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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4697</title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-ACTIVE TRANSPORT SAFETY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Janet Yang Rohr and Lilian Jiménez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/27-23.19 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. Requires each school district maintaining any elementary grades to provide its public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 with age-appropriate, active-transportation safety training. Sets forth the requirements for the active-transportation safety training. Allows a nonpublic school maintaining any elementary grades to provide its nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 with active-transportation safety training. Establishes timing requirements for receiving active-transportation safety training for students who have not previously received active-transportation safety training. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to maintain a comprehensive collection of active-transportation safety training materials. Makes other changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/29/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Education Policy Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Mandate Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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