Bill Title: Amends the School Code. In provisions requiring a criminal history records check to be performed with regard to applicants for employment with a school district or non-public school and whether those applicants may be employed, makes changes concerning the types of convictions checked for and when those convictions occurred. In provisions concerning the conviction of certain offenses as grounds for revocation of an educator license, changes the definitions of "narcotics offense" and "sex offense". Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-6)

Status: (Vetoed) 2015-09-09 - Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto [HB0494 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Veto Message) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2015-05-20	36	10	13	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2015-04-23	66	47	2	0	115	Passed	Link	View

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