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| Bill | SCH CD-PHYS ED CURRICULUM | Amends the School Code. 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 | SB 211 | Illinois SB 211 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2005-02-02 | 2005-07-12 | openstates | ocd-bill/7a1e6c29-afdd-4dae-8284-888e7dabf541 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=211&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15352&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 430274176753aa1c2040f2ec3b18255d8d46d70511c84193b26a43e83cf5d266 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 211 (94th) — SCH CD-PHYS ED CURRICULUM
Amends the School Code. 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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-02 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
filing - 2005-02-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-02 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-02-03 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2005-02-16 Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
- 2005-02-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2005
- 2005-03-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2005-03-09 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-03-09 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-03-10 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2005-03-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-03-10 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- 2005-04-05 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-27 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-04-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2005-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-17 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- 2005-06-15 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 . . . . . . . . . 94-0200
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7a1e6c29-afdd-4dae-8284-888e7dabf541. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).