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Bill	SCH CD-ABSENCE-MENTAL HEALTH	Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student for up to 5 days for which the child need not provide a medical note, in which case the child shall be given the opportunity to make up any school work missed during the mental or behavioral health absence.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 1577	Illinois SB 1577 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Lindsey LaPointe Robert F. Martwick	4	63	3	2021-02-26	2021-08-06	openstates	ocd-bill/d8db1e38-011f-4a07-a20e-44f29b5b857e	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1577&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134210&SessionID=110&GA=102	9b3c848a3286cbcbf66a181e4e23fe91ea9bc61ae8f93dd635a64c67f10f84c6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1577 (102nd) — SCH CD-ABSENCE-MENTAL HEALTH

Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. With respect to the exceptions to the compulsory attendance requirement, provides that absence for cause by illness shall include the mental or behavioral health of a student for up to 5 days for which the child need not provide a medical note, in which case the child shall be given the opportunity to make up any school work missed during the mental or behavioral health absence.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 59–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Lindsey LaPointe — primary (person)
• Robert F. Martwick — primary (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
• John Connor — cosponsor (person)
• Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
• Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
• Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert F. Martwick filing
• 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-03-09 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2021-03-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2021-03-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2021-03-16 Do Pass Education; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2021
• 2021-03-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
• 2021-03-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2021-03-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 23, 2021
• 2021-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2021-04-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2021-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
• 2021-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2021-04-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2021-04-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
• 2021-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
• 2021-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2021-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2021-04-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-23 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-04-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2021-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
• 2021-05-04 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
• 2021-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
• 2021-05-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2021-05-13 Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2021-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
• 2021-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2021-05-24 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-05-24 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-05-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
• 2021-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-05-26 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
• 2021-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2021-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-27 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2021-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2021
• 2021-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Robert F. Martwick filing
• 2021-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
• 2021-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
• 2021-05-30 Senate Concurs
• 2021-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-06 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-06 Effective Date January 1, 2022
• 2021-08-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0321 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d8db1e38-011f-4a07-a20e-44f29b5b857e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).