Bill Status of SB 3461   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  SCH CD-STUDY OF RECENT HISTORY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Craig Wilcox

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  2/8/2024SenateReferred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/27-21.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, every public elementary school and high school social studies course pertaining to American history shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of the previous 30 years and the causes that led up to those events. Provides for what the unit of instruction shall and may include. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials and professional development opportunities that may be used as guidelines for development of the unit of instruction. Provides that each school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools shall monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements during the regional superintendent's annual compliance visit and make recommendations for improvement, including professional development. Effective July 1, 2024.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Craig Wilcox
  2/8/2024SenateFirst Reading
  2/8/2024SenateReferred to Assignments

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