Illinois Senate Bill 2238

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district must employ a sufficient number of school nurses to address the needs of the school district's students, but no less than a student-to-nurse ratio of 750 to 1. Provides that consideration for school nurse staffing should include the complex health needs of students, needs for continuous professional nursing services, the number of free and reduced lunch students in a school building, and the average number of medical emergencies at a school per year. Provides that a school district must employ a sufficient number of school psychologists to address the needs of the school district's students and schools, but no less than a student-to-social worker ratio of 500 to 1. Effective June 30, 2023.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS & NURSES

Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations- Education
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2023-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations- Education
2023-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-22.23	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	14-1.09	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2238&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2238.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2238sam001.htm