Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Adds forensic speech (speech and debate) to the music, art, foreign language, or vocational education elective that a pupil may choose to satisfy the one year prerequisite that each pupil entering the 9th grade is required to successfully complete to receive a high school diploma. Provides that a forensic speech course used to satisfy the course requirement in language arts may not be used to satisfy a forensic speech course chosen as an elective course.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 105 ILCS 5/27
Engrossed: 105 ILCS 5/27
Enrolled: 105 ILCS 5/27
Public Act: 105 ILCS 5/27