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HB 826 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

SCH CD-SOCIAL WORKERS

Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that it is the power of a school board to hire school social workers. Sets forth qualifications to use the title of "school social worker". Provides that school districts may employ a sufficient number of school social workers to address the needs of their students and schools and may maintain the nationally recommended student-to-school social worker ration of 250 to 1. Prohibits school social workers from providing services outside their employment to any student in the district or districts that employ the school social worker. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 29, 2017 Signed Aug 25, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2017 · House Mar 29, 2017

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 29, 2017
D Democratic28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 25, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 29, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
lower
Mar 3, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
lower
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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