CRONIN-PARKER-O'MALLEY AND BOWLES. (GASH-CLAYTON-COWLISHAW-SCHOENBERG) New Act 105 ILCS 5/2-3.120 new 105 ILCS 5/27-14 from Ch. 122, par. 27-14 Creates the Dissection Alternatives Act and amends the School Code. Provides that a public or nonpublic elementary, secondary, or undergraduate student who objects to performing or observing dissection has the right to perform an alternative project instead, and may not be penalized for making that choice. Also provides that teachers of elementary, secondary, and undergraduate students may not be compelled to include dissection in their courses. Requires notice to students and to the parents of elementary and secondary students. Directs the State Board of Education to adopt guidelines and supervise the implementation of the Act. First applies to the 1997-1998 academic year. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: New Act 105 ILCS 5/27-14 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to make available to school districts information concerning alternatives to the dissection of animals. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: New Act Creates the Dissection Alternatives Act. Provides that public elementary and secondary schools may excuse a student from performing or observing dissection and may allow the student to instead perform an alternative project. Provides that students may not be penalized for refusing to participate in or observe dissection. Directs the State Board of Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Board of Higher Education to provide guidelines for notifying students and parents about courses that include dissection. First applies to the 1997-1998 academic year. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (State Board of Education) SB271 would have minimal fiscal impact. Schools may incur additional expense for materials. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, with H-am 1. STATE DEBT NOTE, ENGROSSED SB271, engrossed, would not impact the level of State debt. STATE DEBT NOTE, H-AM 2 No change from previous State debt note. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. (Adopted in Senate only) Recommends that the Senate concur in House Amendment No. 2. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1A-2 from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2 105 ILCS 5/2-3.27a new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b 105 ILCS 5/17-2.11b new 105 ILCS 5/19-1 from Ch. 122, par. 19-1 105 ILCS 5/22-23 from Ch. 122, par. 22-23 105 ILCS 5/27-20.6 new 105 ILCS 5/34-2.4b from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.4b 105 ILCS 5/34-4.5 new 105 ILCS 10/6 from Ch. 122, par. 50-6 105 ILCS 110/3 from Ch. 122, par. 863 Further amends the bill by changing the title and adding provisions amending the School Code relative to: qualifications for membership on the State Board of Education; the State Board of Education contracting for an audit of Bloom Township High School District 206 and making dissection alternatives available to school districts; determining the residency of pupils in the Chicago public school system; validation of the tax levy of a community unit school district; the definition of school construction for purposes of determining when a sprinkler system must be installed as part of that construction; establishing an Irish Famine study as part of the curriculum of a public school; Chicago attendance centers which apply for and are designated as a small school by the board of education; and creation of the Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication within the Chicago public school system. Authorizes a community unit school district that meets certain statutory criteria to issue additional bonds, notwithstanding its additional indebtedness. Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act to authorize the release of student records to a governmental or social service agency in furtherance of an investigation of a student's school attendance. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive health Education Act relative to the employment by school districts of personnel certified by an appropriate agency as qualified to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Effective July 1, 1997. 97-01-30 S FIRST READING 97-01-30 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-05 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 97-02-19 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 97-02-27 S POSTPONED 97-03-05 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S 97-03-05 S ADOPTED 97-03-05 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-000-000 SESE 97-03-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-06 97-03-06 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 97-03-11 S SECOND READING 97-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-12 97-03-12 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 97-03-12 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-12 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-08 H HOUSE SPONSOR CLAYTON 97-04-08 H FIRST READING 97-04-08 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-09 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-04-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COWLISHAW 97-04-24 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO GASH 97-04-24 H JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO CLAYTON 97-04-30 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 97-04-30 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 97-04-30 H COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-05-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H 97-05-01 H WITHDRAWN 97-05-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-ELEM SCND ED H 97-05-01 H ADOPTED 97-05-01 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM 97-05-01 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-05 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA 2 97-05-05 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA 2 97-05-05 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED AS ENGROSSED 97-05-06 H STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA 2 97-05-06 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 096-014-001 97-05-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 97-05-12 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 02 97-05-21 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-21 S MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 02-CRONIN 97-05-22 S SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 02 97-05-22 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-05-22 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 02 97-05-27 H MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - HSE AMEND NO 02/GASH 97-05-27 H HSE REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 02 97-05-27 H HSE REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST 97-05-27 H HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/GASH, 97-05-27 H PHELPS, HANNIG, 97-05-27 H CHURCHILL AND 97-05-27 H COWLISHAW 97-05-28 S SEN ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST 97-05-28 S SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/CRONIN, 97-05-28 S O'MALLEY, KARPIEL, 97-05-28 S BERMAN, DEMUZIO 97-05-31 H HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/GASH 97-05-31 H CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL 97-05-31 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-31 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/CRONIN 97-05-31 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-06-01 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/CRONIN 97-06-01 S RULES REFERS TO SEXC 97-06-01 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/CRONIN 97-06-01 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SEXC/013-000-000 97-06-01 S SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/CRONIN 97-06-01 S 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED 97-06-01 S SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/057-000-000 97-06-01 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR O'MALLEY 97-10-28 H CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/GASH 97-10-28 H RULES REFERS TO HELM 97-10-28 H HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST 98-06-23 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary