SCH CD-BREASTFEEDING
Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires a public school, including a charter school, to provide reasonable accommodations to a lactating pupil on a school campus to express breast milk, breastfeed an infant child, or address other needs related to breastfeeding. Sets forth what reasonable accommodations include. Provides that (i) a lactating pupil on a school campus must be provided a reasonable amount of time to accommodate her need to express breast milk or breastfeed an infant child, (ii) a public school shall provide the reasonable accommodations only if there is at least one lactating pupil on the school campus, (iii) a public school may use an existing facility to meet the requirements, and (iv) a pupil may not incur an academic penalty as a result of her use, during the school day, of the reasonable accommodations and must be provided the opportunity to make up any work missed due to such use. Sets forth a complaint procedure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 25, 2017
Signed Aug 4, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2017 · House Apr 24, 2017
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
May 12, 2017
D
Democratic28
85% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 4, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-8-6)
house
Mar 29, 2017
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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