Illinois House Bill 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may create a committee on the retention of students, consisting of the district superintendent or his or her designee, a district administrator who directs student instruction and curriculum, a principal, and a teacher. Provides that prior to retention in a grade, a school may submit, by a date as set by the committee, the names of all students determined by the school to not qualify for promotion to the next higher grade and the reason for that determination. Requires the committee to review the school's decision to retain with respect to each student and make a final decision regarding whether or not to retain a particular student. Requires the committee to take into consideration the performance evaluation of the student's teacher or teachers. Provides that the committee may vote to prohibit the school district from retaining the student if the committee determines that the student is being retained due to inadequate instruction, resources, or facilities provided by the school district or due to the student having an undiagnosed learning disability. Amends the Children with Disabilities Article to provide that a child with a learning disability must not be denied promotion, graduation, or a general diploma on the basis of failing a minimal competency test when such failure can be directly related to the disabling condition of the student. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-COMM RETENTION STUDENTS

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Rep. Barbara Wheeler [R]

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Rep. Monique Davis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-04-11	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-11	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2014-02-11	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-21	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2013-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2013-03-21	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2013-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2013-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2013-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000
2013-01-30	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2013-01-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-09	House	First Reading
2012-12-10	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-20.55	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	10-20.9a	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	14-6.01	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-18.48	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=16&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB0016.htm