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Summary
Amends the School Code, the Seizure Smart School Act, the College and Career Success for All Students Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Sex Offender Community Notification Law, and the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act to replace the terms "school guidance counselor" and "guidance counselor" with the term "school counselor". Effective July 1, 2021.
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
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Jul 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 30, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
upper
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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