SCH CD-MISCELLANEOUS
Summary
Amends the School Code, the Childhood Hunger Relief Act, the School Safety Drill Act, and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes changes concerning a teacher supply and demand report, school standards, recognition levels, academic early warning and watch status, a Data Division, truants' alternative and optional education programs, the School Technology Revolving Loan Program, the inspection and review of school facilities, programs concerning services to at-risk children and their families, the inspection of schools, a report of teacher dismissals, the tuition of children from orphanages and children's homes, dates for filing State aid claims, truant data, safety education, driver education, the evaluation of charter school proposals, a summer food service program, a school safety review, and the administration of certain federal scholarship programs. Repeals provisions concerning discontinued institutions, racial reports, and a course on the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals the Educationally Disadvantaged Children Article of the School Code. Repeals the Sex Education Act and the Recognized Normal School Act. Effective July 1, 2009.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 3, 2009
Signed Aug 25, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2009 · House May 18, 2009
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
May 29, 2009
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 25, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
upper
May 26, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 22, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
upper
May 20, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
upper
May 19, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 18, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-13)
house
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
lower
May 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 6, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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