1990: Illinois became the first state in the country to mandate each public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a study of Holocaust history.
2005: The mandate,
Public Act 094-0478, was expanded to include other cases of genocide.
2010: The Illinois General Assembly passed the
Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act and Governor Quinn signed it into law. The Commission became effective on January 1, 2011.
2020: After being inactive since late 2015, Governor Pritzker reactivated the Commission on December 9, 2020 with the
appointments of new Commission members.
Commission Mission Statement
Commissioners
Upcoming Meetings
Public Committee Meeting on Education
Wednesday May 19
7:00pm - 8:30pm
AGENDA
-- Attendance
-- Discuss Goals and Priorities of Working Group
-- Formal and Informal Education Research: What Exists? What are the Gaps?
-- Potential Partners
-- Illinois Holocaust & Genocide Education Mandate
-- Next Steps and Sub-Committees
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85492922108?pwd=bkk3Yks1Q2ZrSTQvV1BFZFN3SVJnUT09
Meeting ID: 854 9292 2108
Passcode: 520478
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,85492922108# US (Chicago)
+13017158592,,85492922108# US (Washington DC)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 854 9292 2108
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdJHl367
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Committee Meeting on Memorialization
Monday May 24
7:00pm - 8:30pm
AGENDA
-- Attendance
-- Discuss Goals and Priorities of Working Group
-- Memorialization Research: What Exists? What are the Gaps?
-- Potential Partners
-- Next Steps and Sub-Committees
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86103990123?pwd=eVlBaHI5bWFnc05hdTIzT1V1aDhBQT09
Meeting ID: 861 0399 0123
Passcode: 231332
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,86103990123# US (Chicago)
+16465588656,,86103990123# US (New York)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 861 0399 0123
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcLCwlSTe