House Sponsors: COWLISHAW-CURRIE-KOSEL-DAVIS,STEVE-LYONS,EILEEN, HOEFT, BIGGERT, HOLBROOK AND BOLAND. Senate Sponsors: DILLARD-PHILIP-BERMAN-TROTTER Short description: SCH CD-ORGAN-TISSUE DONOR Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0635 Last action date: 98-07-24 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status