SCH CD-DRIV ED-PRACTIC DRIVING
Summary
Amends the School Code. Removes a provision that allows a school district to adopt a policy to permit proficiency examinations for the practice driving part of the driver education course at any time after the completion of 3 hours of practice driving under direct individual instruction.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2005
Committee Review
Apr 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Mar 9, 2005
Signed Aug 10, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2005 · House May 19, 2005
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 55
Mar 9, 2005
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 10, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 19, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 19, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-0-5)
house
Apr 27, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Apr 5, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-1)
senate
Mar 2, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 1, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 1, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
upper
Feb 28, 2005
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 28, 2005
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Feb 17, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 3, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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