Bill Status of HJR 71   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS-SCHOOL

House Sponsors
Rep. Maurice A. West, II-Carol Ammons-Lilian Jiménez-Mary Beth Canty-Laura Faver Dias, Matt Hanson, Daniel Didech, Kelly M. Cassidy, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Maura Hirschauer, Anne Stava-Murray, Anna Moeller and Joyce Mason

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  5/24/2024HouseResolution Adopted 075-032-000

Synopsis As Introduced
Urges the State Board of Education to conduct a study on the number of schools, school districts, and other public school associations across the State that currently utilize Native American names, logos, and mascots. Urges the State Board of Education, through conversations with local schools and school districts, to collect findings on what the cost would be for these individual schools and districts to remove and change Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to include its findings in a written report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Urges schools, school districts, and other public school associations to consider and plan for changing these harmful Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to use all tools available to work towards the immediate end of the practice of using racial slurs as team names in Illinois schools.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  4/30/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  5/1/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/6/2024HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  5/14/2024HouseRecommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-004-000
  5/15/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Resolutions
  5/24/2024HouseResolution Adopted 075-032-000
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  5/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

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