Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Creates the Attendance Commission within the State Board of Education to study chronic absenteeism and make recommendations for strategies to prevent chronic absenteeism. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Commission, meetings and hearings of the Commission, State Board support for the Commission, and duties of the Commission. Provides that the Attendance Commission shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the State Board of Education no later than December 15 of each year. Provides that the Commission is abolished and these provisions are repealed on December 16, 2020. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0432 [HB3197 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Concurrence in House	2015-05-31	112	0	0	0	112	Passed	Link	View
House	Concurrence in House	2015-05-31	112	0	0	0	112	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2015-05-19	56	0	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2015-04-22	113	3	1	0	117	Passed	Link	View