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 Bill Status of HB4013  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  SCHOOL CODE-LIMITED OPEN FORUM

House Sponsors
Rep. Daniel Didech

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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/22-84 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Provides that a public school that has a limited open forum may not deny equal access or a fair opportunity to, or discriminate against, any students who wish to conduct or participate in a meeting or an extracurricular student group within its limited open forum on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of the speech at the meeting. Defines terms. Describes what is deemed a fair opportunity. Provides that an extracurricular student group may be student-initiated or teacher-initiated. Provides that a teacher who initiates an extracurricular student group may not receive additional compensation for the teacher's sponsorship of the extracurricular student group, but the extracurricular student group may accept grants or donations from nonprofit organizations to support its operations and activities. Effective July 31, 2020.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  12/30/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
  1/8/2020HouseFirst Reading
  1/8/2020HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/28/2020HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
  6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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