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Bill SCH CD-PHYS ED CURRICULUM 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 94th HB 1540 Illinois HB 1540 (94th)
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Illinois HB 1540 (94th) — SCH CD-PHYS ED CURRICULUM

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.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1170 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 510 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Tom Cross — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2005-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross filing
  • 2005-02-10 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2005-02-10 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-02-16 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2005-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2005-03-02 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
  • 2005-03-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-04-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-04-08 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-04-12 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2005-04-12 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2005-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005 reading-1
  • 2005-04-12 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2005-04-13 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-04-13 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2005-04-21 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2005-05-04 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
  • 2005-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
  • 2005-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-05-16 Passed Both Houses
  • 2005-06-14 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2005-07-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2005-07-12 Effective Date July 12, 2005
  • 2005-07-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0189 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bc33d274-a200-473d-82d0-fc8fc4c092c0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).