republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-605.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-TRUANCY POLICY"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires that each school district, charter school, or alternative school or any school receiving public funds develop an absenteeism and truancy policy to be communicated to students and their parents or guardians on an annual basis. Sets forth the minimum elements that must be included in the policy. Requires the policy to be updated every 2 years and filed with the State Board of Education. Effective July 1, 2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 605"
citation: "Illinois SB 605 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara Hernandez", "Jacqueline Y. Collins"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c58c874-0ba2-46de-9432-c910f9d68b02"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=605&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133202&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "b328c89deeb81562f7a0150acb86d49fdc652159a575744912248521ffe681c4"
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 SB 605 (102nd) — SCH CD-TRUANCY POLICY

Amends the School Code. Requires that each school district, charter school, or alternative school or any school receiving public funds develop an absenteeism and truancy policy to be communicated to students and their parents or guardians on an annual basis. Sets forth the minimum elements that must be included in the policy. Requires the policy to be updated every 2 years and filed with the State Board of Education. Effective July 1, 2021.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB0605.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0605eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0605sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0605enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Hernandez — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `filing`
- **2021-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-03-24** Postponed - Education
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000
- **2021-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date July 1, 2022
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0157 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c58c874-0ba2-46de-9432-c910f9d68b02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).