Illinois House Bill 288 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall require that schools provide daily recess for all students in kindergarten through grade 8. Provides that recess must be at least 10 minutes in length. Provides that if the principal determines that the weather is inclement, the principal shall direct that a recess be held indoors. Requires the principal to ensure that students are given the opportunity to engage in physical exercise during each recess. Provides that the time required for recesses is included in the minimum number of hours necessary to constitute a full day of attendance under the State aid formula provisions.

SCH CD-ELEM SCH-RECESS REQ

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-03-30	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-01-30	House	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
2012-01-30	House	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
2012-01-30	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
2011-05-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-05-27	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
2011-05-20	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
2011-05-06	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 20, 2011
2011-04-15	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 6, 2011
2011-04-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2011-04-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2011-02-24	House	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
2011-02-24	House	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
2011-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-17	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-16	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-16	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-007-000
2011-02-08	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2011-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-01-28	House	First Reading
2011-01-27	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	34-18.45	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=288&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0288.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0288eng.htm