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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-GANG RESISTANCE ED"
description: "Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning bullying prevention education, provides that, in addition to providing for instruction in bullying prevention, each school district may make suitable provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and training in all grades and include such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein. Provides that, for purposes of gang resistance education and training, a school board must collaborate with State and local law enforcement agencies. Allows the State Board of Education to assist in the development of instructional materials and teacher training in relation to gang resistance education and training."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 438"
citation: "Illinois HB 438 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-26"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a9b0971-88ef-4f2c-9562-873187a3ba27"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=438&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27377&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "4d29db6f882450eb76fff09ffaef6b4de649bc7cf3a537f9612b19b0b55db4ee"
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 438 (95th) — SCH CD-GANG RESISTANCE ED
Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning bullying prevention education, provides that, in addition to providing for instruction in bullying prevention, each school district may make suitable provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and training in all grades and include such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein. Provides that, for purposes of gang resistance education and training, a school board must collaborate with State and local law enforcement agencies. Allows the State Board of Education to assist in the development of instructional materials and teacher training in relation to gang resistance education and training.
## 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=09500HB0438&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27377&DocNum=438&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0438eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27377&DocNum=438&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0438enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27377&DocNum=438&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2007-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2007-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2007-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
- **2007-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-04-26** Held in Education
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2007-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0198 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a9b0971-88ef-4f2c-9562-873187a3ba27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).