Rep. Thaddeus Jones
Filed: 3/9/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1402




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1402 on page 2, 
3immediately below line 11, by inserting the following:


 
4    "Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 90 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/90  new)
7    Sec. 90. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of the 
8Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
9course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
10history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
11vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
12not only the
contributions made by individual 
13African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
14and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

15development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
16socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
 
 
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1collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
2under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
3constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
4respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
5eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
6    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
7offering an online course.
 
8    Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management 
9Act is amended  by adding Section 75 as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 520/75  new)
11    Sec. 75. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of the 
12Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
13course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
14history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
15vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
16not only the
contributions made by individual 
17African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
18and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

19development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
20socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
21collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
22under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
23constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
24respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
 
 
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1eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
2    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
3offering an online course.
 
4    Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
5adding Section 5-185 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 660/5-185  new)
7    Sec. 5-185. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of 
8the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
9course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
10history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
11vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
12not only the
contributions made by individual 
13African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
14and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

15development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
16socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
17collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
18under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
19constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
20respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
21eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
22    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
23offering an online course.
 
 
 
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1    Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended  
2by adding Section 10-185 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 665/10-185  new)
4    Sec. 10-185. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of 
5the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
6course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
7history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
8vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
9not only the
contributions made by individual 
10African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
11and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

12development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
13socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
14collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
15under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
16constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
17respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
18eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
19    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
20offering an online course.
 
21    Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended  
22by adding Section 15-185 as follows:
 
23    (110 ILCS 670/15-185  new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 15-185. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of 
2the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
3course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
4history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
5vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
6not only the
contributions made by individual 
7African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
8and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

9development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
10socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
11collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
12under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
13constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
14respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
15eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
16    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
17offering an online course.
 
18    Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended  by 
19adding Section 20-190 as follows:
 
20    (110 ILCS 675/20-190  new)
21    Sec. 20-190. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of 
22the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
23course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
24history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
 
 
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1vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
2not only the
contributions made by individual 
3African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
4and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

5development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
6socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
7collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
8under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
9constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
10respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
11eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
12    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
13offering an online course.
 
14    Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
15amended  by adding Section 25-185 as follows:
 
16    (110 ILCS 680/25-185  new)
17    Sec. 25-185. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of 
18the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
19course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
20history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
21vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
22not only the
contributions made by individual 
23African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
24and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

 
 
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1development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
2socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
3collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
4under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
5constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
6respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
7eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
8    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
9offering an online course.
 
10    Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended  
11by adding Section 30-195 as follows:
 
12    (110 ILCS 685/30-195  new)
13    Sec. 30-195. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of 
14the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
15course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
16history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
17vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
18not only the
contributions made by individual 
19African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
20and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

21development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
22socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
23collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
24under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
 
 
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1constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
2respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
3eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
4    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
5offering an online course.
 
6    Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended  
7by adding Section 35-190 as follows:
 
8    (110 ILCS 690/35-190  new)
9    Sec. 35-190. Black History course.  Subject to Section 7 of 
10the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a 
11course studying
the events of Black History, including the 
12history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the 
13vestiges of slavery in this country. These events shall include 
14not only the
contributions made by individual 
15African-Americans in government and in the
arts, humanities, 
16and sciences to the economic, cultural, and political

17development of the United States and Africa, but also the 
18socio-economic
struggle that African-Americans experienced 
19collectively in striving to
achieve fair and equal treatment 
20under the laws of this nation. The
taking of this course shall 
21constitute an affirmation by students of
their commitment to 
22respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to
forever 
23eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.
24    The University may meet the requirements of this Section by 
 
 
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1offering an online course."; and


 
2on page 2, line 12, by replacing "10" with "55".