Illinois House Bill 5720 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on July 28 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0647
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a Task Force on Computer Science Education. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Task Force, Task Force voting, meetings of the Task Force, support for the Task Force, reporting to the General Assembly, and dissolution of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to (1) analyze the current state of computer science education in this State; (2) analyze current computer science education laws in other jurisdictions, both mandated and permissive; (3) identify best practices in computer science education in other jurisdictions; (4) make recommendations to the General Assembly focused on substantially increasing computer science education and the capacity of youth to obtain the requisite knowledge, skills, and practices to be educated in computer science; and (5) make funding recommendations, if the Task Force's recommendations to the General Assembly would require a fiscal commitment. Repeals these provisions on July 1, 2018. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUC

Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]

Rep. Mike Fortner [R]

Sen. Scott Bennett [D]

2016-05-31 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 102 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-05-25 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-12 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 100 N: 7 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-28	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0647
2016-07-28	House	Effective Date July 28, 2016
2016-07-28	House	Governor Approved
2016-06-27	House	Sent to the Governor
2016-05-31	House	Passed Both Houses
2016-05-31	House	House Concurs
2016-05-31	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 102-014-000
2016-05-26	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
2016-05-26	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2016-05-26	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2016-05-25	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2016-05-25	House	Arrived in House
2016-05-25	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
2016-05-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2016-05-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bennett
2016-05-25	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2016-05-18	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
2016-05-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
2016-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
2016-05-17	Senate	Second Reading
2016-05-13	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2016-05-13	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett
2016-05-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
2016-05-11	Senate	Do Pass Education; 008-003-000
2016-05-03	Senate	Postponed - Education
2016-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Education
2016-04-14	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-04-14	Senate	First Reading
2016-04-14	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
2016-04-13	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016
2016-04-13	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2016-04-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
2016-04-12	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-007-000
2016-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-07	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-05	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-05	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 025-000-000
2016-03-23	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2016-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-10	House	First Reading
2016-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.167	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5720&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5720.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5720eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5720enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/099-0647.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5720sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900HB5720_04122016_047000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900HB5720_05252016_025000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900HB5720_05312016_032000C.pdf