SB 648 Illinois Senate · 102nd Regular Session

SCH CD-ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY

Summary

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history; contains provisions governing this instruction. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States shall include the study of the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the heroic service of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army during World War II.

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Feb 2021

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Introduced Feb 24, 2021 Last action Jan 10, 2023

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Apr 16, 2021

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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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Mar 9, 2021

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Assigned to Education

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Feb 24, 2021

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Referred to Assignments

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1 primary · 23 co-sponsors

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