Bill Sponsors: IL HB4432 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Allows a child in any of grades 6 through 12 to be absent from a public school on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day for the purpose of sounding "Taps" at a military honors funeral held in this State for a deceased veteran. Sets forth notification requirements. Provides that the student shall be counted as if the student attended school for purposes of calculating the average daily attendance of students in the school district. Requires the student to be allowed a reasonable time to make up school work missed during the absence. Provides that if the student satisfactorily completes the school work, the day of absence shall be counted as a day of compulsory attendance and he or she may not be penalized for that absence.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0804 [HB4432 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0804 [HB4432 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Donald Moffitt [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-074 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jerry Costello [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-116 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative John Anthony [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-075 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Charles Meier [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-109 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Randy Frese [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-099 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Patrick Verschoore [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-072 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Brandon Phelps [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-118 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Thomas Bennett [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-053 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Chuck Weaver [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-037 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Thomas Cullerton [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-023 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Dan McConchie [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-026 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Heather Steans [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-007 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |