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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DAILY PUPIL ATTENDANCE"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that for a pupil of legal school age and in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12, a day of attendance shall be counted only for sessions of not less than 5 clock hours of school work per day under direct supervision of (i) teachers or (ii) non-teaching personnel or volunteer personnel when engaging in non-teaching duties and supervising in instances specified under the Code; provides for exceptions. Makes conforming changes, including in the Vocational Academies Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 247"
citation: "Illinois HB 247 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9572724-d99c-4cac-bac6-decab51cccb7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=247&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=114185&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "6204f511008e1273a341681beb07a7ce6e0dd9922d5d0549eb957335c909a8eb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 247 (101st) — SCH CD-DAILY PUPIL ATTENDANCE
Amends the School Code. Provides that for a pupil of legal school age and in kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12, a day of attendance shall be counted only for sessions of not less than 5 clock hours of school work per day under direct supervision of (i) teachers or (ii) non-teaching personnel or volunteer personnel when engaging in non-teaching duties and supervising in instances specified under the Code; provides for exceptions. Makes conforming changes, including in the Vocational Academies Act.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0247&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114185&DocNum=247&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0247eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114185&DocNum=247&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0247enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114185&DocNum=247&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **8235** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4114** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7034** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Yehiel M. Kalish — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-08** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `filing`
- **2019-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 015-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-02-13** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2019-02-13** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2019-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
- **2019-02-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2019-02-27** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2019-03-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2019-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2019-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-034-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Education; 011-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2019-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-002-000
- **2019-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 041-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-004-000
- **2019-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 082-035-000
- **2019-05-29** House Concurs
- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2019
- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0450 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9572724-d99c-4cac-bac6-decab51cccb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).