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Illinois lawmakers consider removing the 2-year foreign language requirement for high school
4 minutes Posted Mar 9, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Two Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would remove the two-year foreign language requirement for high school.

The requirement was signed into law in 2021 but does not go into effect until 2028. High school students will need to have completed the requirement to graduate.

State Rep. Travis Weaver, representing a rural area between Peoria and the Quad Cities, is the Republican sponsor of the bill to have the requirement dropped.

 

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