Illinois House Bill 2944 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

Amends the State goals and assessment provisions of the School Code. With respect to the testing of all pupils enrolled in 3rd through 8th grade, provides that for assessment and accountability purposes, "all pupils" includes those pupils enrolled in a nonpublic school recognized by the State Board of Education. Provides that testing of a nonpublic school pupil is at the discretion of his or her parent or guardian. Provides that the testing of nonpublic school pupils must be administered at a public school in the school district where the nonpublic school is located at the same time as the test is administered at that public school. Allows the State Board of Education and the school district to charge a reasonable fee to nonpublic school pupils to cover the costs of test administration. Makes related changes. Requires the State Board to adopt rules to implement the amendatory changes. Effective July 1, 2013.

SCH CD-ST TEST-NONPUBLIC SCH

Rep. Scott Drury [D]

Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]

Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]

Rep. Barbara Wheeler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-04-24	House	Balanced Budget Note Filed
2013-04-24	House	Judicial Note Filed
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-19	House	Pension Note Filed
2013-04-19	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
2013-04-19	House	Home Rule Note Filed
2013-04-19	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
2013-04-19	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed
2013-04-19	House	Correctional Note Filed
2013-04-19	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
2013-04-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-04-18	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2013-04-08	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
2013-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 008-003-000
2013-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2013-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2013-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
2013-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-26	House	First Reading
2013-02-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.64	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2944&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2944.htm