SCH CD-WHOLE CHILD TASK FORCE Senate SponsorsSen. Adriane Johnson House Sponsors(Rep. Carol Ammons-Nicholas K. Smith, Elizabeth Hernandez, LaToya Greenwood, Sonya M. Harper and Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.) 5/13/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0863 105 ILCS 5/22-90Amends the School Code. In regard to the Whole Child Task Force, requires that the goals of the Task Force must also include (i) ensuring that historically disadvantaged males, including African American students and other students of color, receive academic equity and achieve academic excellence by considering whether to require that every school district's strategic plan focus on historically disadvantaged male students, including African American students and other students of color, as a specific student group to ensure educational equity and (ii) considering whether to establish a dedicated office within the State Board of Education to focus on the achievement of academic excellence and equity for historically disadvantaged males, including African American students and other students of color. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:105 ILCS 5/22-90Adds reference to:105 ILCS 435/2.1from Ch. 122, par. 697.1Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Vocational Education Act. Requires the Gender Equity Advisory Committee, on or before December 15, 2023, to submit recommendations to the Governor, General Assembly, and State Board of Education on how school districts and the State Board of Education can better support historically disadvantaged males, including African American students and other students of color, to ensure educational equity. Makes that requirement inoperative on and after December 31, 2023. 1/21/2022SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson 1/21/2022SenateFirst Reading 1/21/2022SenateReferred to Assignments 2/1/2022SenateAssigned to Education 2/9/2022SenateDo Pass Education; 013-000-000 2/9/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022 2/10/2022SenateSecond Reading 2/10/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022 2/18/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson 2/18/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/22/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 2/22/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 015-000-000 2/24/2022SenateRecalled to Second Reading 2/24/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Johnson 2/24/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 2/24/2022SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 2/25/2022HouseArrived in House 3/1/2022HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 3/1/2022HouseFirst Reading 3/1/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/4/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith 3/7/2022HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee 3/16/2022HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 021-000-000 3/16/2022HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 3/22/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood 3/23/2022HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2022HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper 3/25/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. 4/1/2022HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 4/1/2022SenatePassed Both Houses 4/29/2022SenateSent to the Governor 5/13/2022SenateGovernor Approved 5/13/2022SenateEffective Date January 1, 2023 5/13/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0863