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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1037   </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-ANNUAL TESTING-SUBJECTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Careen M Gordon-Naomi D. Jakobsson and Karen A. Yarbrough</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/2-3.64</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.64</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. Provides that beginning no later than the 2005-2006 school year, the State Board of Education shall annually test all pupils enrolled in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th grades in writing and all pupils enrolled in the 5th and 8th grades in the social sciences. Provides that the Prairie State Achievement Examination shall measure student performance in writing and the social sciences. Effective July 1, 2005.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the new testing is subject to appropriation.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Careen M Gordon</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee;  009-000-006</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remains in Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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