Illinois Senate Bill 1685

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 29 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-04-28 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Supporting Special Needs Students Law. Amends the School Code. When computing certain completion rates, requires the State Superintendent of Education to exclude students who: are at least 18 years of age as of September 1 of the school year as reported for the fall semester and have satisfied the credit requirements for high school graduation; have not completed their individualized education program; and are enrolled and receiving individualized education program services. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, in high school districts in counties with populations greater than 800,000 but less than 4,000,000 where there are 2 high schools individually serving grades 9 through 12 and where enrollment is less than 2,500 at any school, enrollment shall be balanced across high schools within the district equally, not to exceed a 15% enrollment difference when averaged over the previous 3 consecutive years.

SCH CD-COMPLETION RATES

Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]	Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel [D]
Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]

2023-03-29 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-04-18	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2023-03-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-30	House	First Reading
2023-03-30	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2023-03-30	House	Arrived in House
2023-03-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2023-03-29	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
2023-03-29	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Murphy
2023-03-29	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
2023-03-28	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
2023-03-28	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2023
2023-03-28	Senate	Second Reading
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
2023-03-17	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2023-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
2023-03-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2023-03-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-03-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2023-03-08	Senate	Postponed - Education
2023-02-21	Senate	Assigned to Education
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-08	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-08	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.11e	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	2-3.25	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1685&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1685.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1685eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1685sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB1685_03292023_028000T.pdf