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Rep. Moeller, Local Officials Unite to Discuss Aurora Shooting

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Rep. Moeller, Local Officials Unite to Discuss Aurora Shooting

This local event organized and hosted by First Presbyterian Church in Elgin hopes to find answers in tragedy.

ELGIN – After the horrific workplace shooting in nearby Aurora, State Rep. Anna Moeller and local officials are coming together for a public conversation to address these serious problems.

Moeller, D-Elgin, will join a panel of distinguished law enforcement and elected officials for the discussion titled "Responding to Aurora: A Conversation with Illinois Leaders," from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, at First Presbyterian Church (240 Standish Street in Elgin). The event will feature a moderated panel discussion followed by Q&A and is free to the public.

A disgruntled worker opened fire at the Henry Platt Company office in Aurora on Feb. 15, killing himself and five others and injuring six others.

Area legislators and law enforcement will use this discussion to update the public on what they are doing to address the problems that led to the shooting. Other panelists are:
· State Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison
· Illinois State Police Assistant Director David Byrd
· Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain
· Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon
· Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman
· Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley

"The Aurora shooting is one of many tragedies that we must work harder to end," Moeller said. "I look forward to updating the public on our efforts in Springfield to reduce gun violence and to discuss what more we can do with Rep. Willis and other area leaders."

Questions? Contact Rep. Moeller’s district office at 847-841-7130 or staterepmoeller@gmail.com.

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May 23, 2019 at 09:15AM

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New caucus as auditor whacks DCFS

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We’ll never know how close State Rep. Anna Moeller (D-Elgin) came to being another Semaj Crosby, A.J. Freund, or Ta’naja Barnes.

“I was exposed to opiates in the womb from my birth mother,” Moeller told a Statehouse news conference. “The state took me away and placed me in the care of my loving grandparents.”

Moeller is now a co-chair of the newly-formed Illinois House Child Welfare Reform Caucus. The bipartisan group of representatives hopes to finally get the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services turned around.

State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago), a lawmaker of more than thirty years’ tenure, says it’s only gotten worse over those years.

“We are the cause that a lot of families are split up,” she said. “We are the cause that a lot of families are on alcohol and drugs. We are the cause that a lot of families have to work three part-time jobs and then still come home and take care of their children.”

And a man who says he is a survivor of abuse, James McIntyre, said, “We left families alone. We left families stranded. We let that kid know that his voice does not matter.” McIntyre is co-founder of the Illinois chapter of the Foster Care Alumni Association of America.

McIntyre added that abuse and neglect crosses all racial, income, and religious lines.

The new caucus was announced the same day as an auditor general’s report which said calls to the DCFS hotline went to voicemail and were not returned for a week; and that caseworkers are overloaded to illegal levels.

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May 7, 2019 at 07:05PM

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Reps. Moeller, Ammons discuss wage equity, LGBT history in public schools

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Representatives Anna Moeller (D-Elgin) and Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) join Capitol Connection to discuss the impact of several measures passed in the Illinois House

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March 20, 2019 at 10:09PM

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House passes bill requiring LGBT content in state-funded textbooks

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The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a bill requiring public school textbooks purchased with certain state funds be nondiscriminatory and unbiased in their treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, and that they highlight the contributions that LGBT individuals have made to American history and culture.

“Under current practice in many of our schools, the contribution of LGBT individuals in history has remained hidden and unacknowledged,” Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat and sponsor of House Bill 246, said during debate on the floor of the House.

“This exclusion has denied students the opportunity to obtain a greater and more accurate understanding of world history, and it also has denied LGBT people their identity and reflection in our school curriculum,” she added.

The bill passed out of the House on a largely party-line vote of 60-42. Only three Democrats voted against the bill, and no Republicans voted for it.

Rep. Tom Morrison, a Palatine Republican, argued schools and teachers already struggle to keep up with the growing list of mandates applied to them, and the state should not be adding another, especially one that some might find inappropriate.

“We all know that we need to have a well-educated, well-informed citizenry. We have to have that if we’re going to maintain our form of government,” he said. “But we’re already failing to teach history to today’s and future generations. We’re not even covering the basics of our shared history.”

The bill is in the Senate, which passed similar legislation during the 2018 session, and it awaits assignment to a substantive committee. Chicago Democrat Heather Steans is the legislation’s chief co-sponsor.

But it is unlikely that the bill would have any immediate impact, even if it is signed into law. That’s because it only applies to textbooks purchased through the state’s textbook block grant program, which has not received any funding for the last five years, and which the State Board of Education has not requested funding for in the upcoming budget.

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March 13, 2019 at 08:35PM

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House passes bill requiring LGBT content in state-funded textbooks

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The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a bill requiring public school textbooks purchased with certain state funds be nondiscriminatory and unbiased in their treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, and that they highlight the contributions that LGBT individuals have made to American history and culture.

“Under current practice in many of our schools, the contribution of LGBT individuals in history has remained hidden and unacknowledged,” Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat and sponsor of House Bill 246, said during debate on the floor of the House.

“This exclusion has denied students the opportunity to obtain a greater and more accurate understanding of world history, and it also has denied LGBT people their identity and reflection in our school curriculum,” she added.

The bill passed out of the House on a largely party-line vote of 60-42. Only three Democrats voted against the bill, and no Republicans voted for it.

Rep. Tom Morrison, a Palatine Republican, argued schools and teachers already struggle to keep up with the growing list of mandates applied to them, and the state should not be adding another, especially one that some might find inappropriate.

“We all know that we need to have a well-educated, well-informed citizenry. We have to have that if we’re going to maintain our form of government,” he said. “But we’re already failing to teach history to today’s and future generations. We’re not even covering the basics of our shared history.”

The bill is in the Senate, which passed similar legislation during the 2018 session, and it awaits assignment to a substantive committee. Chicago Democrat Heather Steans is the legislation’s chief co-sponsor.

But it is unlikely that the bill would have any immediate impact, even if it is signed into law. That’s because it only applies to textbooks purchased through the state’s textbook block grant program, which has not received any funding for the last five years, and which the State Board of Education has not requested funding for in the upcoming budget.

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March 13, 2019 at 08:35PM

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House passes bill requiring LGBT content in state-funded textbooks

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The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a bill requiring public school textbooks purchased with certain state funds be nondiscriminatory and unbiased in their treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, and that they highlight the contributions that LGBT individuals have made to American history and culture.

“Under current practice in many of our schools, the contribution of LGBT individuals in history has remained hidden and unacknowledged,” Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat and sponsor of House Bill 246, said during debate on the floor of the House.

“This exclusion has denied students the opportunity to obtain a greater and more accurate understanding of world history, and it also has denied LGBT people their identity and reflection in our school curriculum,” she added.

The bill passed out of the House on a largely party-line vote of 60-42. Only three Democrats voted against the bill, and no Republicans voted for it.

Rep. Tom Morrison, a Palatine Republican, argued schools and teachers already struggle to keep up with the growing list of mandates applied to them, and the state should not be adding another, especially one that some might find inappropriate.

“We all know that we need to have a well-educated, well-informed citizenry. We have to have that if we’re going to maintain our form of government,” he said. “But we’re already failing to teach history to today’s and future generations. We’re not even covering the basics of our shared history.”

The bill is in the Senate, which passed similar legislation during the 2018 session, and it awaits assignment to a substantive committee. Chicago Democrat Heather Steans is the legislation’s chief co-sponsor.

But it is unlikely that the bill would have any immediate impact, even if it is signed into law. That’s because it only applies to textbooks purchased through the state’s textbook block grant program, which has not received any funding for the last five years, and which the State Board of Education has not requested funding for in the upcoming budget.

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March 13, 2019 at 08:35PM

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House passes bill requiring LGBT content in state-funded textbooks

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The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a bill requiring public school textbooks purchased with certain state funds be nondiscriminatory and unbiased in their treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, and that they highlight the contributions that LGBT individuals have made to American history and culture.

“Under current practice in many of our schools, the contribution of LGBT individuals in history has remained hidden and unacknowledged,” Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat and sponsor of House Bill 246, said during debate on the floor of the House.

“This exclusion has denied students the opportunity to obtain a greater and more accurate understanding of world history, and it also has denied LGBT people their identity and reflection in our school curriculum,” she added.

The bill passed out of the House on a largely party-line vote of 60-42. Only three Democrats voted against the bill, and no Republicans voted for it.

Rep. Tom Morrison, a Palatine Republican, argued schools and teachers already struggle to keep up with the growing list of mandates applied to them, and the state should not be adding another, especially one that some might find inappropriate.

“We all know that we need to have a well-educated, well-informed citizenry. We have to have that if we’re going to maintain our form of government,” he said. “But we’re already failing to teach history to today’s and future generations. We’re not even covering the basics of our shared history.”

The bill is in the Senate, which passed similar legislation during the 2018 session, and it awaits assignment to a substantive committee. Chicago Democrat Heather Steans is the legislation’s chief co-sponsor.

But it is unlikely that the bill would have any immediate impact, even if it is signed into law. That’s because it only applies to textbooks purchased through the state’s textbook block grant program, which has not received any funding for the last five years, and which the State Board of Education has not requested funding for in the upcoming budget.

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March 13, 2019 at 08:35PM

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House passes bill requiring LGBT content in state-funded textbooks

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The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a bill requiring public school textbooks purchased with certain state funds be nondiscriminatory and unbiased in their treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, and that they highlight the contributions that LGBT individuals have made to American history and culture.

“Under current practice in many of our schools, the contribution of LGBT individuals in history has remained hidden and unacknowledged,” Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat and sponsor of House Bill 246, said during debate on the floor of the House.

“This exclusion has denied students the opportunity to obtain a greater and more accurate understanding of world history, and it also has denied LGBT people their identity and reflection in our school curriculum,” she added.

The bill passed out of the House on a largely party-line vote of 60-42. Only three Democrats voted against the bill, and no Republicans voted for it.

Rep. Tom Morrison, a Palatine Republican, argued schools and teachers already struggle to keep up with the growing list of mandates applied to them, and the state should not be adding another, especially one that some might find inappropriate.

“We all know that we need to have a well-educated, well-informed citizenry. We have to have that if we’re going to maintain our form of government,” he said. “But we’re already failing to teach history to today’s and future generations. We’re not even covering the basics of our shared history.”

The bill is in the Senate, which passed similar legislation during the 2018 session, and it awaits assignment to a substantive committee. Chicago Democrat Heather Steans is the legislation’s chief co-sponsor.

But it is unlikely that the bill would have any immediate impact, even if it is signed into law. That’s because it only applies to textbooks purchased through the state’s textbook block grant program, which has not received any funding for the last five years, and which the State Board of Education has not requested funding for in the upcoming budget.

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March 13, 2019 at 08:35PM

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House passes bill to require Illinois public schools teach LGBT history

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The state Senate could soon vote on a measure that would require K-12 public schools in Illinois to teach LGBT history.

State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, got House Bill 246 passed Wednesday with just enough votes, 60-42. The measure would require textbooks “include the roles and contributions of all people protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act” and “the teaching of history of the United States shall include a study of the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history.”

Before it passed, Moeller said the measure would give LGBT students role models to look up to in history books. She said it would help students who feel like outsiders.

“There was no common history to counter that,” Moeller said. “Let’s change that narrative in Illinois. Let’s give LGBT students a safe inclusive and welcoming environment and ensure that all of our students have an accurate and improved history and understanding of how LGBT individuals and movements have contributed and shaped our world today.”

State Rep. Tom Morrison, R-Palatine, asked why someone’s sexuality is important.

“How or why is an historical figure’s sexuality or gender self-identification even relevant, especially when we’re talking about kindergarten and elementary school history?” Morrison said. “Furthermore, there’s no parental opt-out nor even any notification so the parents can know if, when or how to talk about these topics with their children.”

He also said it the measure would add another unfunded requirement to school districts, which are governed by locally elected school boards.

“The quality of study that we offer to young people suffers while we add to the quantity of that list,” Morrison said.

The Illinois Senate approved a similar plan last year, but lawmakers left Springfield before the bill came up for a vote in the Illinois House.

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March 13, 2019 at 03:15PM

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