SCH CD-ABSENCE-MENTAL HEALTH
Summary
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Provides that the child, after the second mental health day used, may be referred to the appropriate school support personnel.
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 19, 2021
Signed Aug 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 16, 2021
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
63
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
7
Aug 6, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
lower
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000
lower
May 29, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
May 29, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martwick
upper
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
upper
May 24, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
May 19, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick
upper
May 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lindsey LaPointe
DDemocratic
P
Rob Martwick
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Grant
RRepublican
Co
Chris Bos
RRepublican
Co
Deb Conroy
DDemocratic
Co
Jacqueline Y. Collins
DDemocratic
Co
Kam Buckner
DDemocratic
Co
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
Kimberly Lightford
DDemocratic
Co
LaToya Greenwood
DDemocratic
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