Bill Status of HB5923  97th General Assembly

Short Description:  SCH CD-SEX ABUSE-FAIL TO REPRT

House Sponsors
Rep. Steven Reick - Mary E. Flowers - Thomas Morrison - Linda Chapa LaVia, Daniel Swanson, David A. Welter, Rita Mayfield, C.D. Davidsmeyer, Kelly M. Cassidy, Margo McDermed, John Cavaletto, Mark Batinick and Brian W. Stewart

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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-23.12from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.12
105 ILCS 5/21B-75
105 ILCS 5/34-18.6from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.6


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education has the authority to initiate a suspension of or revoke the license of any educator licensed under the Educator Licensure Article of the Code if he or she negligently fails to report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect. Provides that, except for an educator licensed under the Educator Licensure Article of the Code, if a school board determines that any school district employee has willfully or negligently failed to report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect, as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, then the school board may dismiss that employee immediately upon that determination. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  6/25/2018HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Steven Reick
  6/26/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  6/27/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
  7/12/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  8/20/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
  8/21/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
  8/21/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  8/22/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
  8/23/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  8/27/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
  8/29/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
  8/29/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
  9/5/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
  9/7/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  9/19/2018HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  11/7/2018HouseFirst Reading
  11/7/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die