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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2797   </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-SPEECH LANG PATHOLOGIST</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Roger L. Eddy and Sandra M. Pihos</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Vince Demuzio and Richard J. Winkel, Jr.)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0110</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>105 ILCS 5/21-25.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. Provides that a speech and language pathologist who possesses a certificate under Article 21 of the School Code shall neither be required to have an employment or contractual relationship directly with the school district he or she serves nor be prohibited from serving in a school setting while employed by a person or entity other than a school district if the speech and language pathologist neither performs nor offers to perform any functions in the school setting that impart information in a classroom or classroom-like setting involving one or more students. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>105 ILCS 5/21-25.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>105 ILCS 5/14-6.04 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. After reasonable efforts have been made to employ a speech-language pathologist, allows a school district or cooperative to contract for speech language pathology services with a speech-language pathologist or an entity that employs speech-language pathologists. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed with the following changes. Changes the definition of "speech-language pathologist". Allows the school district or cooperative to contract for speech language pathology services while making reasonable efforts to employ a speech-language pathologist or after unsuccessful reasonable efforts have been made. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Makes changes in the definition of "reasonable efforts".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee;  018-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2003</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Education</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended Education;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to  Education</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to  Education</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled in Education</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted  Education;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Demuzio</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>5/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 and 3</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Roger L. Eddy</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Roger L. Eddy</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee;  003-002-000</action>
<statusdate>5/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee;  003-002-000</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/25/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date July 8, 2003</action>
<statusdate>7/8/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0110</action>
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