Illinois House Bill 726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. With respect to the requirement that the events of Black History be taught in every public elementary school and high school, provides that a student may not complete the 8th grade or graduate from high school without studying this material and that a school may meet this requirement through an online program or course. Requires every public institution of higher education and community college to offer a course studying the events of Black History. Allows public institutions of higher education and community colleges to meet the requirement by offering an online course.

SCH CD/HIGHER ED-BLACK HISTORY

Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-12-15	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-11-07	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
2017-11-07	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2017-11-02	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2017-03-31	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2017-02-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2017-02-08	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2017-01-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-01-27	House	First Reading
2017-01-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-20.4	Amended Code	Citation Text
110	305	100	New Code	See Bill Text
110	520	85	New Code	See Bill Text
110	660	5-195	New Code	See Bill Text
110	665	10-195	New Code	See Bill Text
110	670	15-195	New Code	See Bill Text
110	675	20-200	New Code	See Bill Text
110	680	25-195	New Code	See Bill Text
110	685	30-205	New Code	See Bill Text
110	690	35-200	New Code	See Bill Text
110	805	3-29.11	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=726&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0726.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0726ham001.htm