Bill Text: IL HB4292 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to enroll its elementary schools in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program and implement an annual district-wide spelling bee competition for students in the 7th grade. Provides that members of the public must be permitted to attend the competition, and the school district shall publish notice of the date of the competition in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. Effective July 1, 2018.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4292 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4292-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4292 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.67 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new
Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to enroll its elementary schools in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program and implement an annual district-wide spelling bee competition for students in the 7th grade. Provides that members of the public must be permitted to attend the competition, and the school district shall publish notice of the date of the competition in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. Effective July 1, 2018.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
10-20.67 and 34-18.60 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.67 new)
Sec. 10-20.67. Seventh grade spelling bee required. The
school board of each school district that maintains grades one
through 8 must enroll its elementary schools in the Scripps
National Spelling Bee program and implement an annual
district-wide spelling bee competition for students in the 7th
grade. Members of the public must be permitted to attend the
competition, and the district shall publish notice of the date
of the competition in a newspaper of general circulation within
the district.
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new)
Sec. 34-18.60. Seventh grade spelling bee required. The
board must enroll its elementary schools in the Scripps
National Spelling Bee program and implement an annual
district-wide spelling bee competition for students in the 7th
grade. Members of the public must be permitted to attend the
competition, and the district shall publish notice of the date

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of the competition in a newspaper of general circulation within
the district.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2018.