GASH-COWLISHAW-DELGADO-WINKEL-ZICKUS, SCHOENBERG, MULLIGAN, BIGGINS, FRITCHEY, LANG, FEIGENHOLTZ, GARRETT, HOFFMAN, NOVAK, PARKE, PERSICO, MCKEON, DART, CROTTY, MURPHY, SCOTT AND MATHIAS. (CRONIN-KLEMM-PARKER-RONEN,C-LINK) 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 2000-2001 academic year. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) State-level costs would be minimal, if such guidelines could be offered via the agency website and publicized through the nor- mal channels of district notification (superintendent's news- letters, etc.). Costs at the local level, for duplication of such materials and awareness publicity, are not estimated. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Limits application of the Act to elementary and secondary schools. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) Same as previous note. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) Same as previous note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Amends the definition of "dissection" to delete references to the inspection, touching, handling, and manipulation of animals. 00-01-18 H FILED WITH CLERK 00-01-19 H FIRST READING 00-01-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COWLISHAW 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DELGADO 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ZICKUS 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGINS 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOFFMAN 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKE 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PERSICO 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 00-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART 00-02-16 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 023-000-000 HELM 00-02-16 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY 00-02-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 00-02-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 00-02-22 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED TENHOUSE 00-02-22 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-GASH 00-02-22 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-02-22 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-23 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-02-23 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-02-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-GASH 00-02-23 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-000-000 00-02-23 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MATHIAS 00-02-25 H MOTION PREVAILED- RECALL TO 2ND READING 00-02-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-GASH 00-02-25 H ADOPTED 00-02-25 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 00-02-25 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 00-02-25 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-03-01 H MOTION PREVAILED- RECALL TO 2ND READING 00-03-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-GASH 00-03-01 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-03-01 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-02 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-GASH 00-03-02 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-001-000 00-03-02 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-GASH 00-03-02 H ADOPTED 00-03-02 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-03-02 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 103-014-000 00-03-06 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 00-03-06 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-03-07 00-03-06 S CHIEF SPONSOR CRONIN 00-03-06 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR KLEMM 00-03-06 S FIRST READING 00-03-06 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-07 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 00-03-08 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON 00-03-08 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PETERSON 00-03-08 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DILLARD 00-03-10 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 00-03-10 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RONEN,C 00-03-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 00-03-23 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LINK 00-03-23 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KARPIEL 00-03-29 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SESE 00-03-29 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-03-30 00-03-30 S SECOND READING 00-03-30 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-03-31 00-03-31 S THIRD READING - PASSED 053-002-000 00-03-31 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 00-04-28 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 00-06-09 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 00-06-09 H EFFECTIVE DATE 00-06-09 00-06-09 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0771 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary