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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 489          </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-FIREARM SAFETY COURSE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Neil Anderson and Patrick J. Joyce</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/27-23.15 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may offer a firearm safety training course to students in grades 9 through 12, which may include instruction on hunting safety. Provides that if a school district offers the course, a student may not be required to take the course. Provides that if a school board intends to offer a firearm safety training course, it must develop a policy to implement the course and must publish that policy on the district's website.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Executive- Firearms</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2022</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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