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Bill SCH CD-CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the registration and recognition of non-public elementary and secondary schools, (i) changes a statutory reference, (ii) makes changes concerning the release of criminal history record information concerning an applicant for employment, (iii) requires a student teacher, prior to the commencement of any student teaching experience (or required internship) in a school, to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, and (iv) requires a school to perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and of the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database for each student teacher. In provisions concerning criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database for applicants for employment with a school district, (i) requires the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to furnish records of convictions forever and hereinafter (until expunged), (ii) makes changes concerning the release of confidential information concerning criminal convictions, (iii) provides that information obtained by a school district within the last year with respect to employees of persons or firms holding contracts with the school district must be made available to a requesting school or school district (instead of to a requesting school, school district, community college district, or private school), and (iv) makes changes concerning checks for student teachers. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th SB 706 Illinois SB 706 (99th)
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Illinois SB 706 (99th) — SCH CD-CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the registration and recognition of non-public elementary and secondary schools, (i) changes a statutory reference, (ii) makes changes concerning the release of criminal history record information concerning an applicant for employment, (iii) requires a student teacher, prior to the commencement of any student teaching experience (or required internship) in a school, to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, and (iv) requires a school to perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and of the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database for each student teacher. In provisions concerning criminal history records checks and checks of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database for applicants for employment with a school district, (i) requires the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to furnish records of convictions forever and hereinafter (until expunged), (ii) makes changes concerning the release of confidential information concerning criminal convictions, (iii) provides that information obtained by a school district within the last year with respect to employees of persons or firms holding contracts with the school district must be made available to a requesting school or school district (instead of to a requesting school, school district, community college district, or private school), and (iv) makes changes concerning checks for student teachers.

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 — 1110 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 520 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
  • Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-03 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham filing
  • 2015-02-03 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-02-11 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2015-02-17 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
  • 2015-02-18 Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-02-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 19, 2015
  • 2015-03-04 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-03-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2015
  • 2015-03-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2015-03-26 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-03-27 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2015-03-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
  • 2015-04-14 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-20 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight referral-committee
  • 2015-04-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  • 2015-04-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 004-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-04-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2015-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2015-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
  • 2015-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2015-05-07 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-07-10 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-07-10 Effective Date January 1, 2016
  • 2015-07-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0021 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b914940b-28a1-4b20-ad4a-ffe9edead973. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).