SCH CD-TRANSPORTATION
Summary
Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Requires school boards for various school districts to cover the transit fees for free transportation for pupils residing at a distance of one and one-half miles or more from any school to which they are assigned for attendance maintained within the districts. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2023.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) February 25, 2022
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Evans
DDemocratic
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