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Introduced
01/09/2019
01/09/2019
In Committee
05/02/2019
05/02/2019
Crossed Over
03/13/2019
03/13/2019
Passed
05/23/2019
05/23/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/09/2019
08/09/2019
Introduced Session
101st General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the School Code. With regard to the textbook block grant program, provides that the textbooks authorized to be purchased must include the roles and contributions of all people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act and must be non-discriminatory as to any of the characteristics under the Act. Provides that textbooks purchased with grant funds must be non-discriminatory. Provides that in public schools only, the teaching of history of the United States shall include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State. Effective July 1, 2020.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Illinois School Code to require that textbooks purchased through the state's textbook block grant program include the roles and contributions of all people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act, and that the textbooks be non-discriminatory. The bill also mandates that the teaching of U.S. history in public schools include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of the country and the state. These changes are effective as of July 1, 2020.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (46)
Anna Moeller (D)*,
Heather Steans (D)*,
Christopher Belt (D),
Melinda Bush (D),
Jonathan Carroll (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Cristina Castro (D),
Linda Chapa LaVia (D),
John Connor (D),
Deborah Conroy (D),
Terra Costa Howard (D),
Dan Didech (D),
Mary Edly-Allen (D),
Sara Feigenholtz (D),
Robyn Gabel (D),
Ann Gillespie (D),
Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),
Greg Harris (D),
Lisa Hernandez (D),
Linda Holmes (D),
Toi Hutchinson (D),
Emil Jones (D),
Dave Koehler (D),
Kimberly Lightford (D),
Terry Link (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Iris Martinez (D),
Rob Martwick (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Bob Morgan (D),
Marty Moylan (D),
Antonio Muñoz (D),
Laura Murphy (D),
Michelle Mussman (D),
Aarón Ortíz (D),
Robert Peters (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Lamont Robinson (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Katie Stuart (D),
Karina Villa (D),
Celina Villanueva (D),
Ram Villivalam (D),
Ann Williams (D),
Kathleen Willis (D),
Sam Yingling (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0227 (on 08/09/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=246&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101 | 01/10/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0227.htm | 08/13/2019 |
| BillText | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0246enr.htm | 05/25/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/PDF/10100HB0246enr.pdf | 05/25/2019 |
| BillText | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0246eng.htm | 03/07/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/PDF/10100HB0246eng.pdf | 03/07/2019 |
| BillText | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0246.htm | 01/10/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/PDF/10100HB0246.pdf | 01/10/2019 |
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