COWLISHAW-CURRIE-KOSEL-DAVIS,STEVE-LYONS,EILEEN, HOEFT, BIGGERT, HOLBROOK AND BOLAND. (DILLARD-PHILIP-BERMAN-TROTTER) 105 ILCS 5/27-23.5 new Amends the School Code. Requires each school district maintaining grades 9 and 10 to include in its curriculum and teach to the students of either such grade one unit of instruction on organ/tissue donor and transplantation programs. Requires the regional superintendent of schools to make available to those districts information and data that the districts may use in developing the required unit of instruction. Provides that each school board determines the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as the required unit of instruction. Effective July 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Authorizes a school district to include in its curriculum and teach to students in grade 9 or 10 (instead of requiring it to include in its curriculum and teach to those students) a unit of instruction on organ/tissue donor and transplantation programs. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) There will be little cost associated with this bill. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, amended. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds that a student is not required to take or participate in the instructional program if a parent or guardian files a written objection on constitutional grounds. Provides that a student's refusal to take or participate in the instruction on those grounds is not reason for the student's suspension, expulsion, or academic penalty. 98-01-22 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-01-22 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE 98-01-27 H FIRST READING 98-01-27 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-03-11 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 98-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KOSEL 98-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 98-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 98-03-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H 98-03-19 H ADOPTED 98-03-19 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 019-000-000 HELM 98-03-19 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOEFT 98-03-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-COWLISHAW 98-03-24 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-03-24 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL 98-03-24 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 98-03-25 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-03-25 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-03-25 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-COWLISHAW 98-03-25 H ADOPTED 98-03-25 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGERT 98-03-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK 98-03-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 98-03-26 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 111-004-001 98-03-31 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 98-03-31 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 98-03-31 S CHIEF SPONSOR DILLARD 98-03-31 S FIRST READING 98-03-31 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-04-28 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 98-04-28 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PHILIP 98-04-30 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BERMAN 98-05-05 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SESE 98-05-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-05-06 98-05-06 S SECOND READING 98-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-07 98-05-13 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR TROTTER 98-05-13 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 98-05-13 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 98-06-11 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 98-07-24 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 98-07-24 H EFFECTIVE DATE 98-07-24 98-07-24 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0635 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary