Public Act 100-0634 Summary

• Every public elementary and high school must include a curriculum unit on Black History covering the African slave trade, slavery in America, and slavery's vestiges, including individual African-American contributions and collective socio-economic struggles for equal treatment.

• Schools may satisfy this requirement through online programs or courses, with each school board determining the minimum instruction time qualifying as a unit.

• The State Superintendent of Education may prepare instructional materials including those from the Amistad Commission to serve as guidelines for developing Black History units.

• Eight public universities (University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, and Northern Illinois University) must each offer a Black History course with similar content requirements.

• Every community college must offer a Black History course with the same subject matter, and universities and community colleges may meet this requirement by offering online courses.