Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1540 — SCH CD-PHYS ED CURRICULUM

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0189

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2005. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the School Code. Provides that pupils must daily engage in courses of physical education for such periods as are commensurate with the students' other courses of study. Allows a school board to excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 from engaging in physical education courses if those pupils must utilize the time set aside for physical education to receive special education support and services. Changes requirements with regard to a physical education course of study. Requires a physical education course of study to provide students with an opportunity for an appropriate amount of daily physical activity. Requires a physical education course of study to be part of the regular school curriculum and not extra-curricular in nature or organization. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 3 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 1540 includes three new lines of text that were added after further review, which have not been specified here. In contrast, the previous version of the bill had three lines of text removed. These changes are important as they may clarify the intentions of the bill or address feedback from earlier discussions, potentially affecting how the law will be implemented.

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HB1540 Engrossed LRB094 05657 AMC 35706 b AN ACT concerning education.
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or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required HB1540 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 05657 AMC 35706 b for graduation from high school, provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate.
or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required HB1540 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 05657 AMC 35706 b for graduation from high school, provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate.
HB1540 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 05657 AMC 35706 b 1.
HB1540 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 05657 AMC 35706 b 1.
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The bill updates the School Code to adjust requirements and provisions related to physical education courses in Illinois.

  • 105 ILCS 5/27-6

    is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses if those pupils request to be excused for any of the following reasons: (1) for ongoing participation in an interscholastic athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are required for admission to an institution of higher learning, provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being denied admission to the institution of his or her choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required for graduation from high school, provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. → A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled in a marching band program for credit from engaging in physical education courses if those pupils request to be excused for ongoing participation in such marching band program.

    This change allows students in marching band to be excused from physical education requirements.

  • 105 ILCS 5/27-6

    A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 if those pupils must utilize the time set aside for physical education to receive special education support and services. → A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled in a Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) program sponsored by the school district from engaging in physical education courses.

    This provision formalizes the ability of school boards to excuse ROTC students from physical education requirements.

Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0189

  2. Effective Date July 12, 2005

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005

  8. Second Reading

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005

  10. Do Pass Education; 010-000-000

  11. Assigned to Education

  12. Referred to Rules

  13. First Reading

  14. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005

  16. Arrive in Senate

  17. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  18. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  21. Second Reading - Short Debate

  22. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  23. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy

  24. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000

  25. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote

  26. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  27. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  28. Referred to Rules Committee

  29. First Reading

  30. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  31. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross

Sponsors

  • Tom Cross · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Tom Cross

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47006
Democrat 4001
Republican 0001
Total 51008
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Not Voting
Geo-Karis — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Petka — Not Voting
Crotty — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Not Voting
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 105001
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 117001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Soto — Yea
Winters — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Moffitt — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Munson — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Millner — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Howard — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Watson — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Jones — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parke — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1540 do?
Amends the School Code. Provides that pupils must daily engage in courses of physical education for such periods as are commensurate with the students' other courses of study. Allows a school board to excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 from engaging in physical education courses if those pupils must utilize the time set aside for physical education to receive special education support and services. Changes requirements with regard to a physical education course of study. Requires a physical education course of study to provide students with an opportunity for an appropriate amount of daily physical activity. Requires a physical education course of study to be part of the regular school curriculum and not extra-curricular in nature or organization. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 1540?
HB 1540 is sponsored by Tom Cross.
What is the current status of HB 1540?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2005. Enacted.
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