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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the School Code. Creates the Emotional Intelligence Education Task Force to develop curriculum guidelines on emotional intelligence; sets forth provisions concerning its membership, duties, administration, and dissolution. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying emotional intelligence. Requires this unit of instruction to include teaching how to recognize, direct, and positively express emotions. Permits a school board to use the Task Force's guidelines in developing this unit of instruction. Effective immediately.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Emotional Intelligence and Social and Emotional Learning Task Force (rather than the Emotional Intelligence Education Task Force) to develop curriculum guidelines and best practices on emotional intelligence and social and emotional learning (rather than develop curriculum guidelines on emotional intelligence). Adds to the membership of the Task Force. Removes a provision requiring every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying emotional intelligence. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the Task Force shall develop curriculum and assessment guidelines (rather than curriculum guidelines) and best practices on emotional intelligence and social and emotional learning.
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