MCGUIRE-BOLAND-ERWIN-MCAULIFFE-FLOWERS, BURKE, DURKIN, SMITH,MICHAEL, DAVIS,MONIQUE, LYONS,JOSEPH, HOWARD, O'BRIEN LANG. (O'MALLEY-CRONIN) 105 ILCS 5/27-20.6 new Amends the School Code. Requires all public schools to include in their curricula a unit of instruction on the period in world history known as the Irish Famine. Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to develop and make guideline instructional materials available to school districts. Provides that each school board itself determines the minimum amount of instruction time that qualifies as a unit of instruction. Effective July 1, 1997. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Ed.) Cost to districts for purchasing materials is difficult to calculate. Cost to SBE for development of materials would total nearly $40,000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Authorizes (rather than requires) public schools to offer a unit of instruction on the Irish Famine. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Ed.) No change from previous SBE cost estimates. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Ed.) No change from SBE mandates note. 97-01-08 H FILED WITH CLERK 97-01-08 H FIRST READING 97-01-08 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCAULIFFE 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BURKE 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DURKIN 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,M 97-01-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,M 97-01-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,J 97-01-22 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD 97-02-28 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-02-28 H COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-03-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 97-03-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H 97-03-13 H ADOPTED 97-03-13 H MOTION DO PASS AS AMENDED-LOST 010-008-000 HELM 97-03-13 H REMAINS IN COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-03-19 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-03-19 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-03-19 H REMAINS IN COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-03-19 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED 97-03-19 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED 97-03-19 H COWLISHAW 97-03-19 H COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-03-20 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE 011-005-003 HELM 97-03-20 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 97-03-21 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 97-03-21 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 97-04-08 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS 089-021-004 97-04-09 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-09 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-10 97-04-10 S CHIEF SPONSOR O'MALLEY 97-04-10 S FIRST READING 97-04-10 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-23 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CRONIN 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary