Bill Sponsors: IL HB5596 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
Bill Title: 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 people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act, and must be non-discriminatory as to certain characteristics under the Act. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States in public schools shall include a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in society. Specifies instruction requirements. Requires the regional superintendent of schools to monitor a school district's compliance with the curriculum requirements. Effective July 1, 2019.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5596 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5596 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Anna Moeller [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-043 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Juliana Stratton [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Arthur Turner [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-009 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jonathan Carroll [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-057 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Sam Yingling [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-062 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Will Guzzardi [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-039 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-006 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Steven Andersson [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-065 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Ann Williams [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-011 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Theresa Mah [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-024 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Deborah Conroy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-046 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Robert Martwick [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-010 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jaime Andrade [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-040 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-002 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Silvana Tabares [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-021 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Marcus Evans [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-033 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Emanuel Welch [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-007 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |