Illinois House Bill 4954 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Adds as commemorative holidays January 15 (to be known as Humanitarian Day and observed as a day of respect for the principles of human and civil rights and to involve the use of the color white as a visual affirmation to practice these principles), April 4 (to be known as Victims of Violence Wholly Day and observed as a day of respect for the principles of nonviolence and to involve the use of the color black as a visual affirmation to practice these principles), and August 28 (to be known as Dream Day and observed as a day of respect for the spiritual and moral principles of peoplehood and to involve the use of the colors black and white as a visual affirmation to practice these principles). Provides that the teaching of the history of the United States shall include the study of the American civil rights renaissance, that period of time from 1954 to 1965 called the Movement.

SCH CD-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]
Rep. Latoya Greenwood [D]	Rep. Maurice West [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]
Rep. Bob Morgan [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2020-08-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
2020-07-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
2020-07-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2020-03-04	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2020-03-04	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 014-007-000
2020-03-04	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
2020-03-03	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2020-02-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2020-02-25	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2020-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-13	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	24-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	27-21	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4954&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4954.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4954ham001.htm