Illinois House Bill 242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-12 - Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Lead in Schools Reporting Act. Provides that on an annual basis the Department of Public Health, in coordination with local departments of public health serving the City of Chicago, shall conduct specified lead testing at public school facilities within the City. Provides that the results from such testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of Education. Provides that the Department shall notify the Board if a detected lead level meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Amends the School Code. Provides that school report cards for cities with populations in excess of 500,000 shall include lead testing results and that students in such districts may transfer from one attendance center to another attendance center within or outside of the district if any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Makes other changes to provisions concerning transfers to specified attendance centers.

SCH REPORT CARD-LEAD-CHICAGO

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Rep. Lamont Robinson [D]

Rep. Jawaharial Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-12	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
2019-08-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
2019-07-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
2019-04-12	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-11	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
2019-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-08	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2019-04-01	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
2019-04-01	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
2019-03-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-28	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-007-000
2019-01-29	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-01-09	House	First Reading
2019-01-08	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-17a	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-18.24	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=242&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0242.htm