Bill Status of HB5350  102nd General Assembly

Short Description:  SCH CD-OPT OUT/COURSE MATERIAL

House Sponsors
Rep. Ryan Spain, Mark Luft, Norine K. Hammond, Andrew S. Chesney, Tony McCombie, Daniel Swanson, Charles Meier and David A. Welter

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-31 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.77 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a policy to (i) allow the parent or legal guardian of a child to notify the school principal or a designee in writing that the parent or legal guardian objects to the use of specific course material and (ii) allow the child to use alternative course material. Requires the alternative course material to be provided at the expense of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the content of the alternative course material to be sufficiently equivalent to the specific course material to enable the child to meet State standards in a particular subject area. Effective July 1, 2022.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain
  1/31/2022HouseFirst Reading
  1/31/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/10/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Luft
  2/24/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  2/25/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
  2/25/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
  2/28/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
  3/4/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  3/16/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die