EDUCATION-TECH
SB 407 makes a technical change to the Illinois School Code. It amends a specific section regarding the short title, clarifying or correcting administrative language without altering substantive policy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 9, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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5 edits
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Aug 15, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized for enactment, changing its title from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and updating the effective date to September 1, 2025. The most significant policy change involves the composition of the Chronic Absence Task Force, which now includes representatives from early childhood services, school social workers, and various associations for administrators and board members, replacing previous members like the Director of Children and Family Services and parents. The Task Force's mandate was also refined to focus on creating a state strategy and evidence-based practices to reduce chronic absenteeism, with a requirement to submit a final report by December 15, 2027, before the task force dissolves.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on addressing chronic student absenteeism in Illinois, but the specific groups required to advise on the solution have shifted to better represent early childhood care, school administration, and specific teacher organizations.
REQUIREMENT
The members of the Chronic Absence Task Force were significantly restructured; the State Superintendent of Education and Secretary of Early Childhood are now mandatory members, while the Director of Children and Family Services was removed.
New mandatory members were added to the Task Force, including school social workers, representatives for charter schools, and specific associations for school administrators, board members, and principals.
The Task Force's duties were updated to focus on identifying strategies to mitigate chronic absence rates and submitting a report by December 15, 2027, replacing the previous focus on addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
TIMELINE
A new effective date of September 1, 2025, was added, and a dissolution date of January 31, 2028, was established for the Task Force.
DEFINITION
The section title was updated from 'The Chronic Absence Task Force' to 'Chronic Absence Task Force' to remove the article 'The'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House May 21, 2025
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic39
92% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
8
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Education Policy Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 015-000-000
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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