Article 21B of this Code and 

5