IL HB5617 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-11 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall prohibit a school from using a native name, logo, or mascot; defines "native name, logo, or mascot". However, provides that a school may continue to use uniforms or other materials bearing a native name, logo, or mascot that were purchased on or before the effective date of the amendatory Act until September 1, 2027 if specified requirements are met.

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Title

SCH CD-PROHIBIT NATIVE AM NAME

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-11HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
2024-04-11HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2024-04-10HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2024-04-05HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-03-19HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2024-03-11HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
2024-03-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2024-03-07HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
2024-02-29HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2024-02-28HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2024-02-22HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2024-02-22HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2024-02-09HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2024-02-09HouseFirst Reading
2024-02-09HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
105510-20.87New CodeSee Bill Text
105534-18.85New CodeSee Bill Text

Illinois State Sources


Bill Comments

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