90th General Assembly
Summary of HB2493
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House Sponsors:
COWLISHAW-CURRIE-KOSEL-DAVIS,STEVE-LYONS,EILEEN, HOEFT, 
   BIGGERT, HOLBROOK AND BOLAND.

Senate Sponsors:
DILLARD-PHILIP-BERMAN-TROTTER

Short description: 
SCH CD-ORGAN-TISSUE DONOR                                                  

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  School  Code.    Requires   each   school   district      
   maintaining  grades 9 and 10 to include in its curriculum and teach to      
   the  students  of  either  such  grade  one  unit  of  instruction  on      
   organ/tissue  donor  and  transplantation  programs.    Requires   the      
   regional   superintendent  of  schools  to  make  available  to  those      
   districts  information  and  data  that  the  districts  may  use   in      
   developing  the  required  unit  of  instruction.   Provides that each      
   school board determines the minimum amount of instructional time  that      
   qualifies  as  the  required  unit  of instruction.  Effective July 1,      
   1998.                                                                       
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Authorizes a school district to include  in  its  curriculum  and      
   teach to students in grade 9 or 10 (instead of requiring it to include      
   in  its  curriculum and teach to those students) a unit of instruction      
   on organ/tissue donor and transplantation programs.                         
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education)                       
          There will be little cost associated with this bill.                 
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE)                             
          No change from SBE fiscal note, amended.                             
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Adds that a student is not required to take or participate in the      
   instructional  program  if  a  parent  or  guardian  files  a  written      
   objection on constitutional grounds. Provides that a student's refusal      
   to take or participate in the instruction  on  those  grounds  is  not      
   reason for the student's suspension, expulsion, or academic penalty.        
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0635

   Last action date: 98-07-24

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   0


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