SCH CD-ACTIVE TRANSPORT SAFETY
Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires each school district maintaining any elementary grades to provide its public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 with age-appropriate, active-transportation safety training. Sets forth the requirements for the active-transportation safety training. Allows a nonpublic school maintaining any elementary grades to provide its nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 with active-transportation safety training. Establishes timing requirements for receiving active-transportation safety training for students who have not previously received active-transportation safety training. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to maintain a comprehensive collection of active-transportation safety training materials. Makes other changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Last action Mar 27, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
To Mandate Subcommittee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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