---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUC-SEXUAL ABUSE/ASSAULT"
description: "Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. With respect to the renewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate, provides that continuing professional development activities may include participating in or presenting at in-service training programs on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention. Provides that the Comprehensive Health Education Program shall include age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 (instead of sexual assault awareness in secondary schools). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 6193"
citation: "Illinois HB 6193 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-06-05"
last_action: "2013-01-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddf066fe-6adc-4c53-9f11-94d9c47ff731"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6193&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=67555&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "14ff17b42da0188c4bcb0e7216ed2f6fe26852e957c2a51bca7721e69d78755c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 6193 (97th) — EDUC-SEXUAL ABUSE/ASSAULT

Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. With respect to the renewal of a Standard Teaching Certificate, provides that continuing professional development activities may include participating in or presenting at in-service training programs on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention. Provides that the Comprehensive Health Education Program shall include age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 (instead of sexual assault awareness in secondary schools). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB6193&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=67555&DocNum=6193&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB6193eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=67555&DocNum=6193&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB6193enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=67555&DocNum=6193&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **97–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-06-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `filing`
- **2012-06-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-06-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-26** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2013
- **2012-11-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-12-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-12-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-12-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-12-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-12-04** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-12-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cory Foster
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-12-05** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2012-12-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-010-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2012-12-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-12-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2012-12-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-12-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2012-12-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-12-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-06** Sponsor Removed Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2013-01-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-02** Waive Posting Notice
- **2013-01-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2013-01-02** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 8, 2013
- **2013-01-02** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-01-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 2, 2013
- **2013-01-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-01-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 3, 2013
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2013-01-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2013-01-03** Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-01-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-01-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-01-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-01-24** Effective Date January 24, 2013
- **2013-01-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1147 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddf066fe-6adc-4c53-9f11-94d9c47ff731`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).