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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJR 71          </title>
<shortdesc>NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS-SCHOOL</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Maurice A. West, II-Carol Ammons-Lilian Jiménez-Mary Beth Canty-Laura Faver Dias, Matt Hanson, Daniel Didech, Kelly M. Cassidy, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Maura Hirschauer, Anne Stava-Murray, Anna Moeller and Joyce Mason</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 075-032-000</action>
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<SynopsisText>     Urges the State Board of Education to conduct a study on the number of schools, school districts, and other public school associations across the State that currently utilize Native American names, logos, and mascots. Urges the State Board of Education, through conversations with local schools and school districts, to collect findings on what the cost would be for these individual schools and districts to remove and change Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to include its findings in a written report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Urges schools, school districts, and other public school associations to consider and plan for changing these harmful Native American names, mascots, and logos. Urges the State Board of Education to use all tools available to work towards the immediate end of the practice of using racial slurs as team names in Illinois schools.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>4/30/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee;  009-004-000</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 075-032-000</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
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