Bill Title: Amends the School Code. With regard to the textbook block grant program, provides that the textbooks authorized to be purchased must include the roles and contributions of all people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act and must be non-discriminatory as to any of the characteristics under the Act. Provides that textbooks purchased with grant funds must be non-discriminatory. Provides that in public schools only, the teaching of history of the United States shall include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State. Effective July 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0227 [HB0246 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2019-05-23	37	17	5	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2019-03-13	60	42	13	0	115	Passed	Link	View

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