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| Bill | SCH CD/HIGHER ED-BLACK HISTORY | Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. With respect to the requirement that the events of Black History be taught in every public elementary school and high school, provides that a student may not complete the 8th grade or graduate from high school without studying this material and that a school may meet this requirement through an online program or course. Requires every public institution of higher education and community college to offer a course studying the events of Black History. Allows public institutions of higher education and community colleges to meet the requirement by offering an online course. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 4346 | Illinois HB 4346 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2018-01-25 | 2018-07-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/0000634e-4427-4258-976a-1d4c106c9ee8 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4346&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109012&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 0b54ac81541d2bbfa654ad309c361fb8e4ac2aea8367ab0003b04ca2165f259a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4346 (100th) — SCH CD/HIGHER ED-BLACK HISTORY
Amends the School Code and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. With respect to the requirement that the events of Black History be taught in every public elementary school and high school, provides that a student may not complete the 8th grade or graduate from high school without studying this material and that a school may meet this requirement through an online program or course. Requires every public institution of higher education and community college to offer a course studying the events of Black History. Allows public institutions of higher education and community colleges to meet the requirement by offering an online course.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — primary (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-01-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
filing - 2018-01-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-01-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-03-21 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2018-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
amendment-introduction - 2018-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-04-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- 2018-04-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2018-04-10 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-04-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2018-04-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2018-04-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- 2018-04-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- 2018-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2018-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- 2018-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2018-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- 2018-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2018-04-24 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2018-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2018
reading-1 - 2018-04-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2018-04-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-04-25 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-01 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2018-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- 2018-05-09 Do Pass Higher Education; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- 2018-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2018-05-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2018-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2018
- 2018-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2018-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2018-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2018-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2018-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2018-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- 2018-06-14 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-07-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2018-07-27 Effective Date January 1, 2019
- 2018-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0634
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0000634e-4427-4258-976a-1d4c106c9ee8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).