SCH CD-SAFETY ED-UNIV INSTRUCT Senate SponsorsSen. Michael W. Frerichs House Sponsors(Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson-Kevin A. McCarthy-William B. Black-Cynthia Soto-Mary E. Flowers) 8/23/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0371 105 ILCS 5/27-17from Ch. 122, par. 27-17Amends the Courses of Study - Special Instruction Article of the School Code. Provides that the curriculum in all State universities shall contain instruction in safety education for teachers (rather than an elective course of instruction in safety education for teachers, comprising at least 48 fifty-minute periods or the equivalent thereof) and that this instruction may be by specific courses in safety education or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught in the university. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced with the following change. Provides that the required safety education instruction for teachers must be appropriate to the grade level of the teaching certificate. Effective immediately. 2/7/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 2/7/2007SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/21/2007SenateAssigned to Higher Education 3/1/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 3/1/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/1/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education 3/1/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/2/2007SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 3/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007 3/2/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007 3/30/2007SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 5/8/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 5/8/2007HouseArrived in House 5/8/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/8/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 5/9/2007HouseFirst Reading 5/9/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/14/2007HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 5/18/2007HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007 5/22/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy 5/23/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 014-000-000 5/23/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 5/24/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 5/29/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/29/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 6/27/2007SenateSent to the Governor 8/23/2007SenateGovernor Approved 8/23/2007SenateEffective Date August 23, 2007 8/23/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0371