Illinois House Bill 5596 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. With regard to the textbook block grant program, provides that the textbooks authorized to be purchased must accurately portray the diversity of our society, including the role and contributions of people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act, and must be non-discriminatory as to certain characteristics under the Act. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States in public schools shall include a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in society. Specifies instruction requirements. Requires the regional superintendent of schools to monitor a school district's compliance with the curriculum requirements. Effective July 1, 2019.

SCH CD-LGBT-UNIT OF INSTRCTION

Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]	Rep. Arthur Turner [D]	Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]
Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]
Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Sen. Robert Martwick [D]
Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Silvana Tabares [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]
Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-05-02	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2018-04-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2018-04-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
2018-04-17	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-17	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2018-04-16	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
2018-04-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2018-04-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2018-04-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Thomas Morrison
2018-04-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Thomas Morrison
2018-04-10	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-10	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 010-004-001
2018-04-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
2018-04-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2018-04-03	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-03	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller
2018-04-02	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2018-03-23	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2018-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2018-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2018-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.155	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	27-21	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	27-23.11	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5596&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5596.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5596eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5596ham001.htm