| IL | SB0010 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that in fixing the salaries of teachers, a school board shall pay those who serve on a full-time basis a rate not less than (i) $32,076 for the 2020-2021 school year, (ii) $34,576 for the 2021-2022 school year, (iii) ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-12-05
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0594 |
| IL | HB3973 | Intro | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Allows a private special education facility in this State that is a nonprofit entity and that provides special education services only to students who are referred to it by a public sc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-12-04
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter |
| IL | HB3977 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Permits student instruction to be received electronically under a school district's program for e-learning days while students are not physically present because a school was selected to be a polling place under the Election C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-27
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| IL | HB3978 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Provides that the school board of a school district that maintains grades 9 through 12 shall offer home economics as an elective high school course not required for graduation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-27
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| IL | HB3975 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Prohibits a school district employee or volunteer or an independent contractor of a school district from placing a student in seclusion; defines seclusion. Provides that this prohibition does not apply to the use of seclusion ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-26
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Stephens |
| IL | SB2315 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Prohibits a school district employee or volunteer or an independent contractor of a school district from placing a student in seclusion; defines seclusion. Provides that this prohibition does not apply to the use of seclusion ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-26
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| IL | SB1909 | Enroll | Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires certain group health insurance policies and other specified policies to provide coverage of medically necessary treatment for postpartum complications as determined by the woman's treating physician. Makes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-14
Passed Both Houses |
| IL | SB2276 | Intro | Amends the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article of the School Code. Within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires elementary districts and high school districts to form new unit districts, notwithstanding any...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-14
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| IL | SB2283 | Intro | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education may create a telephone hotline to address complaints regarding the special education services or lack of special education services of the Ch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-13
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| IL | SB0185 | Engross | Amends the School Code. With regard to grants to alternative schools, safe schools, and alternative learning opportunities programs, for fiscal year 2019, to calculate grant amounts to the programs operated by regional offices of education, the State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-12
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| IL | SB2124 | Fail | Amends the School Code. Adds pneumatic guns, spring guns, paint ball guns, and B-B guns that have specified features and that are brought to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-12
Total Veto Stands |
| IL | SB2126 | Fail | Amends the School Code and the Public Community College Act. Moves provisions governing classes for adults and youths whose schooling has been interrupted from the School Code to the Public Community College Act. Amends the Adult Education Act. Defin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-12
Total Veto Stands |
| IL | HB0423 | Fail | Amends the School Health Center Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-11-01
Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken |
| IL | HB3897 | Intro | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a student whose 22nd birthday occurs during the school year is eligible for special education services through the end of the school year (rather than being eligible for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-31
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| IL | HB2084 | Engross | Amends the School Code. With respect to school discipline improvement plans, makes changes to how the State Board of Education determines the top 20% of school districts, when notification is given that a plan must be submitted, which school district...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-30
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB2267 | Engross | Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the Chicago Board of Education at the general primary election in 2020 only as a nonpartisan election on a separate ballot. Provides that a member of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-30
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| IL | HB2530 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Provides that if a dependent of active United States military personnel is a nonresident of the school district and his or her parent or guardian is being transferred to a military installation located within the district, the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-29
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB3917 | Intro | Amends the evidence-based funding provisions of the School Code. Provides that funds received by the Chicago school district for low-income, English learner, and special education resources must be distributed to every school of the district in the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-29
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| IL | HB3935 | Intro | Amends the School Code. In provisions requiring parental notification of law enforcement detainment and questioning of a student on school grounds, specifies that notification and other actions must be made by a law enforcement officer, a school reso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-29
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB0426 | Intro | Amends the Farm Fresh Schools Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-28
To House Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School Committee |
| IL | HB3928 | Intro | Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Adds e-cigarettes and other vapor devices as one of the educational areas the Comprehensive Health Education Program must include. Effective immediately.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-28
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | SB2279 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Specifies that provisions authorizing school districts to offer courses on hunting safety shall not be construed to allow anyone to bring certain weapons to school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-28
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| IL | SB2281 | Intro | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a student whose 22nd birthday occurs during the school year is eligible for special education services through the end of the school year (rather than being eligible for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-28
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| IL | HB3867 | Intro | Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Juneteenth National Freedom Day shall be observed on June 19 of each year as a holiday throughout the State (currently, not a holiday and is observed on the third Saturday of June of each year)....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-17
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB3871 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall display the motto "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous location inside or outside each school building of the school district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-17
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB3875 | Intro | Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Juneteenth National Freedom Day shall be observed on June 19 of each year as a holiday throughout the State (currently, not a holiday and is observed on the third Saturday of June of each year)....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-17
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB3876 | Intro | Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-17
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB3900 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Requires each school district maintaining elementary grades to ensure that a developmentally appropriate half-day preschool education program that helps children with their interpersonal and socialization skills is provided fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-17
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB0256 | Engross | Amends the Educator Licensure Article of School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, in order to obtain a license under the Article, a student teacher candidate may not be required to videotape himself or herself or his or h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-09
To Senate Assignments Committee |
| IL | HB0279 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Provides that there is a moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools in financially distressed school districts, including new campuses of existing charter schools, for such a time as the school district meets the d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-04
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB0278 | Intro | Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that a charter school established on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act may not enter into a contract with a for-profit charter management organization or educational manageme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-04
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB0334 | Intro | Amends the School Code. Provides that a charter school operating within the City of Chicago shall be administered by a local school council. Provides that a local school council shall be established for each small school, contract school, and militar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-10-04
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | SB0449 | Engross | Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a financial oversight panel's powers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-09-30
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | HB2093 | Intro | Amends the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board Act. Provides that on or before December 15, 2019, and on or before each December 15 thereafter, the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board must review labor market data and projections in this State and mu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-29
To House Rules Committee |
| IL | SB1213 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that, on and after September 1, 2019, all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "excellent", "proficient", or "needs improvement" are considered "effective" and all teacher evaluation ratings on record as "unsatisfa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-27
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0591 |
| IL | HB1561 | Pass | Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires all school boards of school districts to develop threat assessment protocols and to create threat assessment teams. Provides that the threat assessment team shall include specified personnel and other memb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-26
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0455 |
| IL | HB2165 | Pass | Amends the School Code. With regard to required high school courses as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, removes a provision specifying that the 3 years of mathematics must include one year of Algebra I and one year that includes geo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-26
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0464 |
| IL | HB3550 | Pass | Amends the School Code. With regard to a sex education course, provides that course material and instruction in grades 6 through 12 must include an age-appropriate discussion on the meaning of consent that includes discussion on recognizing that (i) ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-26
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0579 |
| IL | HB0247 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that for a pupil of legal school age and in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12, a day of attendance shall be counted only for sessions of not less than 5 clock hours of school work per day under direct supervi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0450 |
| IL | HB0254 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that, no later than day 60 of instruction in each school year, a school board shall report to the State Board of Education for kindergarten through grade 12 classes certain information about actively employed teachers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0451 |
| IL | SB1226 | Pass | Amends the State Finance Act and the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that on July 1, 2020, the State Charter School Commission is abolished and the terms of all members end. Provides that all of the powers, duties, assets, liabilitie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0543 |
| IL | SB1498 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education must develop an Agricultural Education Pre-Service Teacher Training Program beginning at the secondary level that provides grants to (i) students who qualif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0554 |
| IL | SB1371 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Defines "temporary door locking device". Provides that, upon submitting an application to the regional superintendent of schools, a school district may obtain a temporary door locking device for use on a school building. Speci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0548 |
| IL | HB2627 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that a student may not be questioned or detained at a school site at which students are detained in connection with criminal charges or allegations, taken into custody, or engaged with law enforcement personnel withou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0478 |
| IL | HB3237 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency for eligibility to receive the State Seal of Biliteracy, the State Board of Education shall allow a student to provide his or her school district with eviden...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0503 |
| IL | HB3086 | Pass | Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall require its schools to either connect at-risk students with anger management classes offered in the community or conduct their own anger management classes for at-risk students. Provides that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0498 |
| IL | SB1901 | Pass | Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. With regard to the fee Section, moves and changes a provision concerning the license renewal fee for an Educator License with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator endorsement. With re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0570 |
| IL | HB3302 | Pass | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago School District only, for complaints concerning delays and denials of special education services in the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 school year, a complainant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0507 |
| IL | HB3606 | Pass | Creates the Student Online Personal Protection Act of 2019. Provides for legislative intent and definitions. Provides for operator prohibitions, operator duties, school authority prohibitions, school authority duties, State Board of Education duties,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0516 |
| IL | HB3586 | Pass | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, for the Chicago School District only, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the school district shall, in collaboration with its primary office overseeing special ed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-08-23
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0515 |
