Date	Chamber	Action
8/24/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0629

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/27-20.7 new

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/27-20.7 new

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/27-21	from Ch. 122, par. 27-21

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In a Section requiring the history of the United States to be taught, provides that the teaching of history shall include a study of the events related to the forceful removal and illegal deportation of almost 2,000,000 Mexican-American U.S. citizens during the Great Depression. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials that may be used to supplement instruction in any of the subject areas listed in the Section.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In a Section requiring the history of the United States to be taught, provides that to reinforce the study of the role and contributions of Hispanics, such curriculum shall include the study of the events related to the forceful removal and illegal deportation of Mexican-American U.S. citizens during the Great Depression.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
2/18/2009	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/25/2009	Senate	Assigned to Education
3/5/2009	Senate	Postponed - Education
3/10/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
3/11/2009	Senate	Do Pass Education; 009-001-001
3/11/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/30/2009	Senate	Second Reading
3/30/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
3/30/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
3/31/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-002-000
3/31/2009	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/31/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Delgado
3/31/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/31/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 042-006-002
4/1/2009	House	Arrived in House
4/1/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/1/2009	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
4/1/2009	House	First Reading
4/1/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2009	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
4/28/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
5/6/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
5/6/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
5/6/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
5/6/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/12/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/12/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
5/14/2009	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
5/14/2009	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
5/15/2009	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/15/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009
5/15/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado
5/15/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/22/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
5/26/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
5/27/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
5/27/2009	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/25/2009	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/24/2009	Senate	Governor Approved
8/24/2009	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2010
8/24/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0629

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