Bill Status of SB1718  96th General Assembly

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Short Description:  SCH CD-FIREARM-EXPULSION

Senate Sponsors
Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. - Kwame Raoul

House Sponsors
(Rep. Monique D. Davis)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
8/24/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0633

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/11E-5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the conversion and formation of school districts.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/11E-5

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/10-22.6	from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a student who is determined to have brought a firearm, a knife, brass knuckles, or a billy club (instead of a weapon) to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of not less than one year, except that the expulsion requirement (instead of period) may be modified by the superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may be modified by the school board on a case by case basis. Provides for a definition of "firearm" instead of "weapon". Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a student who is determined to have brought one of the following objects to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of not less than one year: (1) a firearm; or (2) a knife, brass knuckles, a billy club, or any other object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily harm, including "look alikes" of any firearm (instead of providing that a student who is determined to have brought a weapon to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of not less than one year). Defines "firearm" instead of "weapon". Provides that the expulsion requirement may be modified by the district superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may be modified by the school board on a case-by-case basis (instead of permitting the expulsion period to be modified by the superintendent and the superintendent's determination to be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis). Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Instead of providing that the expulsion requirement may be modified by the district superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may be modified by the school board on a case-by-case basis, provides that (i) for a student who is determined to have brought a firearm to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school, the expulsion period may be modified by the superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis, and (ii) for a student who is determined to have brought a knife, brass knuckles or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition (instead of just brass knuckles), a billy club, or any other object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily harm, including "look alikes" of any firearm, to school, any school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school, the expulsion requirement may be modified by the superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
2/19/2009	Senate	First Reading
2/19/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/5/2009	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/12/2009	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
3/12/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/30/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
3/31/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
3/31/2009	Senate	Second Reading
3/31/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne
3/31/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2009
4/1/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
4/1/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
4/1/2009	House	Arrived in House
4/1/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/2/2009	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
4/2/2009	House	First Reading
4/2/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2009	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
4/22/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
4/22/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
4/22/2009	House	Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
4/29/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
4/29/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
4/29/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
4/29/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/30/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/30/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000
5/15/2009	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
5/15/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 17, 2009
5/20/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
5/20/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/20/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
5/20/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/22/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
5/22/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
5/26/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
5/26/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
5/27/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
5/27/2009	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
5/27/2009	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/25/2009	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/24/2009	Senate	Governor Approved
8/24/2009	Senate	Effective Date August 24, 2009
8/24/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0633