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 Bill Status of HB0265  97th General Assembly


Short Description:  SCH REPORT CARD-LEAD-CHICAGO

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary E. Flowers - Anthony DeLuca - John C. D'Amico, Silvana Tabares, Thaddeus Jones and Camille Y. Lilly

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
105 ILCS 5/10-17afrom Ch. 122, par. 10-17a
105 ILCS 5/34-18.24


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Lead in Schools Reporting Act. Provides that on an annual basis the Department of Public Health, in coordination with local departments of public health serving the City of Chicago, shall conduct specified lead testing at public school facilities within the City. Provides that the results from such testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of Education. Provides that the Department shall notify the Board if a detected lead level meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Amends the School Code. Provides that school report cards for cities with populations in excess of 500,000 shall include lead testing results and that students in such districts may transfer from one attendance center to another attendance center in that district if any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Makes other changes to provisions concerning transfers to specified attendance centers.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  12/21/2016HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  1/11/2017HouseFirst Reading
  1/11/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/25/2017HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
  1/31/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
  1/31/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  2/16/2017HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
  2/23/2017HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
  2/23/2017HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. John C. D'Amico
  2/23/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  3/31/2017HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

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