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HB 5838 Illinois House · 98th Regular Session

SCH-DROPOUT PROGRAMS-AGE LIMIT

Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires alternative and optional education programs for truants, the IHOPE Program, and graduation incentives programs to accept dropouts under the age of 24 (currently, under 20 for the graduation incentives programs and through the age of 21 for the IHOPE Program and the alternative and optional education programs for truants). Provides that a school district shall deny reenrollment in its secondary schools to any child 19 years of age or above who has dropped out of school and who could not attend classes during the normal school year and graduate before his or her twenty-fourth birthday (currently, his or her twenty-first birthday). Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
House Passage
Apr 2014
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2014 Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2014

How they voted

92–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 106
Apr 10, 2014
D Democratic64
56 Yea 8
87% Yea
R Republican42
36 Yea 6
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 16, 2014
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 30, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 11, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 11, 2014
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 10, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-14)
house
Apr 9, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 9, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 8, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
lower
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 008-003-001
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.