Bill Text: IL HB5795 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. In the Article governing compulsory attendance of pupils, provides that the term "truant" means a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance and who is absent without valid cause, as defined in the Article, from such attendance for more than 1% but less than 5% of the past 180 days (rather than absent without valid cause from such attendance for a school day or portion thereof). Effective July 1, 2018.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0918 [HB5795 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5795-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 100-0918 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
26-2a as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/26-2a) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2a) | ||||
Sec. 26-2a. A "truant" is defined as a child who is subject | ||||
to compulsory school
attendance and who is absent without valid | ||||
cause, as defined under this Section, from such attendance for | ||||
more than 1% but less than 5% of the past 180 school days
a | ||||
school day or portion thereof. | ||||
"Valid cause" for absence shall be illness, observance of a | ||||
religious
holiday, death in the immediate family,
family | ||||
emergency, and shall include such other situations beyond the | ||||
control
of the student as determined by the board of education | ||||
in each district,
or such other circumstances which cause | ||||
reasonable concern to the parent
for the safety or health of | ||||
the student. | ||||
"Chronic or habitual truant" shall be defined as a child | ||||
who is subject to compulsory
school attendance and who is | ||||
absent without valid cause from such attendance
for 5% or more | ||||
of the previous 180 regular attendance days. | ||||
"Truant minor" is defined as a chronic truant to whom | ||||
supportive
services, including prevention, diagnostic, | ||
intervention and remedial
services, alternative programs and | ||
other school and community resources
have been provided and | ||
have failed to result in the cessation of chronic
truancy, or | ||
have been offered and refused. | ||
A "dropout" is defined as any child enrolled in grades 9 | ||
through 12 whose
name has been removed from the district | ||
enrollment roster for any reason
other than the student's | ||
death, extended illness, removal for medical non-compliance, | ||
expulsion, aging out, graduation, or completion of a
program of | ||
studies and who has not transferred to another public or | ||
private school and is not known to be home-schooled by his or | ||
her parents or guardians or continuing school in another | ||
country. | ||
"Religion" for the purposes of this Article, includes all | ||
aspects of
religious observance and practice, as well as | ||
belief. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10; 97-218, eff. 7-28-11.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2018.
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