Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/26-1

from Ch. 122, par. 26-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Allows a child to be absent from a public school on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day to attend the ceremonial induction into office of the child's parent or legal guardian as a newly elected government official. Provides that the student and parent or legal guardian are responsible for obtaining assignments from the student's teacher prior to the period of excused absence and for ensuring that such assignments are completed by the student prior to the student's return to school from that period of excused absence.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that the child may also attend the ceremonial induction into office of anyone in the child's household, the child's grandparents, siblings, or a close friend of the child.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/26-1

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/1-1	from Ch. 122, par. 1-1

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/1-1

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/22-93

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the school guidance counselor gift ban, changes references from "guidance counselor" to "school counselor". Provides that the gift ban does not apply to travel, lodging, food, and beverage costs incurred by the school counselor and paid by an institution of higher education for attendance by the school counselor of an educational or military program at the institution of higher education. Provides that any costs paid for by an institution of higher education may not exceed the per diem rates for travel, gift, and car expenses set by the federal Internal Revenue Service and referenced in the Internal Revenue Service's Publication 463 or a successor publication. Defines "institution of higher education". Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/17/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
1/31/2023	House	First Reading
1/31/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/7/2023	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
2/22/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
2/23/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/3/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
3/3/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/7/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
3/9/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
3/15/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/15/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001
3/23/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/23/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2023
5/9/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
5/9/2023	Senate	First Reading
5/9/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/9/2023	Senate	Assigned to Executive
5/9/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
5/9/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
5/9/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/10/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/10/2023	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
5/10/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Executive
5/10/2023	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000
5/10/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2023
5/11/2023	Senate	Second Reading
5/11/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2023
5/11/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
5/12/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
5/19/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
5/25/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
5/25/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
5/25/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/25/2023	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/25/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon
5/25/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/25/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
5/25/2023	House	Arrived in House
5/25/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
6/26/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

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