SCH CD-GANG RESISTANCE ED
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HB 438 — SCH CD-GANG RESISTANCE ED
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0198
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2007. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning bullying prevention education, provides that, in addition to providing for instruction in bullying prevention, each school district may make suitable provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and training in all grades and include such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein. Provides that, for purposes of gang resistance education and training, a school board must collaborate with State and local law enforcement agencies. Allows the State Board of Education to assist in the development of instructional materials and teacher training in relation to gang resistance education and training.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of HB 438 adds a section that encourages school districts to not only teach bullying prevention but also to include lessons on gang resistance. This change emphasizes the importance of addressing both bullying and gang-related issues in schools. It also requires school boards to work with law enforcement to develop these programs, ensuring that the education provided is informed and effective. This matters because it aims to create a safer environment for students by equipping them with skills to resist gang involvement.
HB0438 EngrossedEnrolled LRB095 04096 RAS 24134 b AN ACT concerning education.
HB0438 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB095 04096 RAS 24134 b (b) In this Section:, "Bullying bullying prevention" means and includes instruction in all of the following:
For the purposes of gang resistance education and training, a school HB0438 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB095 04096 RAS 24134 b board must collaborate with State and local law enforcement agencies.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0198
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Effective Date January 1, 2008
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
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Do Pass Education; 007-000-000
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Held in Education
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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Assigned to Education
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2007
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
Sponsors
- Robert W. Pritchard · Cosponsor
- David Koehler · Cosponsor
- Michael Bond · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (3)
- Robert W. Pritchard
- David Koehler Democrat
- Michael Bond
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Not Voting |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Not Voting |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 102 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 114 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferies | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Schock | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bradley, John | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Not Voting |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Not Voting |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Not Voting |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 438 do?
- Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning bullying prevention education, provides that, in addition to providing for instruction in bullying prevention, each school district may make suitable provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and training in all grades and include such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein. Provides that, for purposes of gang resistance education and training, a school board must collaborate with State and local law enforcement agencies. Allows the State Board of Education to assist in the development of instructional materials and teacher training in relation to gang resistance education and training.
- Who sponsors HB 438?
- HB 438 is sponsored by Robert W. Pritchard, David Koehler (Democrat), and Michael Bond.
- What is the current status of HB 438?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2007. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 438?
- Track HB 438 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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