EDUC-FAMILY LEAVE ELIGIBILITY
Summary
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public schools, public universities, and public community colleges in Illinois. Provides that an employee of a school district, public university, or community college district who has been employed for at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 15, 2021
Signed Aug 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2021
How they voted
37–3
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
May 26, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
75
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 10, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 047-003-000
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 012-003-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-014-000
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-011-000
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 43 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ram Villivalam
DDemocratic
P
Terra Costa Howard
DDemocratic
Co
AO
Aarón Ortíz
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Chapin Rose
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
David A. Welter
RRepublican
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