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Bill SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-CRIM BCKGRND Amends the School Code and the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions requiring an applicant for employment with a school district to undergo a criminal background investigation, requires that the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records database be searched (now requires only the Illinois criminal history records database to be searched). Makes related changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 93rd HB 3977 Illinois HB 3977 (93rd)
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Illinois HB 3977 (93rd) — SCH CD-EMPLOYMENT-CRIM BCKGRND

Amends the School Code and the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions requiring an applicant for employment with a school district to undergo a criminal background investigation, requires that the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records database be searched (now requires only the Illinois criminal history records database to be searched). Makes related changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 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 — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1140 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Careen Gordon — primary (person)
  • Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2003-12-30 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Careen Gordon filing
  • 2004-01-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2004-01-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2004-01-27 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2004-02-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
  • 2004-02-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
  • 2004-02-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
  • 2004-02-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  • 2004-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  • 2004-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2004-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2004-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2004-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
  • 2004-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2004-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 amendment-passage
  • 2004-02-20 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2004-02-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2004-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2004-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2004-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
  • 2004-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  • 2004-02-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  • 2004-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
  • 2004-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
  • 2004-02-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2004-03-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2004-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2004 reading-1
  • 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
  • 2004-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2004-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2004-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
  • 2004-04-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2004-04-15 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2004-04-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
  • 2004-04-21 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2004-04-28 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2004-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2004
  • 2004-04-29 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2004-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2004
  • 2004-05-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2004-05-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine amendment-introduction
  • 2004-05-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2004-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
  • 2004-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine amendment-introduction
  • 2004-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2004-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Judiciary
  • 2004-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine amendment-introduction
  • 2004-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2004-05-13 Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, extended to January 11, 2005. reading-3
  • 2004-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2004-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2004-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2004-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2004-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2004-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2004-08-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2004-08-12 Effective Date August 12, 2004
  • 2004-08-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0909 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cd764ae0-b64b-4b52-8706-81c094cc95d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).