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HB4577 - 104th General Assembly

SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING
Last Action
4/10/2026 - Senate: Referred to Assignments
House Sponsors
Rep. Laura Faver Dias, Maurice A. West, II and Janet Yang Rohr

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Mary Edly-Allen)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-22.18from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) "student-initiated play" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Rearranges the definitions of "guided play" and "student-initiated play", and corrects reference errors.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/23/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2/03/2026 House First Reading
2/03/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2026 House Assigned to Education Policy Committee
2/13/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2/13/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
2/25/2026 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2/25/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/09/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
3/09/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/18/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
3/25/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000
4/07/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/07/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2026 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/08/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
4/08/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
4/08/2026 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000
4/10/2026 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/10/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/10/2026 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
4/10/2026 Senate First Reading
4/10/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments