Bill Status of SB 309   102nd General Assembly

Short Description:  SCHOOL-PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Christopher Belt-Omar Aquino-David Koehler-Michael E. Hastings-Kimberly A. Lightford

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 2310/2310-705 new
105 ILCS 5/24-6
105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new
110 ILCS 205/9.40 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. If the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency, requires the Department of Public Health to establish metrics for school districts and public institutions of higher education to use during the public health emergency in determining if the district or institution may safely conduct in-person instruction or if the district or institution must implement remote learning or blended remote learning to keep students and staff safe. Provides that the metrics shall be enforced by the Department, in cooperation with the State Board of Education and the Board of Higher Education. Requires the Department, the State Board of Education, and the Board of Higher Education to follow all guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as it pertains to schools and institutions of higher education during the public health emergency. Provides that the Department shall be responsible for providing rapid COVID-19 testing in public schools and public institutions of higher education. Amends the School Code and the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires school districts and public institutions of higher education to grant paid sick leave to their employees if they contract the illness for which the public health emergency was declared. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/19/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
  2/19/2021SenateFirst Reading
  2/19/2021SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/3/2021SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/10/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  3/10/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  3/11/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  3/17/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  3/24/2021SenateTo Executive- Government Operations
  4/16/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

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