Illinois House Bill 3592

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on July 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0354
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Employment of Teachers and Chicago School District Articles of the School Code. In provisions concerning dismissal due to sexual abuse, changes the requirements of the provisions for any charges involving any witness who is or was at the time of the alleged conduct was a student or person under the age of 18 (instead of charges involving sexual abuse or severe physical abuse of a student or a person under the age of 18). Provides for accommodations (instead of alternative hearing procedures) for witnesses. Sets forth requirements for accommodations. Provides that the teacher may not directly, or through a representative, question a witness called by the school board who is or was a student or under 18 years of age at the time of the alleged conduct. Provides that the hearing officer must permit the teacher to submit all relevant questions and follow-up questions for such a witness to have the questions posed by the hearing officer (instead of each party must be permitted to ask a witness who is a student or who is under 18 years of age all relevant questions and follow-up questions). Provides that if any hearing officer fails to make an accommodation, the officer shall be removed from the master list of hearing officers.

SCH CD-TEACHER DISMISSAL

Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]

Rep. Fred Crespo [D]

Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]

Sen. Mike Simmons [D]

2023-05-19 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-24 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 99 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-28	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0354
2023-07-28	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-07-28	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-16	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-19	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2023-05-19	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-19	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
2023-05-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-11	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
2023-04-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
2023-04-27	Senate	Second Reading
2023-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023
2023-04-26	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
2023-04-18	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2023-03-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-27	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-24	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2023-03-24	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-003-000
2023-03-24	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-24	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 015-000-000
2023-03-14	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2023-03-13	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 28, 2023
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	24-12	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-85	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3592&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3592.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3592eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3592enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0354.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB3592_03242023_101000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB3592_05192023_015000T.pdf