To grant one year of high school foreign language credit to any student who has graduated from an accredited elementary school and who can demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English. For purposes of this Section, proficiency in American Sign Language shall be deemed proficiency in a foreign language for which one year of high school foreign language credit may be granted. Proficiency shall be determined by academic criteria acceptable to local school boards.
105 ILCS 5/10-22.43
Credit for Proficiency in Foreign Language
Known as the Erin's Law
The act spans §§ 105-5-10-1 to 105-5-10-9 (268 sections).
P.A. 86-623.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.