Illinois House Bill 5668 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education and each school board to (1) ensure that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in mainstream physical education programs and try out for and, if selected, participate in mainstream athletic programs; (2) ensure the provision of all reasonable accommodations necessary to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate, to the fullest extent possible, in mainstream physical education and mainstream athletic programs; and (3) ensure that adapted, allied, or unified physical education and athletic programs are available. Sets forth exceptions to these requirements. Contains provisions concerning a school board's duty; policies, procedures, and opportunities; compliance, technical assistance, and rulemaking.

SCH CD-DISABLED STUDENT-EQUITY

Rep. Esther Golar [D]

Sen. Elgie Sims [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-02-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-14	House	First Reading
2014-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	22-80	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5668&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5668.htm