Illinois Senate Bill 1579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of pre-Columbian Native American societies and the contemporary life of Native American societies. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the history of Native Americans during and after the American Revolution, including studying their relationships with settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as the contributions of Native Americans to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the geography and culture of West African societies, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and manners in which cultural traditions persevered despite societal oppression. Requires schools to have guidance counselors available during this instruction. Sets forth requirements for these units of instruction regarding instructional material, instructional time, and compliance. Provides that a school may provide these units of instruction through an online program or course.

SCH CD-NATIVE AM/WEST AFRICAN

Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]

Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]

Sen. Mike Simmons [D]

Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	Senate	Session Sine Die
2023-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-08	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-08	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-20.05	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	27-20.4a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1579&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1579.htm