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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 277          </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-SEX ABUSE-FAIL TO REPRT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Steven Reick-Jonathan Carroll</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/10-23.12</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.12</aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/21B-75</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/34-18.6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.6</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education has the authority to initiate a suspension of or revoke the license of any educator licensed under the Educator Licensure Article of the Code if he or she negligently fails to report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect. Provides that, except for an educator licensed under the Educator Licensure Article of the Code, if a school board determines that any school district employee has willfully or negligently failed to report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect, as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, then the school board may dismiss that employee immediately upon that determination. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Steven Reick</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing &amp; Charter School</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education: School Curriculum &amp; Policies  Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Special Issues Subcommittee (ESS)</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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