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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Oct. 29, 2019 | IL | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
May 30, 2019 | IL | HB 3606 | Authorizes Parental Privacy Rights for Student Data Collection | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 22) |
May 29, 2019 | IL | HB 254 | Reduces Class Sizes | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 32) |
May 29, 2019 | IL | HB 2078 | Increases Teacher Salary to $40,000 | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 13) |
May 23, 2019 | IL | HB 3606 | Authorizes Parental Privacy Rights for Student Data Collection | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17) |
May 23, 2019 | IL | HB 2265 | Requires Civics Education | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 14) |
April 12, 2019 | IL | HB 2263 | Requires "Work Ethic" Curriculum | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
April 11, 2019 | IL | SB 2075 | Requires 5-Year-Olds to Attend Kindergarten | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16) |
April 11, 2019 | IL | HB 1873 | Increases Fines for Drivers Who Pass School Buses | Bill Passed - House (74 - 16) |
April 10, 2019 | IL | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
April 9, 2019 | IL | HB 2078 | Increases Teacher Salary to $40,000 | Bill Passed - House (79 - 31) |
March 28, 2019 | IL | HB 2265 | Requires Civics Education | Bill Passed - House (73 - 31) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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10/29 | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
5/30 | HB 3606 | Authorizes Parental Privacy Rights for Student Data Collection | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 22) |
5/29 | HB 254 | Reduces Class Sizes | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 32) |
5/29 | HB 2078 | Increases Teacher Salary to $40,000 | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 13) |
5/23 | HB 3606 | Authorizes Parental Privacy Rights for Student Data Collection | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17) |
5/23 | HB 2265 | Requires Civics Education | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 14) |
4/12 | HB 2263 | Requires "Work Ethic" Curriculum | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
4/11 | SB 2075 | Requires 5-Year-Olds to Attend Kindergarten | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16) |
4/11 | HB 1873 | Increases Fines for Drivers Who Pass School Buses | Bill Passed - House (74 - 16) |
4/10 | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
4/09 | HB 2078 | Increases Teacher Salary to $40,000 | Bill Passed - House (79 - 31) |
3/28 | HB 2265 | Requires Civics Education | Bill Passed - House (73 - 31) |