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Bill SCH CD-EXCUSED ABSENCE-MILITAR Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Allows a child to be absent from school on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day for the reason that his or her parent or legal guardian is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat-support postings. Provides that such a student shall be granted 10 days of excused absences in any school year and, at the discretion of the school board, additional excused absences to visit the student's parent or legal guardian relative to such leave or deployment of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the student and parent or legal guardian to obtain assignments from the student's teacher prior to any period of excused absence and for ensuring that such assignments are completed by the student prior to his or her return to school from such period of excused absence. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th HB 3507 Illinois HB 3507 (100th)
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Illinois HB 3507 (100th) — SCH CD-EXCUSED ABSENCE-MILITAR

Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Allows a child to be absent from school on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day for the reason that his or her parent or legal guardian is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat-support postings. Provides that such a student shall be granted 10 days of excused absences in any school year and, at the discretion of the school board, additional excused absences to visit the student's parent or legal guardian relative to such leave or deployment of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the student and parent or legal guardian to obtain assignments from the student's teacher prior to any period of excused absence and for ensuring that such assignments are completed by the student prior to his or her return to school from such period of excused absence. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 540 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1100 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
  • Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
  • LaToya Greenwood — primary (person)
  • Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
  • Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
  • Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood filing
  • 2017-02-10 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-02-22 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2017-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood amendment-introduction
  • 2017-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
  • 2017-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2017-03-22 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-03-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2017-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2017-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
  • 2017-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2017-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2017-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2017-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-03-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2017-03-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  • 2017-04-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2017-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 5, 2017 reading-1
  • 2017-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
  • 2017-04-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-05-02 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2017-05-09 Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
  • 2017-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2017-05-23 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2017-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2017
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2017-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2017-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-25 Passed Both Houses
  • 2017-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2017-08-18 Effective Date August 18, 2017
  • 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0185 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/94baa471-07d6-42f0-b631-abd89982ff2c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).