SCH CD-CHARACTER EDUCATION House SponsorsRep. Elizabeth Coulson-Suzanne Bassi-Jim Sacia Senate Sponsors(Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg-Carole Pankau) 7/12/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0187 105 ILCS 5/27-12from Ch. 122, par. 27-12 Amends the School Code. Requires teachers to teach students character education, which includes the teaching of respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship in order to raise pupils' honesty and kindness, justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage for the purpose of lessening crime and raising the standard of good character (now, requires teachers to teach pupils honesty, kindness, justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage for the purpose of lessening crime and raising the standard of good citizenship). Effective immediately. 2/9/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 2/9/2005HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi 2/9/2005HouseFirst Reading 2/9/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/10/2005HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 3/9/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000 3/10/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/17/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/17/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/5/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia 4/5/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 4/6/2005SenateArrive in Senate 4/6/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005 4/7/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau 4/11/2005SenateFirst Reading 4/11/2005SenateReferred to Rules 4/13/2005SenateAssigned to Education 4/15/2005SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 4/15/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau 4/20/2005SenateHeld in Education 5/4/2005SenateDo Pass Education; 007-000-000 5/4/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005 5/16/2005SenateSecond Reading 5/16/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005 5/18/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 5/18/2005HousePassed Both Houses 6/16/2005HouseSent to the Governor 7/12/2005HouseGovernor Approved 7/12/2005HouseEffective Date July 12, 2005 7/12/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0187