Bill Title: Amends the Compulsory Attendance of Pupils Article of the School Code. Provides that a child may be absent from a public school because of religious reasons, including the observance of a religious holiday or participation in religious instruction. Removes the provision that requires a school board to prescribe rules relative to absences for religious holidays, including a list of religious holidays on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a child's absence. Provides instead that a district superintendent shall develop and distribute to schools appropriate procedures with regard to an absence. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0406 [HB0169 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Chaptered	2021-08-19	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2021-05-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2021-04-13	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-01-19	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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Supplemental Documents

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