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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-STEAM ABSENCE EXEMPTION"
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description: "Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that a female student in any of grades 6 through 12 who is participating in an educational program in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, subject to guidelines established by the State Board of Education, shall be permitted by a school board to have one school-day-long, excused absence per school year to participate in an externship or volunteer opportunity with an Illinois organization in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Provides that the school board may require that the student provide reasonable advance notice of the intended absence to the appropriate school administrator and require that the student provide documentation of the participation in an externship or volunteer opportunity to the appropriate school administrator."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "HB 2802"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2802 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Doris Turner", "Tony M. McCombie"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-05"
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last_action: "2025-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8379ffa2-0b16-401e-b685-3e8019cdc6f4"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2802&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160868&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "af9dd531fe81e385f1f18ba416bfa8c247f61ceadc663ca974d2766a01df5e5f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2802 (104th) — SCH CD-STEAM ABSENCE EXEMPTION
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Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that a female student in any of grades 6 through 12 who is participating in an educational program in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, subject to guidelines established by the State Board of Education, shall be permitted by a school board to have one school-day-long, excused absence per school year to participate in an externship or volunteer opportunity with an Illinois organization in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Provides that the school board may require that the student provide reasonable advance notice of the intended absence to the appropriate school administrator and require that the student provide documentation of the participation in an externship or volunteer opportunity to the appropriate school administrator.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2802.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2802eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2802ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2802enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter, Amendment 1 — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Education — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Doris Turner — primary (person)
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- Tony M. McCombie — primary (person)
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- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
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- Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
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- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
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- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie `filing`
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- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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- **2025-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
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- **2025-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
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- **2025-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
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- **2025-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
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- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Regan Deering
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- **2025-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
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- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
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- **2025-04-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony M. McCombie
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- **2025-04-11** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
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- **2025-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony M. McCombie
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- **2025-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
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- **2025-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-23** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-07** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
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- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025
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- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
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- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2025-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
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- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0250 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8379ffa2-0b16-401e-b685-3e8019cdc6f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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