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 Bill Status of HB2549  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  EDUC OPPORTUNITY/DEVELOPMENT

House Sponsors
Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Napoleon Harris, III)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
30 ILCS 105/5.891 new
105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the State Finance Act and the School Code. Creates the Roundtable on Educational Opportunity and Development. Contains provisions concerning the members of the Roundtable, meetings of the Roundtable, administrative support to the Roundtable, and annual reports to the General Assembly. Provides that the Roundtable shall study ways to expand educational opportunities and develop sources of private funding for students in primary and secondary education in the areas of (i) developing a business ethics curriculum, (ii) promoting and funding the arts, (iii) establishing and funding global travel programs, and (iv) funding trips to museums. Requires the Roundtable to study ways to secure private donations and public funding in order to help expand opportunities for students and implement Roundtable recommendations. Provides that funding for programs recommended by the Roundtable must prioritize low-income students. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Roundtable, to provide administrative support to all school districts and their students wishing to utilize these opportunities. Creates the Educational Opportunity and Development Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to accept private donations and public funding. Provides that all money in the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of Education for the purposes of implementing the priorities and recommendations of the Roundtable. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Requires the Roundtable on Educational Opportunity and Development to, in addition to other areas, study the ways to expand educational opportunities and sources of private funding for students by (i) developing a before-school, in-school, or after-school drama therapy program that is designed for vulnerable youth with histories of exposure to familial and community violence, school bullying, intolerance or hate crimes, maltreatment or neglect, disrupted caregiving, or any other life adversities and that focuses on the core components of complex trauma intervention, including, but not limited to, a student's safety, self-regulation, healthy attachments, discovery and development of his or her identity, self-worth, esteem, and competency and (ii) developing a school model for students in kindergarten through grade 6 that integrates an identity-affirming pedagogy with a rigorous, intentional curriculum that utilizes a no-nonsense nurturing framework and prioritizes an arts education.

 Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (State Board of Education)
  House Bill 2549, with House Amendment 1, is estimated to have a fiscal impact of up to $1.1 million on the Illinois State Board of Education's (ISBE) budget. ISBE estimates that approximately $100,000 will be needed for administrative costs to fund one staff person to support and assist the Roundtable on Educational Opportunity and Development and all school districts and students wishing to utilize these opportunities. For purposes of this fiscal note, it is assumed that $1.1 million will be deposited into the new Educational Opportunity and Development Fund to promote and share opportunities through regional programming and professional learning supports to all school districts based on recommendations and priorities established by the Roundtable including the $100,000 in administrative costs.

 State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 This bill does not create a State mandate.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/13/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  2/13/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/13/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/26/2019HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
  3/22/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  3/22/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/26/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
  3/27/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/27/2019HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-007-000
  3/29/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/1/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
  4/1/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
  4/2/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/2/2019HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/8/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  4/10/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/10/2019HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/11/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  4/12/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/12/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-039-000
  4/12/2019SenateArrive in Senate
  4/12/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019
  4/24/2019SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  4/24/2019SenateFirst Reading
  4/24/2019SenateReferred to Assignments
  4/30/2019SenateAssigned to Education
  5/8/2019SenateTo Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)
  5/10/2019SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  2/4/2020SenateRe-assigned to Education
  2/25/2020SenatePostponed - Education
  4/12/2020SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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