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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4577</title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Laura Faver Dias</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Education Policy Committee Hearing Mar 25 2026  8:00AM Capitol Building 122 and Virtual Room 3 Springfield, IL  - House Floor Amendment 2</committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/10-22.18</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) "student-initiated play" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Education Policy Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee;  009-004-000</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee;  012-000-000</action>
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