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| Bill | SCH CD-PHYSICAL FITNESS REPORT | Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall require all schools under its jurisdiction to use, during the 2016-2017 school year and every school year thereafter, the FITNESSGRAM physical fitness assessment and report fitness information to the State Board of Education to assess student fitness indicators. Requires schools to integrate health-related fitness testing into the curriculum as an instructional tool, except in the early elementary grades. Provides that the testing shall be used to teach students how to assess their fitness levels, set goals for improvement, and monitor progress in reaching their goals. Provides that on or before October 1, 2014, the State Superintendent of Education shall appoint a 15-member stakeholder and expert task force that will make recommendations to the State Board of Education. Requires the task force to submit its recommendations on physical fitness assessment on or before April 1, 2015 and the State Board of Education to use the recommendations to adopt rules for the implementation of physical fitness assessments by each school on or before October 1, 2015. Provides that on or before September 1, 2016, the State Board of Education shall develop a system for collecting and reporting the aggregated fitness information from the physical fitness assessments. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | HB 5397 | Illinois HB 5397 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 49 | 3 | 2014-02-10 | 2014-08-04 | openstates | ocd-bill/06604f02-9b15-48d2-9073-fc716f19c4d5 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5397&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80224&SessionID=85&GA=98 | e1db03419caddae5a00e5b6293bdd43b91f823f57c31e247c685aa3a2b156b49 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5397 (98th) — SCH CD-PHYSICAL FITNESS REPORT
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall require all schools under its jurisdiction to use, during the 2016-2017 school year and every school year thereafter, the FITNESSGRAM physical fitness assessment and report fitness information to the State Board of Education to assess student fitness indicators. Requires schools to integrate health-related fitness testing into the curriculum as an instructional tool, except in the early elementary grades. Provides that the testing shall be used to teach students how to assess their fitness levels, set goals for improvement, and monitor progress in reaching their goals. Provides that on or before October 1, 2014, the State Superintendent of Education shall appoint a 15-member stakeholder and expert task force that will make recommendations to the State Board of Education. Requires the task force to submit its recommendations on physical fitness assessment on or before April 1, 2015 and the State Board of Education to use the recommendations to adopt rules for the implementation of physical fitness assessments by each school on or before October 1, 2015. Provides that on or before September 1, 2016, the State Board of Education shall develop a system for collecting and reporting the aggregated fitness information from the physical fitness assessments. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 65–50 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 63–48 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 35–23 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2014-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
filing - 2014-02-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-03 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2014-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
amendment-introduction - 2014-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- 2014-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2014-03-20 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 008-004-000
committee-passage - 2014-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2014-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2014-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 063-048-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-04-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2014-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014
reading-1 - 2014-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2014-04-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-04-10 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-04-30 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2014-05-05 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2014-05-07 Postponed - Education
- 2014-05-14 Do Pass Education; 009-002-000
committee-passage - 2014-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2014
- 2014-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
amendment-introduction - 2014-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2014-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2014-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 008-005-000
- 2014-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- 2014-05-22 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Delgado
amendment-passage - 2014-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2014
- 2014-05-23 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- 2014-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 035-023-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-27 Arrived in House
introduction - 2014-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2014-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2014-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2014-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 065-050-000
- 2014-05-29 House Concurs
- 2014-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-04 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-04 Effective Date August 4, 2014
- 2014-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0859
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/06604f02-9b15-48d2-9073-fc716f19c4d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).