Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 and offers school facilitated employment, career pathways, or internship experiences shall provide to students participating in the program (rather than may include in its high school curriculum): (1) instruction on workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the workplace; and (2) protection against sexual harassment and racial and other forms of discrimination.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. 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.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 105 ILCS 5/27
Engrossed: 105 ILCS 5/27