SCH CD-VOCATIONAL/MANDATES
Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may allow students to substitute the entirety of grades 11 and 12 with vocational or technical education courses. Requires substituted courses to be approved jointly by the State Board of Education and the Illinois Workforce Investment Board (instead of requiring the course to contain at least 50% of the content of the course to be substituted). Amends the Illinois Workforce Investment Board Act to make conforming changes.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
0
Committee
5
Jan 9, 2019
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 5, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Apr 7, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
Mar 17, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
Feb 8, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Education
Feb 1, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Martin A. Sandoval
DDemocratic
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