Bill Sponsor
Illinois House Bill 4577
Session 104th
Sch Cd-K-Play-Based Learning
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 23, 2026
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
4577
State
Illinois
Session
104th
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
House Votes (2)
Motion Text
Education Policy, Amendment 2
Summary
Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) "guided play" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) "student-initiated play" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards.
Actions (13)
03/25/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 012-000-000
03/18/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
03/09/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
03/09/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
02/25/2026
House
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
02/25/2026
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
02/25/2026
House
Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
02/13/2026
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
02/13/2026
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
02/11/2026
House
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
02/03/2026
House
Referred to Rules Committee
02/03/2026
House
First Reading
01/23/2026
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Sources
Record Created
Mar 2, 2026 4:29:52 PM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 6:52:06 PM