GASH-COWLISHAW-DELGADO-WINKEL-SMITH,MICHAEL, MULLIGAN, ZICKUS, BIGGINS, FRITCHEY, LANG, FEIGENHOLTZ, GARRETT AND ERWIN. (CRONIN-BERMAN-BOWLES-KLEMM-GEO-KARIS) New Act Creates the Dissection Alternatives Act. Provides that schools may excuse a student from performing or observing dissection and may allow the student to instead perform an alternative project. Provides that students may not be penalized for refusing to participate in or observe dissection. Directs the State Board of Education to develop guidelines for notifying students and parents about courses that include dissection. Directs the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education to include this Act in their customary notices of new legislation. First applies to the 1999-2000 academic year. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) There would be minimal fiscal impact at the State level; local districts could incur nominal charges for paperwork and possible costs for purchasing additional supplies. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends the deletion of the provision prohibiting a student from being penalized or discriminated against for refusing to perform, participate in, or observe a dissection. 99-02-10 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-02-10 H FIRST READING 99-02-10 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COWLISHAW 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DELGADO 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 023-000-000 HELM 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-04 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-04 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGINS 99-03-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY 99-03-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG 99-03-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RONEN 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 99-03-19 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-001-001 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-03-23 S CHIEF SPONSOR CRONIN 99-03-23 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BERMAN 99-03-23 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 99-03-23 S FIRST READING 99-03-23 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-15 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-04-21 S DO PASS 006-002-002 SESE 99-04-21 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-04-22 99-04-22 S SECOND READING 99-04-22 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-04-26 99-04-26 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON 99-04-27 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR KLEMM 99-04-29 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS 99-04-30 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PETERSON 99-05-07 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKER 99-05-07 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-002-000 99-05-07 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-04 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-07-30 H GOVERNOR AMENDATORY VETO 99-07-30 H PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO NOVEMBER 16, 1999 99-11-10 H MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO #1/GASH 99-11-10 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-11-10 H PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO NOVEMBER 16, 1999 99-11-18 H BILL DEAD-AMENDATORY VETO END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary