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HB4577 - 104th General Assembly
SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING
Last Action
House Sponsors
Rep. Laura Faver Dias, Maurice A. West, II and Janet Yang RohrSenate Sponsors
(Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, Robert F. Martwick, Elgie R. Sims, Jr. and Mattie Hunter)Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-22.18from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) "student-initiated play" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards.
House Floor Amendment No. 2
Rearranges the definitions of "guided play" and "student-initiated play", and corrects reference errors.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Changes the term "guided play" to "teacher-initiated play".
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2/03/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 2/03/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/11/2026 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 2/13/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2/13/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2/25/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/09/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 3/09/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/18/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 3/25/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 4/07/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/07/2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/07/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 4/08/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 4/08/2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-026-000 |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/10/2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/22/2026 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 4/28/2026 | Senate | Postponed - Education |
| 5/06/2026 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 010-004-000 |
| 5/06/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 5/12/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/12/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/13/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 5/18/2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/18/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026 |
| 5/19/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-001-000 |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Edly-Allen |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 045-013-000 |
| 5/20/2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/20/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-003-000 |
| 5/27/2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 076-027-003 |
| 5/27/2026 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/27/2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/31/2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| 6/01/2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 6/01/2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |