IL HB2802 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on August 15 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0250
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on August 15 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0250
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the daily pupil attendance calculation, allows for participation in a supervised career development experience (instead of a supervised career development experience or any work-based learning experience) in which student participation and learning outcomes are approved (instead of directed) by a licensed educator for assessment of competencies. Provides that participation (instead of participation in a work-based learning experience) may include, but is not limited to, scheduled events of local, State, and national youth organizations, career and technical education student organizations, FFA associations, and 4-H programs as part of organized competitions, exhibitions, or conferences (instead of scheduled events of State FFA associations, the National FFA Organization, and 4-H programs as part of organized competitions or exhibitions). Allows for participation in any work-based learning experience, including supervised agricultural experiences, in which student participation and learning outcomes are approved by an educator who holds an Educator License with Stipulations with a Career and Technical Educator endorsement and a work-based learning designation, as required by rule. Allows for participation in a youth apprenticeship in which student participation and outcomes are approved (instead of directed) by a licensed educator for assessment of competencies. Provides that a student and the student's parent or legal guardian are responsible for obtaining coursework that is missed while the student participates in an activity from the student's teacher; makes related changes. Requires school district attendance policies to be updated, added to a district's student handbook, and publicly posted to reflect the activities allowed to be counted toward the calculation of clock hours of school work. Provides that these policies shall include, at a minimum, an approval process for students to attend allowable activities and provisions for making up missed coursework that do not penalize a student.
Title
SCH CD-STEAM ABSENCE EXEMPTION
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-05-22 - Senate - Motion in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-11 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Education Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-11 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - House - House Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0250 |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Governor Approved |
| 2025-06-20 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2025-05-26 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Regan Deering |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2025-03-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 10-19.05 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
