HB 3687 Illinois House · 99th 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

Dec 2015

Committee Review

Jul 2016

House Passage

Dec 2015

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 4, 2015 Last action Jan 10, 2017

Floor votes · House Dec 2, 2015

How they voted

60–31

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 98

Dec 2, 2015

D Democratic59

58 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican39

2 Yea 31 Nay 6

79% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 31, 2016

Committee

Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

upper

May 17, 2016

Committee

Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs

upper

May 13, 2016

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 27, 2016

upper

Dec 7, 2015

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Dec 4, 2015

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Dec 2, 2015

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

lower

Dec 2, 2015

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (60-31-7)

house

Dec 1, 2015

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000

lower

Sep 11, 2015

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Sep 11, 2015

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace

lower

Jul 15, 2015

Lower · Passed

Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000

lower

Apr 24, 2015

Committee

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 19, 2015

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Youth & Young Adults; 011-001-000

lower

Mar 10, 2015

Committee

Assigned to Youth & Young Adults

lower

Feb 26, 2015

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

0 primary · 1 co-sponsor