Illinois House Bill 4730 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that an approved waiver from or modification to a physical education mandate may remain in effect for a period not to exceed 2 school years (rather than 5 school years like other mandate waivers) and may be renewed no more than 2 times upon application by an eligible applicant. Provides that an approved waiver from or modification to a physical education mandate may be changed within the 2-year period by the school board or regional superintendent of schools, whichever is applicable, following the procedure set forth in the Code for the initial waiver or modification request. Provides that a school board may determine the schedule or frequency of physical education courses, provided that an elementary school pupil engage in a course of physical education for a minimum of 150 minutes per week and a high school pupil engage in a course of physical education for a minimum of 225 minutes per week (rather than engaging in a course of physical education for a minimum of 3 days per 5-day week). Effective July 1, 2018.

SCH CD-PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Rep. Sonya Harper [D]

Sen. Laura Fine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-03-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-03-07	House	To SPECIAL Issues Subcommittee
2018-02-28	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2018-02-26	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2018-02-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-13	House	First Reading
2018-02-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.25g	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	27-6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4730&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4730.htm