- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +74
- Latest action
- Jul 9, 2021
What it does
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history; contains provisions governing this instruction. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States shall include the study of the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the heroic service of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army during World War II. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-21 Removes the provisions relating to the history of the United States.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Jen Gong-Gershowitz
- Ram Villivalam
- Aarón Ortíz
- Adriane Johnson
- Angie Guerrero-Cuellar
- Ann Gillespie
- Ann Williams
- Anna Moeller
- Anne Stava
- Antonio Muñoz
- Barbara Hernandez
- Bill Cunningham
- Bob Morgan
- Bob Rita
- Camille Lilly
- Carol Ammons
- Celina Villanueva
- Christopher Belt
- Cristina Castro
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- Curtis Tarver
- Dan Didech
- Deb Conroy
- Debbie Meyers-Martin
- Dee Avelar
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Denyse Wang Stoneback
- Edgar González
- Elgie Sims
- Emanuel Chris Welch
- Eva-Dina Delgado
- Fred Crespo
- Greg Harris
- Jacqueline Y. Collins
- Jaime Andrade
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Jay Hoffman
- John C. D'Amico
- John Connor
- Jonathan Carroll
- Joyce Mason
- Kam Buckner
- Karina Villa
- Kathleen Willis
- Katie Stuart
- Kelly Burke
- Kelly Cassidy
- La Shawn Ford
- Lakesia Collins
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
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Where it goes next
It is law in Illinois. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.