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Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. Provides that a female student in any of grades 6 through 12 who is participating in an educational program in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, subject to guidelines established by the State Board of Education, shall be permitted by a school board to have one school-day-long, excused absence per school year to participate in an externship or volunteer opportunity with an Illinois organization in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Provides that the school board may require that the student provide reasonable advance notice of the intended absence to the appropriate school administrator and require that the student provide documentation of the participation in an externship or volunteer opportunity to the appropriate school administrator.
Introduced
Apr 14, 2025
Last Action
Aug 15, 2025
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
2 primary · 9 co
Governor Approved
Effective Date January 1, 2026
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0250
Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Passed Both Houses
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025
Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
Assigned to Education
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony M. McCombie
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Regan Deering
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0250
Tony M. McCombie
Suzanne M. Ness
Javier L. Cervantes
Kimberly A. Lightford
Emanuel "Chris" Welch