Date	Chamber	Action
11/29/2018	House	Resolution Adopted as Amended 105-000-000

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Black History Curriculum Task Force to conduct an audit of every Illinois school district's history curriculum from K-12 to review the following: (1) Does the district's curricular material no matter the format contain a current unit on African American history, (2) At what grade school level does the district begin teaching African American history, (3) At what level does the district stop teaching African American history, (4) Does standardized testing include material on African American history, and if so, at what levels, and (5) What is ISBE's position on teaching African American history, what are their protocols, and what are their penalties if their instructions are not being followed.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds clause concerning administrative support for the Task Force.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
5/18/2018	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
5/21/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/24/2018	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
5/25/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
5/25/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/28/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
5/30/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
5/30/2018	House	Recommends Be Adopted as Amended Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000
5/30/2018	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
5/30/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
5/30/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
5/30/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
5/30/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
5/30/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
7/2/2018	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
11/28/2018	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
11/28/2018	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
11/28/2018	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
11/28/2018	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
11/28/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
11/28/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
11/28/2018	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
11/29/2018	House	Resolution Adopted as Amended 105-000-000

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