SCHOOL DIVERSITY - ISBE
Summary
Urges the Illinois State Board of Education to officially recognize the importance and benefits of school diversity and to set it as a priority when making decisions regarding admissions policies and practices, creation of new schools, school rezoning, and other pertinent decisions and to commit to having a strategy in each district for overcoming impediments to school diversity.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Nov 2016
House Passage
Nov 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2016
Last action Nov 30, 2016
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Nov 30, 2016
House · Passed
Resolution Adopted
Nov 29, 2016
House · Reported by committee
Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000
Nov 22, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
Jan 27, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Mary Flowers
DDemocratic
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