Illinois House Bill 3281 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Passed on August 20 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0472
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the School Code to require a high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction about the process of naturalization by which a foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen. Provides that the course of instruction shall include content from the components of the naturalization test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Provides that each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time required. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-NATURALIZATION TEST

Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]	Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D]	Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Eva Dina Delgado [D]
Rep. John D'Amico [D]	Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Delia Ramirez [D]
Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]	Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]	Rep. Suzanne Ness [D]	Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]
Rep. Maurice West [D]	Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]

2021-05-29 - Senate - Motion in Senate (Y: 59 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-20 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-08-20	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0472
2021-08-20	House	Effective Date August 20, 2021
2021-08-20	House	Governor Approved
2021-06-25	House	Sent to the Governor
2021-05-29	House	Passed Both Houses
2021-05-29	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
2021-05-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
2021-05-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
2021-05-20	Senate	Second Reading
2021-05-19	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2021-05-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
2021-05-19	Senate	Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
2021-05-12	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2021-05-11	Senate	Assigned to Education
2021-04-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-04-27	Senate	First Reading
2021-04-27	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2021-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021
2021-04-21	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2021-04-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2021-04-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
2021-04-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
2021-04-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
2021-04-20	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
2021-04-15	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-15	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2021-04-15	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2021-04-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
2021-04-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2021-04-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
2021-04-13	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2021-04-09	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-09	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
2021-04-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-03-24	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000
2021-03-16	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2021-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-19	House	First Reading
2021-02-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-23.15	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3281&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3281.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3281eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3281enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/102/102-0472.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3281ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200HB3281_04202021_011000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200HB3281_05292021_011064.pdf