---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ST AID-DAY OF ATTEND"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that if, during any school day, a school district closes a school building that poses a hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils prior to providing the minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of attendance, then that day may be counted as a full day of attendance. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2008."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4309"
citation: "Illinois HB 4309 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-01-09"
last_action: "2008-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db3f9819-1a9a-45f7-9d66-7ccc8340b999"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4309&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34790&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7ee7703af81d06a4a2768b616db29e288239ad058dbcfa0135f6c23e3986f257"
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 4309 (95th) — SCH CD-ST AID-DAY OF ATTEND

Amends the School Code. Provides that if, during any school day, a school district closes a school building that poses a hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils prior to providing the minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of attendance, then that day may be counted as a full day of attendance. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2008.

## 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=09500HB4309&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34790&DocNum=4309&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4309eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34790&DocNum=4309&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4309enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34790&DocNum=4309&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Reis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Reis `filing`
- **2008-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2008-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-03-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2008-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2008
- **2008-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0811 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db3f9819-1a9a-45f7-9d66-7ccc8340b999`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).