American Sign Language implementation

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.213)     Sec. 2-3.213. American Sign Language implementation. No later than July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall encourage school districts to collect teaching resources to support American Sign Language programs. The teaching resources may include, but need not be limited to:         (1) the importance and benefits of American Sign     Language instruction for early ages and the prevalence of American Sign Language in the United States;        (2) information on ways to implement American Sign     Language instruction into the kindergarten through grade 8 curriculum; and        (3) information on how to properly administer     American Sign Language instruction for students in kindergarten through grade 8.(Source: P.A. 104-399, eff. 1-1-26; 104-852, eff. 8-21-26.)