Date	Chamber	Action
8/15/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0370

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f

from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f

105 ILCS 5/10-19.1

from Ch. 122, par. 10-19.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Provides that if, after 2 years following its placement on academic watch status, a school district or school remains on academic watch status, then the State Board of Education shall direct the school board to operate its schools or the school on a full-year school plan approved by the State Board of Education upon expiration of its teachers' current collective bargaining agreement. Requires the school board, in such a case, to devise a plan so that a student's required attendance in school shall be for a minimum term of 180 days of actual attendance, including not more than 4 institute days, during a 12-month period (now, the minimum term under a full-year school plan must also not exceed 185 days).

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that if, after 2 years following its placement on academic watch status, any of certain schools remains on academic watch status, then the State Board of Education shall direct the school board to operate the school on a pilot full-year school plan approved by the State Board of Education upon expiration of its teachers' current collective bargaining agreement until the expiration of the next collective bargaining agreement. Requires the school board, in such a case, to devise a plan so that a student's required attendance in school shall be for a minimum term of 215 (instead of 180) days of actual attendance, including not more than 4 institute days, during a 12-month period.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes certain schools from the definition of "school" in the provision concerning pilot full-year school plans.

House Floor Amendment No. 3
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 and the following changes. Deletes certain schools from the definition of "school" in the provision concerning pilot full-year school plans. Provides that the operation of a school on a pilot full-year school plan shall be subject to federal appropriation money being available. Provides that the State Board of Education shall allow the school board to opt in the process of operating (instead of shall direct the school board to operate) a school on a pilot full-year school plan. Provides that a school board must notify the State Board of Education of its intent to opt in the process of operating a school on a pilot full-year school plan.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2/14/2011	House	First Reading
2/14/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/15/2011	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
3/1/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
3/1/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/7/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
3/16/2011	House	Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-011-000
3/16/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
3/17/2011	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
3/29/2011	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Standard Debate
3/29/2011	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
3/29/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
3/29/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/30/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/7/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
4/7/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/11/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/11/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/11/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
4/12/2011	House	Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 113-000-000
4/12/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/12/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/12/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/12/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
4/12/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/12/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Education
5/5/2011	Senate	Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
5/17/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/17/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
5/18/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
5/18/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/16/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/15/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/15/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/15/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0370

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