SCH CD-EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Summary
Amends the School Code. Creates the Emotional Intelligence Education Task Force to develop curriculum guidelines on emotional intelligence; sets forth provisions concerning its membership, duties, administration, and dissolution. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying emotional intelligence. Requires this unit of instruction to include teaching how to recognize, direct, and positively express emotions. Permits a school board to use the Task Force's guidelines in developing this unit of instruction. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Nov 2018
Introduced Apr 24, 2018
Signed Nov 30, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2018 · House Apr 24, 2018
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 48
May 24, 2018
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican20
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Nov 28, 2018
Vetoed
Both Houses Override Total Veto
lower
Nov 28, 2018
Vetoed
Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 050-001-000
upper
Nov 15, 2018
Vetoed
Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
upper
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Placed Calendar Total Veto November 15, 2018
upper
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Override Governor Veto - House Passed 092-018-000
lower
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Natalie A. Manley
lower
Nov 13, 2018
Vetoed
Placed on Calendar Total Veto
lower
Aug 19, 2018
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed
lower
May 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 2, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
May 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 24, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (79-13-6)
house
Apr 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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