republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-1746.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "STUDENT RECORD/CONFERENCE-DCFS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that each school board must (rather than may) appoint at least one employee to act as a liaison to facilitate enrollment and transfer of records of students in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that a school district is required (rather than encouraged) to designate a liaison by the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. Provides that, for any student who is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the liaison must inform the Department's Office of Education and Transition Services of a parent-teacher conference or any other meeting concerning the student that would otherwise involve a parent and must, at the option of the caseworker, allow the student's caseworker to attend the conference or meeting. Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Provides that if a student is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department's Office of Education and Transition Services must be informed before a school student record is destroyed or any information in that record is deleted and shall have the right to inspect and copy all school student permanent and temporary records. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1746"
citation: "Illinois HB 1746 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Julie A. Morrison"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8cfeba9-0c8b-49d5-a1bc-0b8cab7887bb"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1746&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130433&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "32835a7f2bc679824db8ca326a8fa36ede49bd8b27b25dc18c0214ee4a28b7c3"
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 1746 (102nd) — STUDENT RECORD/CONFERENCE-DCFS

Amends the School Code. Provides that each school board must (rather than may) appoint at least one employee to act as a liaison to facilitate enrollment and transfer of records of students in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that a school district is required (rather than encouraged) to designate a liaison by the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. Provides that, for any student who is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the liaison must inform the Department's Office of Education and Transition Services of a parent-teacher conference or any other meeting concerning the student that would otherwise involve a parent and must, at the option of the caseworker, allow the student's caseworker to attend the conference or meeting. Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Provides that if a student is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department's Office of Education and Transition Services must be informed before a school student record is destroyed or any information in that record is deleted and shall have the right to inspect and copy all school student permanent and temporary records. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2022.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1746.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1746eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1746enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
- **2021-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2021-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Health; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-30** Effective Date July 1, 2022
- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0199 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8cfeba9-0c8b-49d5-a1bc-0b8cab7887bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).