Illinois House Bill 4683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that a pupil enrolled in the elementary grades in a public school or other educational institution supported or maintained in whole or in part by public funds shall be required to memorize a passage from the Declaration of Independence prior to completing fifth grade. Inserts the passage from the Declaration of Independence that is required to be memorized. Allows a school or other institution to excuse a pupil from this requirement if the pupil receives special education services and cannot complete this requirement.

SCH CD-DECLARATION INDEPENDNCE

Rep. Dan Caulkins [R]

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-12	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-06	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2020-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Caulkins

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4683&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4683.htm