Date	Chamber	Action
6/27/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0957

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

50 ILCS 748/25 new

110 ILCS 305/40 new

110 ILCS 520/25 new

110 ILCS 660/5-135 new

110 ILCS 665/10-135 new

110 ILCS 670/15-135 new

110 ILCS 675/20-140 new

110 ILCS 680/25-135 new

110 ILCS 685/30-145 new

110 ILCS 690/35-140 new

110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new

425 ILCS 70/6 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act and various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that no public university or community college attendance policy or attendance policy of a faculty member thereof may in any way penalize a student who is a volunteer emergency worker for absence from class caused by the performance of his or her duties as a volunteer emergency worker. Amends the Volunteer Fire Protection Association Act. Provides that no public university or community college attendance policy or attendance policy of a faculty member thereof may in any way penalize a student who is a volunteer fire protection association member for absence from class caused by the performance of his or her duties as a volunteer fire protection association member. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	50 ILCS 748/25 new

110 ILCS 305/40 new

110 ILCS 520/25 new

110 ILCS 660/5-135 new

110 ILCS 665/10-135 new

110 ILCS 670/15-135 new

110 ILCS 675/20-140 new

110 ILCS 680/25-135 new

110 ILCS 685/30-145 new

110 ILCS 690/35-140 new

110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new

425 ILCS 70/6 new

	Adds reference to:
	New Act

30 ILCS 805/8.30 new

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Volunteer Emergency Worker Higher Education Protection Act. Provides that public universities and community colleges must adopt a policy that reasonably accommodates a student who is a volunteer emergency worker with regard to absence from class due to performance of his or her emergency worker duties. Provides for publication of the policy. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective July 1, 2006.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/20/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben
1/20/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/20/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/1/2006	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2/8/2006	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000
2/8/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
2/22/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben
2/22/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/23/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
2/24/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-000-000
2/24/2006	Senate	Second Reading
2/24/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sieben
2/24/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
2/28/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
2/28/2006	House	Arrived in House
2/28/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2/28/2006	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2/28/2006	House	First Reading
2/28/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/2/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
3/8/2006	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
3/23/2006	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000
3/24/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/28/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/28/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/30/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-002-000
3/30/2006	Senate	Passed Both Houses
3/30/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
4/28/2006	Senate	Sent to the Governor
6/27/2006	Senate	Governor Approved
6/27/2006	Senate	Effective Date July 1, 2006
6/27/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0957

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