House Sponsors: GASH-COWLISHAW-DELGADO-WINKEL-ZICKUS, SCHOENBERG, MULLIGAN, BIGGINS, FRITCHEY, LANG, FEIGENHOLTZ, GARRETT, HOFFMAN, NOVAK, PARKE, PERSICO, MCKEON, DART, CROTTY, MURPHY, SCOTT AND MATHIAS. Senate Sponsors: CRONIN-KLEMM-PARKER-RONEN,C-LINK Short description: DISSECTION ALTERNATIVES ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Dissection Alternatives Act. Provides that schools may excuse a student from performing or observing dissection and may allow the student to instead perform an alternative project. Provides that students may not be penalized for refusing to participate in or observe dissection. Directs the State Board of Education to develop guidelines for notifying students and parents about courses that include dissection. Directs the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education to include this Act in their customary notices of new legislation. First applies to the 2000-2001 academic year. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) State-level costs would be minimal, if such guidelines could be offered via the agency website and publicized through the nor- mal channels of district notification (superintendent's news- letters, etc.). Costs at the local level, for duplication of such materials and awareness publicity, are not estimated. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Limits application of the Act to elementary and secondary schools. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) Same as previous note. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) Same as previous note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Amends the definition of "dissection" to delete references to the inspection, touching, handling, and manipulation of animals. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0771 Last action date: 00-06-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status