Bill Status of HB5416  103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  SCH CD-ATTENDANCE-MEDICAL NOTE

House Sponsors
Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/26-1from Ch. 122, par. 26-1


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that a school, school board, or school district shall require a medical note for an absence to be excused only after 9 unexcused absences. Provides that if a student's medical note states that the student should be excused for a specific period of time or if the illness stated in the medical note has a recommended isolation period issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, then a school, school board, or school district shall excuse all days listed in the note or for the amount of days of the recommended isolation period set by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
  2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee