Bill Text: IL HB3286 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires every public elementary school that maintains grade 6 to include in its 6th grade curriculum a one-semester civics education course that includes the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments; the structures and functions of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government; and the meaning and significance of historic documents, such as the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3286 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3286-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3286 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/27-4.5 new
Amends the School Code. Requires every public elementary school that maintains grade 6 to include in its 6th grade curriculum a one-semester civics education course that includes the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments; the structures and functions of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government; and the meaning and significance of historic documents, such as the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States.
LRB099 10085 NHT 30308 b
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
27-4.5 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/27-4.5 new)
Sec. 27-4.5. Civics education course. In addition to the
instruction required to be provided under Section 27-3 of this
Code, every public elementary school that maintains grade 6
shall include in its 6th grade curriculum, beginning with the
2016-2017 school year, a one-semester civics education course
that includes the roles and responsibilities of federal, state,
and local governments; the structures and functions of the
legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government;
and the meaning and significance of historic documents, such as
the Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of
Independence, and the Constitution of the United States.