SB 1557

  • Illinois Senate Bill
  • 96th Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 01, 2009
  • Passed Senate Mar 31, 2009
  • Passed House May 14, 2009
  • Became Law Aug 24, 2009

Sch Cd-Study Mexican-Amer Hist

Abstract

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 Sponsors (6)

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Actions


Aug 24, 2009

Senate

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0629

Senate

Effective Date January 1, 2010

Senate

Governor Approved

Jun 25, 2009

Senate

Sent to the Governor

May 27, 2009

Senate

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000

Senate

Passed Both Houses

May 26, 2009

Senate

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000

May 22, 2009

Senate

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education

May 15, 2009

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009

Senate

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

Senate

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado

Senate

Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

May 14, 2009

House

Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza

House

Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

House

Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

House

Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole

House

Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

House

Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

House

Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

House

Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley

House

Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Susana A. Mendoza

House

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000

May 12, 2009

House

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

House

Second Reading - Short Debate

May 06, 2009

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote

House

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

House

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000

House

Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

Apr 28, 2009

House

Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin

Apr 14, 2009

House

Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

Apr 01, 2009

House

First Reading

House

Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

House

Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

House

Referred to Rules Committee

House

Arrived in House

Mar 31, 2009

Senate

Recalled to Second Reading

Senate

Third Reading - Passed; 042-006-002

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Delgado

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-002-000

Mar 30, 2009

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education

Senate

Second Reading

Mar 25, 2009

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado

Mar 11, 2009

Senate

Do Pass Education; 009-001-001

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009

Mar 10, 2009

Senate

Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Mar 05, 2009

Senate

Postponed - Education

Feb 25, 2009

Senate

Assigned to Education

Feb 18, 2009

Senate

Referred to Assignments

Senate

Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado

Senate

First Reading

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Related Documents

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Public Act
House Amendment 001
Senate Amendment 001

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