O'MALLEY. (MCCARTHY) 105 ILCS 5/27-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1 410 ILCS 315/2 Amends the School Code and the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Authorizes parents or legal guardians of school children to also object to health exams or immunizations based on grounds of a conscientiously held belief. Requires a school or person, at the time the school or person notifies a parent or guardian of the health exam or immunization requirement, to inform the parent or guardian that the child may be exempt from the requirement on religious or medical grounds or on grounds of a conscientiously held belief. Requires a parent or guardian to submit to the school principal, at least 45 days before the start of the school term, a signed, notarized statement of objection detailing the nature of the conscientiously held belief. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Defines "conscientiously held belief" as a deeply held moral sense of right and wrong used as the guide to making a decision or taking an action. 99-02-24 S FIRST READING 99-02-24 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-25 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-03-10 S DO PASS 007-001-002 SESE 99-03-10 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-11 99-03-11 S SECOND READING 99-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-16 99-03-17 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-17 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-O'MALLEY 99-03-17 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-19 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-O'MALLEY 99-03-19 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 99-03-23 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-LIGHTFORD 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-LIGHTFORD 99-03-23 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-O'MALLEY 99-03-24 S BE ADOPTED SESE/007-000-003 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-LIGHTFORD 99-03-24 S POSTPONED SESE 99-03-24 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-O'MALLEY 99-03-24 S ADOPTED 99-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 046-010-002 99-03-25 S TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 5-4(A) SA 02 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 046-010-002 99-03-26 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-26 H HOUSE SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-03-26 H FIRST READING 99-03-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-12 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO MCCARTHY 99-04-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-04-28 H MOTION DO PASS-LOST 001-011-000 HHSV 99-04-28 H REMAINS IN COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-04-29 H COMMITTEE AND 3RD 99-04-29 H READING DEADLINE 99-04-29 H EXTENDED - 5/21/99 99-04-29 H COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-05-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary