Illinois Senate votes to require LGBT history curriculum be taught in schools
By Morgan Gstalter - 05/03/18 09:45 AM EDT
The Illinois Senate has approved a bill that would require public schools to teach LGBT history.
The measure passed on Wednesday on a 34-18 vote, according to The Associated Press.
It mandates elementary and high schools teach a unit studying "the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State."
School boards would be allowed to determine how much instructional time is spent on the subject.
If the legislation passes in the House and it is signed into law, Illinois would become the second state to require an inclusive LGBT curriculum.
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