Illinois House Bill 342

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Passed on August 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0413
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop a school district-level Children's Adversity Index to measure community childhood trauma exposure for children by December 30, 2024. Requires teachers institutes to provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and certain defined terms. Adds information that must be included in the State Board of Education's school report cards. Requires in-service training to include certain defined terms. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education shall establish a committee of no more than 21 members to make recommendations to the State Board of Education to change the professional educator licensure requirements and Professional Educator License renewal requirements for teachers to include specified requirements. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Reestablishes the Whole Child Task Force created by Public Act 101-654. Provides that the Whole Child Task Force shall reconvene by March 2027 to review progress on a March 2022 report's recommendations and shall submit a new report on its assessment of the State's progress and any additional recommendations to the General Assembly, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, the State Board of Education, and the Governor on or before December 31, 2027. Provides that the Whole Child Task Force provisions are repealed on February 1, 2029. Makes other changes.

EDUCATION-TECH

Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Sue Scherer [D]	Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]
Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]
Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]

2023-05-19 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 42 N: 14 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 104 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-03	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0413
2023-08-03	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-08-03	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-16	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-19	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-19	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 042-014-000
2023-05-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-11	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
2023-04-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
2023-04-27	Senate	Second Reading
2023-04-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2023
2023-04-12	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
2023-04-10	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2023-03-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-27	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2023-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2023-03-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
2023-03-23	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-23	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-23	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
2023-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
2023-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
2023-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2023-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2023-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2023-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2023-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
2023-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
2023-03-21	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-21	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-03-21	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
2023-03-01	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
2023-02-23	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2022-12-05	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	1-2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=342&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0342.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0342eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0342enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0413.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0342ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0342ham002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB0342_03232023_114000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB0342_05192023_017000T.pdf