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HR0537 - COMMEND-SHIRLEY CHU
Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Commends Shirley Chu of Galesburg for her commitment to bettering the lives of those in her community through her free meal donation program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
STATUS
Passed
HR0256 - READ WITH YOUR CHILD WEEK
Daniel M. Swanson, Dave Severin, Kevin Schmidt
Last updated over 1 year ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Declares the week of May 7 through May 13, 2023 as Read with Your Child Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages all Illinois schools to promote Read with Your Child Week with appropriate activities.
STATUS
Passed
HR0195 - SPINAL ATROPHY AWARENESS MONTH
Daniel M. Swanson, Norine K. Hammond, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Declares August 2023 as Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. Encourages continuing research on spinal muscular atrophy and community support for those affected with the disease.
STATUS
Passed
HB4069 - SCH CD-EDUCATOR LICENSE-TEMP
David Friess, Dan Caulkins, Dave Severin
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. Provides that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and adopt any rules necessary to implement this program, including the standards that a qualified participant must meet to receive a Professional Educator License. Sets forth the requirements to complete the program. Provides that upon completing the requirements of the program, a qualified participant is eligible for a Professional Educator License. Makes related changes. Provides that a foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets specified requirements. Provides that the foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and may be renewed. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may teach a course on the foreign language for which the foreign language endorsement is issued. Provides that an individual who holds a valid foreign language endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's degree may substitute teach in foreign language classrooms. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0495 - REESTABLISH PRAYER ROOM
Brad Halbrook, Mary E. Flowers, William E. Hauter
Last updated about 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Requests the reestablishment of a prayer room at the Illinois State Capitol Building near the rotunda in the current and ongoing renovations of the North Wing.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4066 - SCH CD-PARENT/ADVISORY COMM
Travis Weaver, Dave Severin, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the School Code. By December 31, 2023, requires the State Board of Education to create a Parent Advisory Committee for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations to the State Board with respect to the State Board's process of adopting new teaching or learning standards. Requires the State Board to review and consider the recommendations made by the committee prior to adopting a proposed teaching or learning standard, but does not require the State Board to accept any of the recommendations. Sets forth the membership of the committee; requires all committee members to be the parent of a student enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in this State. Provides that members shall serve without compensation. Sets forth provisions concerning vacancies on the committee and committee meetings. Requires the State Board to provide administrative support to the committee. In provisions concerning school boards, requires a school board to adopt a policy to ensure that the parent or guardian of a student is provided with an opportunity to review the curricula and learning material used in the student's classroom at any point during the school year if the parent or guardian requests to review the curricula and learning material. Requires the policy to be published in the student handbook and on the school district's Internet website if one is maintained. Effective July 1, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4067 - SCH CD-TEACHER-PROF DEVELOPMNT
Daniel M. Swanson, Dave Severin, Kevin Schmidt
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Allows approved providers of professional development activities to make available professional development opportunities that provide educators with training on reading and literacy instruction.
STATUS
Introduced
HR0508 - CONDEMNS SUPPORT FOR HAMAS
Tom Weber, Dave Severin, Adam M. Niemerg
Last updated about 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Condemns the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff. Calls upon campus administrators to condemn all forms of anti-Semitism on college campuses and to ensure Jewish students, faculty, and guests can exercise the same free speech rights as are guaranteed to all other students, faculty, and guests without intimidation. Urges enforcement of State and federal civil rights laws to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitism. Offers sympathy and compassion to families and individuals suffering from the current Israel-Hamas conflict.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1032 - COMMUNITY LIVING-COMPLIANCE
Mary E. Flowers, Carol Ammons, Charles E. Meier
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. Provides that licenses for community mental health or developmental services agencies are valid for 2 years (rather than 3 years). Provides that if a community mental health or developmental services agency receives a compliance score as the result of a survey or audit from the Department of Human Services or the Bureau of Accreditation, Licensure and Certification that is less than acceptably compliant, the agency shall implement a plan of corrections to address the violations listed in the survey or audit and may be subject to additional sanctions based on the agency's compliance score, including, but not limited to, a freeze on admissions or revocation of the agency's license.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2258 - FURNITURE FIRE SAFETY-REPEAL
Daniel M. Swanson, Gregg Johnson, Meg Loughran Cappel
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Furniture Fire Safety Act. Repeals everything but the Act title. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adhere to the federal requirements for the flammability of upholstered furniture. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Passed
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