Illinois House Bill 1278

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-23 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of pre-Columbian Native American societies. Sets forth additional topics of instruction. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the history of Native Americans during and after the American Revolution, as well as the contributions of Native Americans to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for development of these units of instruction. Provides that a school may meet the curricular requirements through an online program or course. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

SCH CD-NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY

Rep. Daniel Didech [D]

Rep. Carol Ammons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-20.05	New Code	See Bill Text
30	805	8.47	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1278&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1278.htm