SCH CD-PRE-K-CHRONIC ABSENCE Senate SponsorsSen. Jacqueline Y. Collins-Iris Y. Martinez-Mattie Hunter-Kimberly A. Lightford and Omar Aquino House Sponsors(Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez) 8/13/2018SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0822 105 ILCS 5/26-19 newAmends the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, any publicly funded early childhood program receiving Preschool for All Block Grant funds or Preschool for All Expansion Block Grant funds shall collect and review its chronic absence data and determine what systems of support and resources are needed to engage chronically absent students and their families to encourage the habit of daily attendance and promote success; defines "chronic absence". Sets forth actions that are encouraged. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, an early childhood program shall report all the data collected to the State Board of Education, which shall make the report publicly available via the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map Internet website and the Preschool for All Program or Preschool for All Expansion Program triennial report. Effective July 1, 2018.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2019 (rather than July 1, 2018), the grant recipients shall determine what support (rather than systems of support) and resources are needed to positively engage (rather than just engage) chronically absent students and their families. Makes changes to the encouraged actions. Effective July 1, 2019.House Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:105 ILCS 5/26-19 newAdds reference to:105 ILCS 5/21B-50Replaces everything after the enacting clause. With regard to the alternative educator licensure program, provides that a recognized institution offering an alternative educator licensure program that partners with a public school district administering a preschool educational program under the preschool grant provision in the Code must require a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates in the program and one that partners with an eligible entity administering a preschool educational program and that is not a public school district must require a principal or qualified equivalent of a principal to recommend or evaluate candidates in the program; makes conforming changes. Provides that an alternative provisional educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 2 years of teaching in a preschool educational program. Provides that if an individual seeking the alternative provisional educator endorsement does not have a major in a content area for any level of teaching, he or she must submit transcripts to the State Board of Education (rather than the State Superintendent of Education) to be reviewed for equivalency. 2/16/2018SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 2/16/2018SenateFirst Reading 2/16/2018SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2018SenateAssigned to Education 3/1/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 3/14/2018SenatePostponed - Education 3/16/2018SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/16/2018SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/4/2018SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 4/10/2018SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 4/11/2018SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 012-000-000 4/11/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018 4/19/2018SenateSecond Reading 4/19/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2018 4/24/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/24/2018SenateThird Reading - Passed; 050-001-000 4/24/2018HouseArrived in House 4/24/2018HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/24/2018HouseFirst Reading 4/24/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/9/2018HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/14/2018HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight 5/14/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/14/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/16/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight 5/21/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/21/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 5/22/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight 5/23/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; by Voice Vote 5/23/2018HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 009-000-000 5/23/2018HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 5/24/2018HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2018HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2018HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/25/2018HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018 5/30/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 5/30/2018HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/30/2018HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 5/30/2018SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 5/30/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 30, 2018 5/30/2018SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 5/30/2018SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/31/2018SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government 5/31/2018SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000 5/31/2018SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000 5/31/2018SenateSenate Concurs 5/31/2018SenatePassed Both Houses 5/31/2018SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino 6/29/2018SenateSent to the Governor 8/13/2018SenateGovernor Approved 8/13/2018SenateEffective Date January 1, 2019 8/13/2018SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0822