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| Bill | SCH CD-ATTENDANCE COMMISSION | Amends the School Code. Creates the Attendance Commission within the State Board of Education to study chronic absenteeism and make recommendations for strategies to prevent chronic absenteeism. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Commission, meetings and hearings of the Commission, State Board support for the Commission, and duties of the Commission. Provides that the Attendance Commission shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the State Board of Education no later than December 15 of each year. Provides that the Commission is abolished and these provisions are repealed on December 16, 2020. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 3197 | Illinois HB 3197 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 61 | 4 | 2015-02-25 | 2015-08-21 | openstates | ocd-bill/9c31d585-54eb-47ef-9387-c6f832a702ef | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3197&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89345&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 85b076e650407f8892f355f3fce16280543b4b9bcf34dd8660df81fe2682c4a5 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3197 (99th) — SCH CD-ATTENDANCE COMMISSION
Amends the School Code. Creates the Attendance Commission within the State Board of Education to study chronic absenteeism and make recommendations for strategies to prevent chronic absenteeism. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Commission, meetings and hearings of the Commission, State Board support for the Commission, and duties of the Commission. Provides that the Attendance Commission shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the State Board of Education no later than December 15 of each year. Provides that the Commission is abolished and these provisions are repealed on December 16, 2020. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 112–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 112–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 113–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
filing - 2015-02-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-25 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-10 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- 2015-03-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2015-03-18 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- 2015-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2015-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2015-04-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- 2015-04-22 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2015-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-23 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-29 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2015-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2015-05-06 Postponed - Education
- 2015-05-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- 2015-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-05-13 Do Pass as Amended Education; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- 2015-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2015-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2015-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- 2015-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2015-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- 2015-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2015-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2015-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 022-000-000
- 2015-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 022-000-000
- 2015-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- 2015-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 112-000-000
- 2015-05-31 House Concurs
- 2015-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2015-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-21 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-21 Effective Date August 21, 2015
- 2015-08-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0432
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9c31d585-54eb-47ef-9387-c6f832a702ef. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).