House Sponsors: GIGLIO. Short description: SCH CD-TRUANT-KINDERGARTEN Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. For the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter, requires a person having custody or control of a child who is enrolled in kindergarten to cause the child to attend school. Prohibits any person having custody or control of a child from circumventing attendance requirements by removing the child from enrollment in the school district. For the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter, changes which children may be defined as a "truant" or "chronic or habitual truant" to a child enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 whose attendance is required under the School Code, except a child who is 16 years of age or older (instead of a child subject to compulsory school attendance). Includes a child enrolled in kindergarten in the definition of "dropout". Provides that a minor below the compulsory school age and enrolled in kindergarten or first grade shall not be adjudged a truant minor in need of supervision. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) HB 3107 will have no fiscal impact at the State level; it will result in some savings to local districts by mandating atten- dance by enrolled students. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) There would be no corrections population or fiscal impact. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. Last action on Bill: TABLED BY SPONSOR HELM Last action date: 00-02-10 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status