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SB 1557 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

SCH CD-STUDY MEXICAN-AMER HIST

Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events related to the forceful removal and illegal deportation of almost 2,000,000 Mexican-American U.S. citizens during the Great Depression, beginning in 1929 and ending in the mid-1940's. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials. Provides that each school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of instruction time that shall qualify as a unit of instruction. Effective January 1, 2010.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 1, 2009 Signed Aug 24, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2009 · House May 14, 2009

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
May 27, 2009
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
54
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
8
Aug 24, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 26, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 22, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
upper
May 15, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 15, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009
upper
May 15, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 14, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-1-5)
house
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
lower
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 6, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 31, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Delgado
upper
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-002-000
upper
Mar 30, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 009-001-001
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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