---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CHARTER SCH-TRUANCY"
description: "Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Requires a charter school to comply with all applicable absenteeism and truancy policies and requirements applicable to public schools under the laws of the State of Illinois. Sets forth how a charter school must define a truant, chronic or habitual truant, truant minor, and dropout. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3199"
citation: "Illinois HB 3199 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cdcdf0f-1947-40f8-b411-1cc24cc4672d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3199&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89347&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "5c7f70d84bd590c9dd8322db46de38a0219dc351c3b4ad1c9ebf759e7af06801"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3199 (99th) — SCH CD-CHARTER SCH-TRUANCY

Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Requires a charter school to comply with all applicable absenteeism and truancy policies and requirements applicable to public schools under the laws of the State of Illinois. Sets forth how a charter school must define a truant, chronic or habitual truant, truant minor, and dropout. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3199&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89347&DocNum=3199&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3199eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89347&DocNum=3199&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3199enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89347&DocNum=3199&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School Policy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School Policy Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-24** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-30** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2015-04-24** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2016-04-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2016-05-03** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2016
- **2016-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0596 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cdcdf0f-1947-40f8-b411-1cc24cc4672d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).