Illinois House Bill 5857 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
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. 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 African American individuals, and must be non-discriminatory. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of African American individuals in society. Specifies instruction requirements. Requires the regional superintendent of schools to monitor a school district's compliance with the curriculum requirements.

SCH CD-UNIT OF INSTRUCTION

Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-09	House	First Reading
2018-04-05	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Juliana Stratton

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.155	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	27-20.4a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5857&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5857.htm