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HR 1098 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

BLACK HISTORY TASK FORCE

Summary
Creates the Black History Curriculum Task Force to conduct an audit of every Illinois school district's history curriculum from K-12 to review the following: (1) Does the district's curricular material no matter the format contain a current unit on African American history, (2) At what grade school level does the district begin teaching African American history, (3) At what level does the district stop teaching African American history, (4) Does standardized testing include material on African American history, and if so, at what levels, and (5) What is ISBE's position on teaching African American history, what are their protocols, and what are their penalties if their instructions are not being followed.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Nov 2018
House Passage
Nov 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 18, 2018 Last action Nov 29, 2018
Floor votes · House Nov 29, 2018

How they voted

85–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 97
Nov 29, 2018
D Democratic54
51 Yea 3
94% Yea
R Republican43
34 Yea 9
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Nov 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted as Amended 105-000-000
lower
Nov 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Jul 2, 2018
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 30, 2018
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted as Amended Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000
lower
May 30, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
May 25, 2018
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2018
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
May 24, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
May 21, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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