---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CERT-CHIROPRACTOR"
description: "Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning an employee's sick leave and compulsory school age exemptions, provides that when required, certain certificates may be issued by a chiropractic physician licensed in this State. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 645"
citation: "Illinois HB 645 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaa46cf2-b8c7-418a-8228-a7c7bb5cbb6f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=645&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41095&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "1762de940d45c13c45a52ce7c522399e196ef78b51e0d4df28344e6b5c9e63bf"
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 645 (96th) — SCH CD-CERT-CHIROPRACTOR

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning an employee's sick leave and compulsory school age exemptions, provides that when required, certain certificates may be issued by a chiropractic physician licensed in this State. 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=09600HB0645&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41095&DocNum=645&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0645eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41095&DocNum=645&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0645enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41095&DocNum=645&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2009-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2009-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0367 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aaa46cf2-b8c7-418a-8228-a7c7bb5cbb6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).