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HB 3179 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

SCH CD-CHRONIC/HABITUAL TRUANT

Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a chronic or habitual truant shall be defined as a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance and who is absent without valid cause from such attendance for 5% (instead of 10%) or more of the previous 180 regular attendance days. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Jul 2011
Introduced Mar 31, 2011 Signed Jul 28, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2011 · House Mar 30, 2011

How they voted

49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
May 12, 2011
D Democratic31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 28, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 12, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 12, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-2)
senate
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Mar 31, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-5-3)
house
Mar 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 023-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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