Illinois House Bill 4655 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the School Code with respect to the suspension and expulsion of pupils. Provides for the expulsion of pupils by removing a pupil from a school or educational setting for a period of more than 10 school days for posing a significant threat of imminent serious harm to other pupils or to staff (instead of providing for the expulsion of pupils guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct). Provides for the suspension of pupils by removing a pupil from a school or educational setting for a period of not more than 10 days for a serious act of misconduct (instead of providing for the suspension of pupils guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct); makes related changes. Sets forth limitations on out-of-school suspensions. Requires behavioral support services and alternative educational services to be provided to certain students. Provides that, unless otherwise required by statute for a specific criminal offense, a student may not be arrested or otherwise cited for a criminal offense committed during school hours while on school grounds, in a school vehicle, or at a school activity or school-sanctioned event unless the offense constitutes a felony or the student has committed an identical offense within the preceding 6 months. Requires reports to be made for certain incidents. Provides that students may not be counseled by any school employee to leave school voluntarily in order to avoid formal disciplinary proceedings or because of any other disciplinary concerns. Provides that a student may not be issued a monetary fine or fee as a disciplinary consequence. Provides for charter school and alternative school application.

SCH CD-STUDENT DISCIPLINE

Rep. William Davis [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]
Rep. Monique Davis [D]	Rep. Esther Golar [D]	Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]
Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Derrick Smith [D]	Rep. Christian Mitchell [D]
Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-05-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2014-04-11	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-04-07	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2014-04-07	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis
2014-04-04	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2014-04-04	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2014-04-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
2014-03-25	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2014-03-25	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-004-000
2014-03-25	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
2014-03-25	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2014-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis
2014-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
2014-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2014-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2014-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2014-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2014-02-25	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2014-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2014-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2014-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
2014-02-20	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2014-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2014-02-05	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-05	House	First Reading
2014-02-05	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-22.6	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	13A-11	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	27A-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-19	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4655&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB4655.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB4655ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB4655ham002.htm