Bill Title: Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) "student-initiated play" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-25 - Sent to the Governor [HB4577 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2026-05-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2026-04-07	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2026-01-23	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2026-05-12	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2026-03-09	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2026-02-13	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois HB4577 currently on file.