SCH CD-REMOTE LEARNING DAY
Summary
Amends the School Code. Allows a school district to utilize a remote learning day in lieu of an emergency day provided for in the school calendar or because a school was selected as a polling place. Provides that the number of remote learning days used in a school year may not exceed 5 days and the district superintendent must approve a remote learning plan for the district before the district may utilize a remote learning day. Sets forth what the plan must address, the term of approval, and how the plan must be posted. Sets forth district requirements. Allows statutory and regulatory curricular mandates and offerings to be administered via remote learning, allows for electronic communication for instruction and interaction between educators and students, and provides for rulemaking. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2023.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Last action Apr 27, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 054-003-000
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bennett
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tom Bennett
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Education
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael T. Marron
RRepublican
P
Tom Bennett
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Bunting
RRepublican
Co
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Halpin
DDemocratic
Co
Rachel Ventura
DDemocratic
Co
Sally Turner
RRepublican
Co
Sue Rezin
RRepublican
Co
Willie Preston
DDemocratic
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